Ontario-based Sen. Lynn Beyak has been suspended from the Senate after failing to remove letters about Indigenous People, determined to be racist by the ethics commissioner, from her website. Beyak has been suspended without pay for the duration of the current Parliament. Last week, the ethics commissioner recommended the senator’s suspension and recommended that Beyak […]
The document was titled “Twelve-Point Mission Statement” and was written by Keith Raniere, a co-founder of the so-called sex cult Nxivm. It served as a sort of guiding framework within the group and included mantras like “I will not choose to be a victim” and “tribute is a form of payment an honor.” It also […]
WARNING: This story contains disturbing details. A team of health-care professionals in Halifax wasn’t sure they would be able to save a Nova Scotia woman’s lip after it was bitten off in an unprovoked dog attack. “The plastic surgeon told me: ‘We’ve never done this before because, usually, like a finger is a pretty straight […]
Mark Fisher was sworn in as the commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP on Thursday. An official change of command ceremony was held at the RCMP Academy in Regina. Related FSIN backs out of agreement with Saskatchewan RCMP after trespassing allegations Fisher will take over duties from the outgoing commanding officer, Curtis Zablocki, who was […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, the founder of rocket company Blue Origin, will unveil plans on Thursday (May 9) for missions to the moon tailored to the US government’s renewed push to establish a lunar outpost in just five years, people familiar with the matter said. Bezos, the world’s richest man and also […]
The Saskatchewan NDP apologized in the legislature Thursday to everyone affected by the ‘60s Scoop. Past NDP governments share responsibility for carrying out the policy that affected many lives, Opposition Leader Ryan Meili said. Related ’60s Scoop survivors in Saskatchewan want change, not just apology ‘This is a historic moment’: Doucette sees ’60s Scoop apology […]
The federal government has explored “a number of possible options” for bringing captured Islamic State group members back to Canada, according to a “secret” document obtained by Global News. “None of the options are ideal and all present different challenges and risks,” said the three-page briefing prepared last year and recently released under the Access […]
A northern Ontario First Nation has an agreement with the federal and provincial government that lays out a plan to move the reserve annually threatened by flood waters. Kashechewan First Nation, located north of Fort Albany, Ont., have had to repeatedly evacuate from flooding and infrastructure problems, including last month when a state of emergency […]
About 30 sheet metal workers set up an impromptu picket line in front of R.K. Sheet Metal in Kingston’s west end this morning. It’s the latest business members of Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local 269 have picketed. The local has about 180 members, including 130 sheet metal workers, and they are in their third […]
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has released its first update on an investigation into a plane crash near Smithers that left three people dead. Four BC Wildfire Service contractors were aboard the Cessna 182E when it went down about 100 kilometres northeast of the town in the Smithers Landing area on Saturday. One was taken […]