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Thu, 15 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Air Canada ordered to pay passengers $2,000 for flight cancellation caused by crew shortage
The Canadian Transportation Agency has issued another decision where an airline must compensate a passenger for a flight delay involving a crew shortage. But questions remain if the case will carry mu...

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
OPP investigating alleged police assault of First Nation man caught on video
A non-First Nations police officer with a First Nations-focused police force is under an Ontario Provincial Police investigation over an alleged assault that was caught on cellphone video, CBC News ha...

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Families of Flight PS752 victims call for war crimes probe
Lawyers representing families who lost loved ones in the destruction of Flight PS752 say they put forward a submission Wednesday calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate the case as...

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Cindy Blackstock asks Human Rights Tribunal to reject $20B child welfare compensation deal
An Indigenous children's rights advocate — whose 15-year battle with Ottawa led to a historic $40 billion settlement agreement over discrimination in the First Nations foster care system — is aski...

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 17:17:07 EDT
Slain Ottawa student who moved from Nunavut answered Facebook ad for roommate
Savanna Pikuyak, a 22-year-old woman from Nunavut was killed only days after moving to Ottawa. Police have charged Nikolas Ibey, 33, with second-degree murder. Sources say he was her new roommate. ...

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 22:07:32 EDT
No Chinese and Persian language characters on the ballot, argues Vancouver's chief election officer
Vancouver's chief election officer has filed a court application seeking to declare that 15 candidates in upcoming municipal polls are not entitled to have their names on the ballot papers using Chin...

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
New safe-drug supply program in Thunder Bay, Ont., called 'a powerful step' forward
Harm-reduction advocates and front-line workers in Thunder Bay, Ont., one of the communities hit hardest by Canada's drug overdose crisis, welcome a new program to help people access safe opioids and ...

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:57:42 EDT
Ottawa has lost control of $150M program for reimbursing veterans' cannabis: audit
An internal audit by Veterans Affairs Canada suggests the federal government has all but lost control as it shells out hundreds of millions of dollars for veterans' medical marijuana each year without...

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 15:28:59 EDT
$400 fees, long-range patient transfers: What you need to know about Ontario's new long-term care rules
The Ontario government says hospital patients awaiting spots in long-term care can be moved to nursing homes not of their choosing up to 150 kilometres away, with charges of $400 per day to take effec...

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 09:18:11 EDT
Brother describes 66-year-old veteran killed in Saskatchewan stabbings as 'always smiling'

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 22:16:15 EDT
Access to residential school records an ongoing challenge, people tell unmarked burials gathering
The gathering took place Sept. 13-14 in Edmonton, bringing together over 300 First Nations, Inuit, and Metis leaders and survivors, families, and communities that have embarked on burial site searches...

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 15:44:19 EDT
Chair of N.S. shooting inquiry worries budget constraints could impede RCMP watchdog
Chairman Michael MacDonald says he's concerned that 'police misconduct can go unaccounted for' if the purse strings on the budget for the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP are tig...

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:05:32 EDT
Coalition on climate adaptation says Canada needs hard targets on disaster resilience
A group of climate adaptation and disaster resilience organizations has offered recommendations for a series of hard targets it says Canada needs to meet in the next few years as climate change impact...

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 11:23:23 EDT
Toronto spa killer pleads guilty to murder in deadly sword attack, cites van attacker as 'inspiration'
A teen alleged to have carried out an incel-inspired attack at a Toronto massage parlour two years ago pleaded guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder on Wednesday.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:14:06 EDT
The People's Joker, queer film set in Gotham City, pulled from TIFF over copyright concerns
The People's Joker, an unauthorized reimagining of Batman's universe through the eyes of a transgender woman, has been pulled from the Toronto International Film Festival over rights issues after a si...

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
RCMP has a history of failing to follow outside advice after deadly events
The RCMP has an uneven record when it comes to implementing recommendations and guidelines following tragedies, according to a CBC News analysis. And that raises concerns as the inquiry into the No...

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 06:00:00 EDT
Laurentian University's creditors vote in favour of plan that allows school's survival
Laurentian University's creditors have voted in favour of a plan of arrangement that sets the roadmap for the Sudbury, Ont., university to exit its insolvency proceedings, allowing it to continue to o...

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:57:32 EDT
Why these Indigenous youth are part of the search for missing children from residential schools
Youths spoke at the inaugural National Gathering for Unmarked Burials associated with residential schools in Edmonton this week.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 08:00:24 EDT
Canadian Olympic freestyle skier Chloé Dufour-Lapointe announces retirement
Canadian freestyle skier Chloé Dufour-Lapointe announced her retirement on Wednesday, closing the book on an outstanding career that included an Olympic silver medal.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 05:00:00 EDT
Talk of new dams in Quebec election has some Indigenous leaders surprised, others on guard
On the campaign trail last week, the premier said that to meet a rapidly growing demand for cleaner energy, the province needs to "build half a Hydro-Québec in the next few years."



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