Accompanied by the sound of singers and drums, hundreds of people walked from Whitehorse General Hospital to the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre late Thursday morning in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2-Spirit people.Participants of a march honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2-Spirit people walk along the Millennium Trail…
Flooding has forced hundreds of people living in Peguis First Nation to leave their homes after local officials issued a mandatory evacuation order on Sunday.William Sutherland, the emergency coordinator for Peguis First Nation, is helping to protect homes by pumping water and sandbagging. (Tyson Koschik/CBC)Flooding has forced more than 1,000 people living in Peguis First…
Over 700 Canadians are part of a global network of thousands of Airbnb hosts that have opened their doors to Ukrainian refugees fleeing war since late February.Toronto resident Aditya Ahuja, a business manager in the recruitment industry, says he’s hoping to host Ukrainian refugees in his spare bedroom for as long as he can. (Aditya…
Statistics Canada tallied more than 700,000 Canadian air passenger arrivals returning home from abroad in December despite Omicron’s spread and Canada’s advisory against international travel abroad.In December, 742,400 Canadian air passengers returned from abroad, according to Statistics Canada. (Sam Nar/CBC)Despite growing concerns across the globe last fall over the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, Sandy Long and…
More than 500 developers at Activision Blizzard have signed a petition calling for the removal of CEO Bobby Kotick in the wake of a report from The Wall Street Journal that included claims that the executive covered up instances of sexual harassment at the gaming giant.In their letter, shared by the ABK Workers Alliance, the…
At least 750 serving police officers have been accused of sexual misconduct over just five years. The new figures emerged days after home secretary Priti Patel launched an investigation into the ‘systematic failures’ that allowed murderer Wayne Couzens to serve in the police. Sarah Everard’s death has shone a light on attitudes towards violence against…
Jack Anawak, a residential school survivor and Nunavut politician, led a procession of about 1,000 people in Iqaluit Thursday, carrying an orange and white flag with an “all children matter” banner, in memory of any children who died at residential schools. Hundreds of Iqaluit residents walk down Queen Elizabeth Way in Iqaluit on Thursday during the National Day…
Throughout B.C., fire crews are battling an ever-growing number of wildfires. As of Saturday afternoon, 283 such fires are burning in B.C., 31 of which are considered wildfires of note by the BC Wildfire Service.The White Rock Lake fire, as seen from Ellison Provincial Park. As of Saturday afternoon, the fire burning 34 kilometres northwest…
Permanent residents and advocates want Ottawa to move faster on pending applications as the COVID-19 pandemic boosts the number of people waiting to take a citizenship test, documents show. Ottawa says more digital tests are coming “very soon.”Minakshi, who came to Canada from India, began her citizenship application process in 2018. She has been waiting…
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A foodbank in northwest London says it is facing ‘the longest queues in the country’ after a surge in the number of families seeking help. Volunteers at the London Community Kitchen say they have recently seen hundreds…