Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UN committee criticizes Canada over handling of Indigenous pipeline opposition
A United Nations human rights committee focused on combating racism has reiterated its call for Canada to stop construction of two pipelines until it obtains consent from affected Indigenous communiti...
May 11, 2022
Governor General’s tour of Nunavik suspended amid poor weather in northern Quebec
KUUJJUAQ, Que. - Mary Simon’s tour of Nunavik has been suspended due to poor weather in northern Quebec. The Governor General’s third day was scheduled to take place in Kangiqsujuaq, Que.,...
May 11, 2022
Putin guilty of ‘depravity’ for denying hungry Africans grain from Ukraine: Goodale
OTTAWA - Ralph Goodale, Canada’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom, is accusing Vladimir Putin of “depravity” for denying hungry people in African countries and other developin...
May 11, 2022
Conservative groups go against Trump, Oz in Pa. Senate race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Several prominent conservative groups are getting involved in Pennsylvania’s race for U.S. Senate and backing candidate Kathy Barnette as an alternative to Mehmet Oz, the ...
May 11, 2022
2 shootings leave 10 injured, 1 dead on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO (AP) - One person was killed and 10 were injured in two shootings on Chicago's South Side in the space of six hours on Tuesday, a spasm of gun violence on the hottest day of 2022 so far, servi...
May 11, 2022
Investigators find burial sites at 53 former Indigenous residential schools in U.S.
WASHINGTON - Investigators have found marked and unmarked burial sites at the locations of 53 former Indigenous residential schools in the United States. The long-awaited report from the U.S. Departme...
May 11, 2022
Judge announces he’ll block DeSantis’ redistricting plan
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A congressional map approved by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and drawn by his staff is unconstitutional because it breaks up a district where Black voters can choose t...
May 11, 2022
Liberal government gives $3.5 million to abortion access projects in Canada
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it is giving $3.5 million for two projects to help improve access to abortion services in Canada. The funding is the first to come from a year-old budget pledge to...
May 11, 2022
Jurors in Quebec Halloween 2020 murder trial hear closing arguments
QUEBEC - Closing arguments are being delivered today at Quebec City’s Halloween murder trial, with the defence trying to convince jurors his client should be found not criminally responsible of ...
May 11, 2022
Quebec lost almost $1 billion on COVID-19 protective equipment: auditor general
MONTREAL - Quebec’s auditor general says the province overpaid on personal protective equipment during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic by almost $1 billion. Guylaine Leclerc’s ne...
May 11, 2022