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Mental health app for Canadian veterans named after Saskatchewan mass stabbing victim
By Jamin Mike, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023
Earl Burns was a veteran of the Canadian military who tried to protect his family and Saskatchewan community of James Smith Cree Nation until his very last breath. A non-profit app in the works has been named in his honour. The Burns Way chat app would allow veterans to instantly connect with trained military peer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Support students’: Some teachers say they won’t follow Saskatchewan’s pronoun law
By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023
REGINA – Alex Schmidt says she knows she may face consequences for not following the province’s pronoun law, but it’s a risk she’s willing to take. The Regina public school teacher says she’d rather ensure gender-diverse children who could be put at risk by the law are safe. “Part of the process has always been: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Remembrance Day ceremony to be held in Ottawa
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s national Remembrance Day ceremony is set to kick off in Ottawa at around 10:30 this morning with the veterans’ march. Gloria Hooper, the national Silver Cross Mother, will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Hooper’s son Chris Holopina was the first Canadian peacekeeper to be killed in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One person is in custody after New Brunswick RCMP issue alert for armed suspect
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023
New Brunswick RCMP say one person is in custody after issuing an alert for an armed suspect in the town of Sussex. RCMP say the person was arrested in connection with a firearms incident. The original alert was issued at 1:53 a.m. local time after reports of shots fired near a business on the town’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Brunswick RCMP looking for armed suspect in Sussex, warn public to avoid Main St.
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
New Brunswick RCMP say they’re searching for an armed suspect in the town of Sussex. Mounties say a male is reported to be carrying a firearm “with dangerous intent” in the Main Street area of the town. Police say the suspect is male, approximately 19 years old, wearing a blue coat and grey jogging pants. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused RCMP leaker tells of clandestine operation, moles inside law enforcement
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – A former RCMP official accused of leaking secrets says he was actually conducting a clandestine intelligence operation – one that had to be kept ultra-quiet due to moles within Canadian law enforcement. Cameron Jay Ortis testified in Ontario Superior Court that he was trying to deceive investigative targets into using a new, supposedly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Not holding anything back’ on residential school records, archbishop tells Senate
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – A Catholic archdiocese that operated four Indigenous residential schools in Manitoba and Saskatchewan has finally surrendered a long-awaited trove of records that may hold clues about their tragic history. The Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas gave the documents to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in late October, not long before Archbishop Murray ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Escaped sex offender Hopley may have changed appearance to elude capture: police
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
Vancouver police say escaped sex offender Randall Hopley may have changed his appearance by cutting his hair and could frequent stores such as Walmart or sewing supply shops. Police have released a new set of photos featuring different appearances of Hopley, who walked away from a Vancouver halfway house on Nov. 4 while on bail ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds, lawyers in First Nations child-welfare case reach $55M deal over legal fees
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government and the class-action lawyers who worked on a historic settlement over First Nations child welfare have reached a $55-million deal over legal fees. The Federal Court approved a landmark $23-billion settlement last month to compensate more than 300,000 First Nations children and their families for chronic underfunding of on-reserve child-welfare ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sexual misconduct survivors push for change in military as high-profile cases end
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – Remembrance Day often brings mixed emotions for Donna Riguidel, a Canadian Armed Forces veteran whose career was cut short by a sexual assault. “You sign up believing very much that you’re coming in to serve your country and it’s a cause you believe in … and then it sort of ends with this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The carbon price is now off home heating oil — but the cost of oil is still high
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – Draft regulations removing the carbon price from home heating oil are now in effect, Finance Canada confirmed Friday, but the change will do little to ease affordability woes for Canadians who rely on oil furnaces to stay warm. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the change in October, saying a three-year pause on applying ... Read More »
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