OTTAWA – New data from Statistics Canada suggests the number of people who can speak an Indigenous language has dropped slightly in the country. However, the agency said comparing census years should be done with caution as the COVID-19 pandemic hampered its ability to fully… Read More »Census records fewer Indigenous-language speakers after challenges in collecting data
MONTREAL – The Senegalese Embassy in Ottawa has come to the defense of one of its diplomats allegedly beaten by police in Quebec, characterizing a provincial rental board ruling against her as one-sided and asserting media coverage of the case has distracted from harms she… Read More »Senegalese embassy challenges reports on diplomat beaten by Quebec police as “false”
OTTAWA – The recent successful rescue of two miners trapped in a mine in the Dominican Republic for more than a week was made possible thanks to support from the international community including direct assistance from the Royal Canadian Air Force, according to the president… Read More »International support for miners rescue was ‘heartwarming,’ says company president
REGINA – Saskatchewan is stepping in to supervise three independent schools after a proposed class-action lawsuit was filed against former teachers, pastors and church elders for alleged abuse of students. Education Minister Dustin Duncan said Thursday he will appoint supervisors to oversee three schools linked… Read More »Paddling to exorcism: Abuse allegations spark new regulations at Saskatchewan schools
Ottawa was careful to avoid admitting abuses Indigenous children suffered at residential schools happened “at the hands of the federal government” in remarks prepared for a Liberal cabinet minister after the discovery of unmarked graves last year, documents show. The Canadian Press obtained documents through… Read More »Draft speech on residential schools edited out blaming Ottawa for abuse: documents
VICTORIA – The summer of 2022 is shaping up to be a bumper season for both pink and sockeye salmon in British Columbia rivers, with one veteran Indigenous fisherman reporting the biggest catches of sockeye in decades. Mitch Dudoward has worked in the salmon industry… Read More »Commercial fishers and wild salmon advocates cheer large returns to BC waters
OTTAWA – The RCMP says it is not using the controversial Pegasus spyware to circumvent encryption and monitor cellphone activity, but it has been using similar surveillance technology for 10 years. The Mounties’ use of what they call on-device investigation tools is the subject of… Read More »RCMP says it’s not using controversial Pegasus spyware to covertly access cellphones
OTTAWA – No audience, no podiums and appearances from only three out of the five candidates running to lead the federal Conservatives. These are the circumstances under which the party’s last official debate of the race will take place tonight in Ottawa, before a winner… Read More »Three out of five Conservative candidates to appear tonight for final party debate
Locations not shared: Beauty contestant Published on: Wednesday, August 03, 2022 By: Cynthia D Baga Text Size: Philip is accused of molesting the Unduk Ngadau contestant on May 19, 2021 at 2pm, 3.30pm, 9.45pm and 10pm, respectively, at a staircase next to Ever Best Photo… Read More »Locations not shared: Beauty contestant | Daily Express Online
OTTAWA – Despite pandemic slowdowns, Correctional Service Canada is still planning to expand the needle exchange programs currently offered at nine federal prisons, government officials say. At a presentation given to the International AIDS Conference in Montreal on the weekend, Henry de Souza, the agency’s… Read More »Expansion of prison needle exchange programs going ahead despite pandemic delays