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Mi’kmaw Nova Scotia MP says updated electoral map kicks him out of his own riding
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2023
OTTAWA – A Mi’kmaw member of Parliament says proposed changes to the boundaries of federal ridings in Nova Scotia would remove him and two Indigenous communities from his riding. Jaime Battiste says a proposed boundary change for Sydney-Victoria was done without the consultation of its Indigenous constituents – a move he says does not foster ... Read More »
1 responseDecriminalization begins in B.C. as coroners service releases overdose death data
By Camille Bains, The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2023
VANCOUVER – Decriminalization of people with small amounts of illegal drugs for their own use has become a reality in British Columbia, but substance users and researchers say the change is expected to make little immediate difference because of a toxic drug supply. The policy shift began Tuesday as the B.C. Coroners Service announced that ... Read More »
1 responseL’Arche Canada says changes made amid sex abuse scandal tied to founder Jean Vanier
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2023
MONTREAL – Charity L’Arche Canada says it has made changes to protect staff, volunteers and participants since sexual abuse allegations against founder Jean Vanier first came to light in 2020. The international office of the non-profit that helps people with intellectual disabilities released a report Monday that identified at least 25 women abused by Vanier ... Read More »
1 responseCongress of Aboriginal Peoples call for end to police brutality in Canada
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2023
TORONTO – A national Indigenous organization is calling on Canadian police forces to make “fundamental changes” to end brutality against members of racialized groups in the country. The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples says the case of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who was brutally beaten by police during a traffic stop earlier this month in ... Read More »
1 responseUkrainian groups withdraw court challenge of nixed turbine export to Russian pipeline
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2023
OTTAWA – A Ukrainian-Canadians group has withdrawn a court challenge of Ottawa’s decision to export gas turbines for a Russian pipeline after the federal government nixed the plan in December. The federal Liberals had approved export permits last July to allow a Montreal company to repair turbines for a natural gas pipeline operated by Russian ... Read More »
1 responseCanada sanctions more Myanmar elite, bans jet fuel sales two years after coup
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada has sanctioned more of Myanmar’s military elite, two years after the country’s coup. The country, formerly known as Burma, has seen a democratic backsliding and a series of humanitarian crises, in addition to the persecution of the Rohingya minority. Ottawa announced Tuesday that it is sanctioning six officials, which means Canada’s asset ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for Jan. 31: Will proposed new standards make long-term care better?
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 … What we are watching in Canada … Proposed new standards for long-term care issued by a panel of experts at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Dangerous’ to think B.C.’s decriminalization plan will reduce OD deaths: researcher
By Camille Bains, The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2023
VANCOUVER – Decriminalization of people with small amounts of illegal drugs for their own use has become a reality in British Columbia, but substance users and researchers say the change is expected to make little immediate difference because of a toxic drug supply. The policy shift came after Health Canada allowed an exemption from federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sister of Montreal man who died while illegally jailed wants video footage released
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2023
MONTREAL – More than a month since her younger brother died, Sarafina Dennie says she still has trouble eating or sleeping. She says she struggles to understand how her brother Nicous D’Andre Spring — a quiet person who loved boxing, music and playing with her young children — died at Montreal’s Bordeaux jail after an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Time is of the essence to bring in and enforce new long-term care standards: authors
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2023
OTTAWA – Proposed new standards for long-term care issued by a panel of experts at the Health Standards Organization on Tuesday say residents should get at least four hours of direct care a day and workers must be paid more. But experts with the non-profit organization said the new standards will only be useful if ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal agency targeting illegal wildlife trade through financial intelligence
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s financial intelligence agency is stepping up the fight against the illicit wildlife trade by taking aim at the criminals who reap big profits from the global racket. The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, known as Fintrac, is encouraging banks and other enterprises to be on the lookout for telltale ... Read More »
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