The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER–A 15-year-old high school student in British Columbia is turning to technology to help address a decades-old problem–how to revive an indigenous language nearly lost to the residential school system. Tessa Erickson of the Nak’azdli Whut’en First Nation is creating an app and organizing a summer […]
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The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Male MPs must help to usher in a culture change on Parliament Hill and combat sexual misconduct, says veteran NDP MP Nathan Cullen, who is looking to work with colleagues of all stripes to address inappropriate behaviour often viewed as a “public secret.” Cullen said the […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A downtown armoury opened to Toronto’s homeless Saturday evening as the city faced a 13th day with an extreme cold alert in effect. Federal Public Safety minister Ralph Goodale announced Friday the armoury would be opened as a temporary homeless shelter for two weeks following a request […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Sen. Lynn Beyak, who famously declared “some good” came out of Canada’s residential schools, was removed from the Conservative Party caucus after refusing to remove a “racist” comment from her website, Opposition leader Andrew Scheer said yesterday. Scheer said in a statement that he had learned on […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Newly-released memos show the federal government sent a Health Canada doctor to Cuba to examine diplomats who suffered everything from nosebleeds to short-term memory loss amid concern about mysterious acoustic attacks. The internal notes say Dr. Jeffrey Chernin’s June visit to Havana revealed symptoms similar to those […]
The Canadian Press INUVIK, N.W.T.–The sun is returning to the horizon in the Northwest Territories town of Inuvik–even as Atlantic Canadians dig out from a powerful winter storm and many other parts of the country shiver through extreme cold snaps. It’s been 30 days since the solar orb was last […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–Alberta is crafting a formal apology to indigenous people for the infamous ’60s Scoop. Children’s Services minister Danielle Larivee says the government will hold six sessions around the province starting later this month to hear from survivors. Larivee said the information will form the foundation of a […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–A Winnipeg woman who walked away from a hospital and later was found dead outdoors in frigid temperatures was two months’ pregnant, her mother says. Eleanor Sinclair said she found out during a meeting with officials from the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority yesterday–one week after the […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Joshua Boyle, the former Afghanistan hostage who now finds himself behind bars in Canada and facing a battery of serious criminal charges, will have to wait at least a few more days to find out if he’ll be released on bail. A pro-forma court appearance yesterday […]
The Canadian Press Extreme cold across the Prairies that forced people–and even penguins–inside over the holidays is loosening its bone-chilling grip. Wind-chilled temperatures well into the minus-30s C saw the Calgary Zoo bring in the flightless birds, but the thermometer has been rapidly climbing into the single digits in Calgary […]
The Canadian Press CENTRAL SAANICH, B.C.–The first baby born on southern Vancouver Island in 2018 made a dramatic entrance Monday, delivered on the floor of the family’s laundry room with her father’s help and coaching from a 9-1-1 dispatcher. Rob Tuit, 33, described the experience as “a blur” as he […]
The Canadian Press OAK BAY, B.C.–The father of two girls who were found dead in a Victoria-area home on Christmas Day has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder. Andrew Berry, 43, was arrested and charged after he was released from hospital, RCMP said in a release yesterday. Police […]
