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Search suggests 88 potential graves at residential school in northern Alberta
By Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press on June 29th, 2023
Sucker Creek First Nation Chief Roderick Willier remembers never feeling safe during the decade he spent at a residential school in northern Alberta. “I always had to stay on high alert when I was there,” Willier said, as he recalled his time between the age of seven and 17 at St. Bruno’s Indian Residential School ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservative voters less likely to be proud to be Canadian, new survey suggests
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on June 29th, 2023
TORONTO – Canadians’ pride in their nationality, like most things these days, seems to be divided down partisan lines, a new poll suggests. While a strong majority of the 1,512 respondents to the survey by Leger said they were proud to be Canadian – 81 per cent – the poll suggests the feeling is less ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reconciliation sparks a reckoning for Canada Day fireworks displays
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on June 29th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Chief Don Tom of the Tsartlip First Nation on Vancouver Island says he’s been known to “partake” in watching fireworks, as a way to bring families together. But on Canada Day, he wants people to mark the occasion in a different way, perhaps by donating to an Indigenous organization or taking time to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Vision of Inuit’: Nunavut’s historic land-use plan submitted after 16 years
By The Canadian Press on June 29th, 2023
IQALUIT, Nunavut – The federal and Nunavut governments, as well as a group representing Inuit in the territory, are reviewing a massive plan to formally guide where, how and when land and water can be used in Canada’s easternmost territory. The Nunavut land-use plan covers some 2.1 million square kilometres – a fifth of Canada’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man dies after being shot by police at B.C. hospital
By The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
HOPE, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who was shot by an RCMP officer in southern British Columbia. Mounties say an “interaction” between the man and officers occurred at the Fraser Canyon Hospital in Hope, B.C., resulting in one officer discharging their firearm. In a statement police say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RoseAnne Archibald voted out as Assembly of First Nations national chief
By The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – RoseAnne Archibald has been voted out as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations after more than a year of turmoil involving her leadership. The vote took place during a special chiefs assembly that was convened in part to address the implications of a human resources investigation related to complaints that AFN ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. Coast Guard says ‘presumed human remains’ found in Titan wreckage
By The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
The United States Coast Guard says “presumed human remains” have been found in the wreckage of the Titan submersible. Earlier in the day, debris from the ill-fated submersible was returned to shore in Newfoundland aboard a Canadian-flagged ship that had helped search for the vessel in a remote area of ocean near the wreck of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: U.S. Coast Guard says ‘presumed human remains’ found in Titan wreckage
By The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
The United States Coast Guard says “presumed human remains” have been found in the wreckage of the Titan submersible. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poor air quality from wildfires upends summer activities new reality sets in
By Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
Canadian wildfires triggered dangerous plumes of smoke and air pollution in parts of the country Wednesday, forcing many people to avoid the outdoors as poor air quality warnings cancelled some mail deliveries and curbed school recesses and sports training. A slew of disruptions followed special air quality statements from Environment Canada impacting large regions of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby ‘profoundly worried’ as B.C. port union issues strike notice covering 7,400 staff
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Federal ministers and British Columbia Premier David Eby are urging the province’s port workers and employers to find a way to avert job action after the workers’ union issued a 72-hour strike notice and said its members were ready to walk out on Saturday. The strike notice issued Wednesday by the International Longshore ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. to launch website to book appointments with pharmacists to treat minor ailments
By The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
VANCOUVER – In an attempt to ease some of the pressure on British Columbia’s health-care system, Premier David Eby says the province will become the first in Canada to offer online booking for residents to see pharmacists for treatment of minor ailments. The website will go live Thursday morning to allow residents to book appointments ... Read More »
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