Category Archives: Canada

Kanesatake grand chief welcomes Quebec's openness in creating local police force
KANESATAKE - The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake says it is pleased that Quebec is open to discussing the possibility of re-establishing an Indigenous police force to patrol the community northwest of Mo...
Jun 16, 2021

Vancouver couple pleads guilty to breaking Yukon COVID rules, travelling for vaccine
WHITEHORSE - A husband and wife accused of flying to a remote Yukon community to receive doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in January have each pleaded guilty to two counts of violating of the territory's C...
Jun 16, 2021

'Alarming situation' but help slow in coming for struggling Kashechewan, chief says
TORONTO - Help for the struggling James Bay community of Kashechewan has been slow in coming, as COVID-19 infections surge through overcrowded homes and isolation facilities remain non-existent, Chief...
Jun 16, 2021

Quebec museum exhibit to wade into the history and potential of human waste
Quebec's museum of civilization has announced its newest exhibit will tackle one of society's messiest subjects: human excrement. The Muse de la civilisation in Quebec City says the upcoming exhibit t...
Jun 16, 2021

Shoreline cleanup finds COVID-related trash increased during height of the pandemic
VANCOUVER - Organizers of a national conservation program aimed at removing trash from the country's many shorelines say the COVID-19 pandemic has even changed how we litter. The Great Canadian Shorel...
Jun 16, 2021

Groups ask government to prosecute alleged Guatemalan war criminal living in Canada
Two civil society groups are calling for the Canadian government to prosecute a man believed to be living in Canada who they say was involved in the massacre of more than 200 people in Guatemala in 19...
Jun 16, 2021

Trudeau can check out of quarantine hotel after overnight stay from Europe trip
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being allowed to check out from his quarantine hotel roughly 12 hours after checking in. Trudeau's office says he received his negative COVID-19 test Wednesda...
Jun 16, 2021

Coalition Avenir Québec boots Claire Samson from caucus over donation to rival party
QUEBEC - The governing Coalition Avenir Qubec has dumped one of its members over a political donation she made to a rival party. The party led by Premier Franois Legault announced late Tuesday it had ...
Jun 16, 2021

Mounties sent to apprehend active shooter in Nova Scotia were confused about gunfire
HALIFAX - A newly released statement from a senior Mountie in Nova Scotia says RCMP officers dispatched to apprehend an active shooter in Portapique last spring thought they were hearing gunshots long...
Jun 16, 2021

Green Leader Annamie Paul survives planned ouster, but post remains precarious
OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul has survived another day of party strife after a move to push her out shifted course, leaving her with a tenuous grip on power ahead of a likely federal election thi...
Jun 16, 2021