A B.C. man who uses a wheelchair says he was dropped and injured while attempting to safely exit an Air Canada flight, after a ground crew failed to bring the equipment he needed. Ryan Lachance says Air Canada offered him $500 in flight credits after incident left him bedridden for …
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B.C. man in wheelchair says he was dropped, injured by Air Canada crew in Vancouver
A B.C. man who uses a wheelchair says he was dropped and injured while attempting to safely exit an Air Canada flight, after a ground crew failed to bring the equipment he needed. Ryan Lachance says Air Canada offered him $500 in flight credits after incident left him bedridden for …
Read More »Federal government was bombarded by emails from Canadians outraged by Bernardo’s transfer
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and key cabinet ministers received hundreds of emails from Canadians back in the spring expressing how "horrified," "shocked" and "utterly disgusted" they felt when they learned that serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo had been transferred to a medium-security prison. 'Our lives in that city were …
Read More »Cocaine use rising in Canada, new data suggests, as researchers link stimulants to drug deaths
More Canadians are using stimulants such as cocaine, new federal data suggests, and experts warn the trend is contributing to a high percentage of drug-related deaths. StatsCan report shows overall rise in wastewater levels More Canadians are using stimulants such as cocaine, new federal data suggests, and experts warn the …
Read More »‘A national travesty:’ Prison watchdog urges reform to tackle Indigenous over-incarceration
Canada's prison watchdog is denouncing the over-representation of Indigenous people in federal prisons as a travesty while urging significant reform as he releases the second part of a two-year investigation. Correctional investigator calls for transfer of power back to Indigenous people as special probe concludes Canada's prison watchdog is denouncing …
Read More »The basketball star, the Crypto King and the $8.4M mansion
Just days after Canadian NBA player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander moved into his $8.4 million lakefront mansion, he allegedly received a threatening visit from a stranger demanding the whereabouts of Aiden Pleterski: the self-proclaimed Crypto King at the centre of a contentious bankruptcy proceeding NBA player suing to undo home sale after …
Read More »‘Our humanity will not be ripped from us’: Michèle Stephenson on new CBC civil rights, Black Power documentary
Black Life: Untold Stories is an epic eight-part documentary series that reframes the rich and complex histories of Black people in Canada over 400 years. Watch now on CBC Gem.Each episode is directed by a different director, who shares their experience in a series of video essays. In directing the …
Read More »Ontario expands Holocaust education in schools to combat rise in antisemitism
Ontario is expanding mandatory Holocaust education in Grade 10, including to add learning about contemporary impacts of rising antisemitism. Government also putting $650k this year to Jewish community organizations, minister says Ontario is expanding mandatory Holocaust education in Grade 10, including to add learning about contemporary impacts of rising antisemitism. …
Read More »Alberta First Nation calls for access to Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted
A third First Nation wants Parks Canada to give its members increased access, including limited hunting rights, to Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted when it was created in western Alberta. 2 First Nations have been granted hunting access in the national park A third First Nation wants Parks …
Read More »Indigenous group calls for access to Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted
A third First Nation wants Parks Canada to give its members increased access, including limited hunting rights, to Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted when it was created in western Alberta. 2 First Nations have been granted hunting access in the national park A third First Nation wants Parks …
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