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CP NewsAlert: Radar shows 2,000 areas of interest at Saskatchewan residential school
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
STAR BLANKET CREE NATION – The Star Blanket Cree Nation in Saskatchewan says ground-penetrating radar has discovered more than 2,000 areas of interest at the site of one of the longest-running residential schools in the country. Project lead Sheldon Poitras says his team is looking at options, including DNA testing, to confirm what is there, ... Read More »
1 responseSupreme Court of Canada won’t hear appeal from supporters of slain Mexican activist
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from family and supporters of a Mexican activist who was killed after opposing a Canadian company’s mining project. The applicants had asked the top court to review a federal ombudsman’s decision not to investigate the matter. The case stretches back to 2007 when ... Read More »
1 responseWinnipeg police charge second man with attempting to intimidate justice official
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Police in Winnipeg have charged a second person in the surveillance of a Manitoba judge. Police say Randal Jay Cameron of Calgary, who is 45, has been charged with attempting to obstruct justice and intimidation of a justice system participant. Earlier this month, police laid similar charges against John Carpay of Calgary. Carpay ... Read More »
1 responseSunwing President apologizes for chaotic Christmas travel, received 7,000 complaints
By Stephanie Taylor and Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – The president of Sunwing Airlines apologized Thursday for failing to meet Canadians’ expectations over the chaotic holiday travel season. Hundreds of Canadians were stranded in Mexico when Sunwing cancelled their flights home due to winter storms that hit much of Canada in the days before Christmas. “Let me begin by apologizing that we ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau says he’s asked ministers to ‘look into’ McKinsey contracts
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will examine federal contracts awarded to consulting firm McKinsey and Company. Opposition parties are demanding explanations after multiple reports cited significant government contracts going to the global consulting firm since Trudeau and the Liberals formed government in 2015. The Canadian Press reported on Jan. 3 that ... Read More »
1 responseAmid fishing deaths, calls rise for small boats to have stability checks
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
HALIFAX – As Canadian fishers continue to die when their boats capsize in frigid waters, a debate is surfacing over why clear rules aren’t in place to ensure basic stability of vessels that face ocean storms. After the Caledonian capsized off Vancouver Island in 2015 with three lives lost, the Transportation Safety Board called for ... Read More »
1 responseSunwing CEO apologizes for chaotic Christmas travel as MPs probe transportation woes
By Stephanie Taylor and Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – The president of Sunwing Airlines says he is sorry the company failed to meet the expectations of Canadians over a chaotic Christmas travel week. Len Corrado is at the House of Commons transportation committee today which is probing what caused the widespread disruptions in the days before and after Christmas. Corrado says the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police investigate whether girls’ alleged subway assaults related to fatal stabbing
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
Toronto police say they have not confirmed whether a group of teen girls who allegedly assaulted several people at public transit stations is the same one that allegedly stabbed a homeless man in the downtown core. Police say they are investigating after a group of eight to 10 girls allegedly assaulted several people on Dec. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rights group releases scathing report on Canada’s violations of Indigenous rights
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
NEW YORK – A leading human rights group says Canada is failing to address long-standing abuses, delivering a scathing rebuke of what it calls the federal government’s inadequate climate policy and violations of the rights of Indigenous people and immigration detainees. Human Rights Watch says more than two-dozen First Nations remain under long-term drinking water ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for Jan. 12: Airline executives to testify on holiday travel disruptions
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 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 Jan. 12 … What we are watching in Canada … From long hours waiting on hold to sleepless nights on airport floors and desperate scrambles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A raw nerve’: Alberta professor to assess level of white supremacy in military
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
The Department of National Defence has awarded a grant to a University of Alberta professor to conduct a deep dive into the extent of white supremacy in the Canadian Armed Forces. Andy Knight, a professor of international relations and the school’s first provost fellow in Black excellence and leadership, made a proposal to the federal ... Read More »
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