First Nations leaders west of Prince George are calling on the RCMP, media and the public to do more to help find two people who have gone missing from the Saik'uz First Nation over the past year. Jay Raphael and Chelsey Quaw have both gone missing from a small community …
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Air Canada summoned to Ottawa after multiple incidents involving passengers with wheelchairs
Canada's minister of transport has summoned representatives from Air Canada to Ottawa, following three high-profile events involving passengers with disabilities. Transport minister says airline must present a plan to address treatment of passengers with disabilities Canada's minister of transport has summoned representatives from Air Canada to Ottawa, following three high-profile …
Read More »UPEI says 9 harassment and discrimination NDAs cost university $677K
The interim president of the University of Prince Edward Island says it spent $677,578 on nine different settlements that included non-disclosure agreements over the decade covered by this summer’s Rubin Thomlinson report. Interim president Greg Keefe releases costs after consulting with 2 complainants The University of Prince Edward Island says …
Read More »Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who faced controversy over claims to Indigenous ancestry, withdraws from Order of Canada
Prominent scholar and former judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond has been dropped from the Order of Canada. The former judge faced controversy over her claims to Indigenous ancestry Prominent scholar and former judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond has been dropped from the Order of Canada. In a notice in Saturday's Canada Gazette, …
Read More »With 420,000 Quebec public workers off the job today, unions announce 3 more strike days
Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers in education, health and social services are on strike Monday. More strike days from other unions loom with government juggling several labour disputes With labour talks seemingly at a standstill, about 420,000 public sector workers have walked off the job as part of …
Read More »Supreme Court says mandatory minimum sentences for child luring unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that mandatory minimum sentences for child luring are overly broad and can result in sentences that violate the Charter of Rights' protection against cruel and unusual punishment. Despite ruling, two abusers given longer sentences by courts The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday …
Read More »Auditor general probing Ford government’s Ontario Place redevelopment
The province's auditor general is moving ahead with value-for-money audits of the Ford government's controversial Ontario Place redevelopment and its decision to relocate the Ontario Science Centre to Toronto's waterfront. Provincial watchdog will also audit decision to move Ontario Science Centre to waterfront The province's auditor general is moving ahead …
Read More »PWHL discussing whether to adopt neck guard policy after Adam Johnson’s death
The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) is discussing whether to adopt a policy on neck guards after the death of American hockey player Adam Johnson in England last Saturday. Players' association executive director Brian Burke says he guesses neck guards will become mandatory The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) is …
Read More »Interest swells for Alberta’s ruling party AGM that boasts controversial resolutions
Alberta's United Conservatives will hold their second annual general meeting under Premier Danielle Smith on Friday and Saturday, an event that has seen registrations surge with seats on the party’s board up for grabs. Party unity key area of focus as social conservative group eyes board takeover Alberta's United Conservatives …
Read More »Naturopath loses licence after selling and promoting fecal transplants for autistic kids
A Fraser Valley naturopath who charged families thousands of dollars to give their autistic children pills and enemas made from human feces has agreed to give up his licence, after more than four years of investigations and legal battles. Jason Klop of B.C. has also agreed to a fine after …
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