The Department of National Defence says an investigation is underway after four cadets died in an incident involving a vehicle at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont.Cadets carried flowers at the Royal Military College on Friday. The incident happened early Friday morning. (Lars Hagberg/The Canadian Press)The Department of National Defence says an investigation is underway after…
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Inuit organization develops shared plan with RCMP to improve strained relationship
by Sue JonesRCMP have developed a plan with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami to improve policing practices, which have been fraught, especially due to the high number of Inuit shot and killed by police in recent years.Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed says a new agreement holds hope for changing the relationship between police and Inuit. (Blair Gable/Reuters)The national…
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P.E.I. legislature calls for Confederation Bridge to be renamed Epekwitk Crossing
by Sue JonesThe P.E.I. legislature has voted unanimously to urge the federal government to change the name of the Confederation Bridge to Epekwitk Crossing. ‘It would mean so much to so many,’ premier says of bridge renaming to Epekwitk Crossing.With support from opposition leaders as well as P.E.I. senators, Premier Dennis King introduced a motion Friday urging the federal…
A quarter of Canadians believe in online conspiracy theories, an expert on radicalization and terrorism told a parliamentary committee Thursday.Roughly 2,000 people attended a protest rally and march in downtown Calgary on September 12, 2021, to voice their opposition to COVID-19 vaccines, mandatory vaccinations and vaccination passports. (Brooks DeCillia/CBC)A quarter of Canadians believe in online…
Friends, family and advocates for the 25,000 miners who were forced to inhale McIntyre ground aluminum dust walked away from the Legislative Assembly on Thursday without the Ontario apology they were expecting.Janice Martell of Sudbury continues to advocate for miners who were expected to inhale McIntyre Powder to work in northern Ontario mines between the 1940s…
Ottawa police say they won’t charge a woman who danced on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial during the convoy protest this past winter.Flowers are laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial Jan. 30, 2022, a day after a person was seen dancing on…
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Another Charlottetown deputy CAO alleges Peter Kelly fired her after she raised concerns at city hall
by Sue JonesMuch like her predecessor three years earlier, the latest deputy CAO to be fired from the City of Charlottetown told councillors her dismissal came after she raised concerns about city administration.Mayor Philip Brown sits behind chief administrative officer Peter Kelly at a meeting of Charlottetown City Council on April 25, 2022. (Shane Hennessey/CBC)Much like her…
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A risk or a benefit? N.S. mass shooting inquiry scrutinizes police items circulating in public
by Sue JonesThe Mass Casualty Commission heard various perspectives Wednesday from collectors, academics, lawyers and former officers on police impersonation and paraphernalia. Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadets await badge presentations at a graduation ceremony at the RCMP Academy, Depot Division in Regina on June 5, 2017. (Valerie Zink/Reuters)The commission leading the public inquiry into Nova Scotia’s mass shooting…
A cheer team in Saskatchewan has made history after winning gold at Cheerleading Worlds in Orlando, Fla.Members of the Rebels Cheerleading Athletics’ (RCA) team Smoke pose for a picture after winning a gold medal at the Cheerleading Worlds tournament in Orlando, Fla. (Submitted by Saskatchewan Cheerleading Association)A cheer team in Saskatchewan has made history by…
Carl Girouard testified in his murder trial on Wednesday, telling the jury that by the time he turned 18, he became obsessed with an urge to complete a mission – one that required him to kill people and to die.Carl Girouard is facing two counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder. (Screenshot/Video…