Written By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 25, 2023 4:43 pm Decrease article font size Increase article font size Fresh fall winds helped mark a flag-raising ceremony Monday at the British Columbia legislature honouring residential school survivors and remembering children who never came home. The orange and white Survivors’ Flag will be flown at …
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 22, 2023 3:31 pm Updated August 22, 2023 3:32 pm Decrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Atikamekw women who assert they were involuntarily sterilized. Two leading plaintiffs have filed the lawsuit on behalf of all …
Two Canadian seniors who were born in the same rural hospital 67 years ago recently discovered that they had been switched at birth. Richard Beauvais, a commercial fisherman in British Columbia, and Eddy Ambrose, a retired upholsterer in Manitoba, found out about the switch after taking DNA tests. Beauvais originally took the test to learn …
Ottawa is implementing new measures to restrict subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, while maintaining the industry’s largest source of public financing. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has released six rules to ensure that Canada’s support for the industry aligns with federal climate targets. Under the new guidelines, subsidies will only be permitted if they support …
Brittany Williams has fond memories of winning MVP at the All Native Basketball Tournament at the age of 22. She vividly recalls holding her two-year-old daughter, Kionah, like a prized trophy while her mother, Karen White, beamed with pride from the stands. Basketball has always been in Williams’ blood, with a hoop adorning her driveway …