SAINT−EUSTACHE, Que. — The federal government will move forward to create a statutory holiday dedicated to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. The holiday will be aimed at remembering the legacy of residential schools and reflecting on a path toward reconciliation, he said in Saint−Eustache, Que. “Over the past decades, generations,…
Woman Loses Finger on Waterslide at West Edmonton Mall
SASKATOON — A Saskatchewan woman says she lost a finger after her ring got caught on a waterslide at one of the largest malls in North America. Claire Clark was celebrating her granddaughter’s third birthday at West Edmonton Mall’s water park on Aug. 5 when Clark decided to take a ride on a slide called…
Crustacean Caper on The East Coast
SAINT−SIMON, N.B. — There has been another crustacean caper on the East Coast. Police say thieves stole “a large quantity of lobster meat” in New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula on Friday. It happened in the dead of night — sometime between 12:45 and 1:30 a.m. They struck a processing plant in Saint−Simon, about an hour east…
Alberta Doctor Investigated Allegedly Telling Homeless Indigenous People to “get jobs”
CARDSTON, Alta. — A southern Alberta doctor is on administrative leave from a position at Alberta Health Services after allegedly telling some homeless Indigenous people to “get jobs” in late May. Dr. Lloyd Clarke was removed as associate medical director for the southern region but continues to practise medicine in Cardston, south of Calgary, where…
CRTC to Intervene in Rival Wireless Carriers Fight Over Dropped Calls
OTTAWA — Canada’s telecom regulator has been asked to intervene in a battle between rival wireless carriers that is causing failed connections for hundreds of cellphone users, particularly in the North. Telus Communications filed an application last week with the Canadian Radio−television and Telecommunications Commission, calling for a public review of what it considers excessive…
Five People in Hospital Following Plane Crash in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Five people are in hospital, including one in critical condition, after a 1930’s era biplane crashed shortly after take off Saturday at the Abbotsford International Airport in British Columbia. Jadene Mah, a spokesperson for the Abbotsford International Airshow, said there was a pilot and four passengers on board the deHavilland Dragon Rapide…
Slain Officer’s Spouse Reveals Depth of Grief
FREDERICTON — Until Friday morning, Jackie McLean’s Twitter feed was a mix of family moments, politics and wry jokes. But since Friday afternoon, hours after McLean’s common−law partner Const. Robb Costello died in the line of duty, it has become a heartbreaking real−time peek into the intense pain that comes with losing a spouse so…
Government Says – Kids Born to Russian Spies Should Not be Canadian Citizens
OTTAWA — Russian spies lurking in the Canadian shadows may toil in secret, but they’re still employees of Moscow — and therefore their children are not Canadian citizens, the federal government is telling the Supreme Court. In a newly filed court submission, the government argues the Toronto−born son of Russian intelligence agents should be denied…
Stats Canada Says Many People are Driving High
OTTAWA — A new Statistics Canada survey has found about 1.4 million Canadians reported they had been a passenger in a vehicle driven by someone who had consumed cannabis in the previous two hours. In addition, one in seven cannabis users with a driver’s licence said they had got behind the wheel at least once…
Crown Says No Charges in Death of Baby Left in Car by Father
MONTREAL — Crown officials will not be laying charges against a man whose baby died after he forgot the six−month−old boy in his car last June. Crown spokesman Jean Pascal Boucher said Wednesday no criminal act occurred. Police said last June the father showed up at his baby’s daycare to bring the infant home but…