Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould rejects the idea that by raising concerns about the SNC-Lavalin scandal, she may have helped boost Conservative prospects in the fall election campaign. In an interview with the West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, the now-independent MP for Vancouver-Granville said that while she understands concerns from her former caucus about how the scandal […]
Donald Trump told a meeting of US Jews that Benjamin Netanyahu is “your prime minister”, as he appeared to confuse Jewish people with Israelis. The American Jewish Committee has criticised the US president over the remark, adding that his words could “feed bigotry”. Mr Netanyahu is the current leader of Israel, but Jews born or […]
In July, about 20 7- and 8-year-olds will gather at a summer camp in the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation, in Northern California. They will sing songs, put on puppet shows and play games. And there will be one special rule: No English. That’s because this five-day summer camp is held almost entirely in Hupa, the […]
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – A federal consumer agency and Fisher-Price are warning parents about the Rock ‘n Play sleeper following reports that 10 infants since 2015 have died after rolling over while in the seat. In a joint statement last Friday, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price recommended that parents stop using the […]
A Burnaby man has been charged with the alleged groping of a seven-year-old girl on SkyTrain earlier this year. The single count of assault was sworn against 57-year-old Anthony Dennis Gulbrandsen Friday in connection with the alleged incident on Feb. 2. Metro Vancouver Transit Police (MVTP) say the alleged victim and her mother boarded the […]
Focus Montreal introduces Montrealers to the people who are shaping our community by bringing their stories into focus. The program airs on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. as well as Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and midnight. Take a look at who we’re meeting this week. Immigration minister defends secularism bill Opposition continues to grow against […]
A foundation that educates young people about genocide says it is partnering with the Quebec government to offer high school teachers a guide on how to sensitize students to the warning signs leading to the systematic destruction of a group of people. Beginning this fall, a selection of high schools across Quebec will be offered […]
A University of Calgary (U of C) biochemistry professor believes his team is close to producing a safer, non-addictive painkilling medication after years of research on the subject. Related Man believed to be high on opiates charged with allegedly striking bus in Sarnia Italian police seize 24 million tablets of opiates linked to ISIS Guards […]
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he feels for everyone involved in the Humboldt Broncos crash and thinks daily about the deadly collision he was involved in years ago. “It’s one that weighs on me heavily every day of my life,” he told The Canadian Press in an interview Friday. “It’s part of me.” Moe was […]
There’s an extra chair in vice-principal David Millette’s office at Humboldt Collegiate Institute. It’s a black leather love seat with wide armrests. Millette calls it “Brody’s chair.” Brody Hinz was one of the 16 victims killed in last year’s Humboldt Broncos bus crash. The 18-year-old Hinz was the team’s statistician. Before the accident, Hinz would […]