Category Archives: National
Royal assent given to bill creating national day for truth and reconciliation
OTTAWA — A bill creating a statutory holiday to commemorate the tragic legacy of residential schools in Canada received royal assent Thursday after passing unanimously in the Senate. The swift passage of Bill C-5 means Sept. 30 will become the first
Jewish groups decry mock ‘eviction notice’ sent to residents in Canadian cities
OTTAWA — Jewish advocacy groups are condemning a mock "eviction notice" dropped into mailboxes across Canada as part of a campaign to draw attention to the planned removal of Palestinians from a neighbourhood in East Jerusalem. "We regret to inform you...
Kenney says ‘reasonable effort’ made to follow COVID rules at whiskey dinner
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he and his ministers made every reasonable effort to comply with health rules during a surreptitiously photographed whiskey-drinks dinner on the patio of the infamous "Sky Palace." Kenney says they paid for ...
Kenney says ‘reasonable effort’ made to follow COVID-19 rules at whiskey dinner
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he and his ministers made every reasonable effort to comply with health rules during a surreptitiously photographed whiskey-drinks dinner on the patio of the infamous "Sky Palace." Kenney says they paid for ...
Forced and coerced sterilization of Indigenous women ongoing, Senate report reveals
OTTAWA — She was screaming that she "didn't want this," but it happened anyway. A Cree woman had just given birth to her sixth child in Saskatoon, when she was presented with a consent form for her sterilization. "She tried to wheel
Ontario judge made mistakes but can keep job, judicial council decides
TORONTO — A judge accused of lying about his activities with a Black activist group made mistakes but should face no sanction, the Ontario Judicial Council has concluded. In its decision, a council disciplinary panel found Ontario court Judge Donald Mc...
A look at the residential-school system in Canada
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation announced last week that ground-penetrating radar had located what are believed to be the remains of 215 children in an unmarked burial site on the grounds of a former residential school
What people are saying about the MMIWG national action plan
A national action plan to implement the calls to justice of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was released on Thursday. Here is what people are saying: "For decades, Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people...
Underlying factors for Inuit highlighted in separate plan to address MMIWG
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Two national Inuit organizations have released their own plan on how to right social, legal and cultural failings identified by a national inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women. The federal government on Thursday releas...
New Brunswick ramps up efforts to solve mystery behind unknown brain disease
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is redoubling its efforts to find the cause of a baffling neurological disease that has killed six and infected 48 others, announcing Thursday that an expert committee will lead the ongoing investigation. "The discovery of a...
