Sixties Scoop survivors call for federal inquiry and apology
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Former Canadian senator Murray Sinclair and a group representing survivors of the Sixties Scoop are calling for a federal inquiry into the actions and policies of governments that led to thousands of Indigenous children being taken from their homes over four decades and placed with non-Indigenous families. “There have been […]
Kyle Lowry leaving Toronto for the Miami Heat
TORONTO – Raptors star guard Kyle Lowry is headed to the Miami Heat. Lowry put out a social media post to his more than 907,000 Twitter followers saying “Miami Heat X Kyle Lowry” and “Let’s Goo!!” followed by five fire emojis. The post came less than 45 minutes after free agency officially kicked off Monday […]
109 more covid19 cases, 8 more deaths
News Ryan Hamilton-Davis 3 Hrs Ago Image courtesy CDC The Ministry of Health has reported 109 more positive cases from samples taken between July 29 and August 1, bringing the total number of active cases to 5,818. In the ministry’s daily covid19 update, it was noted that a total of 39,039 cases were reported since […]
Family of Black man fatally shot by police in Repentigny, Que., blame racism for his death
The family of a Repentigny, Que., man who died after police shot him three times in the stomach on Sunday are blaming anti-Black racism in the city’s police force for his death and are demanding justice. Marie-Mireille Bence, the mother of the victim, called police Sunday morning asking them to bring her son, Jean René Junior Olivier, 37, to the […]
COVID-19 vaccine wastage concerns in Canada as Moderna doses expire this week
Thousands of COVID-19 vaccines are set to expire in Canada this week, with pharmacists in Ontario raising concern about wastage amid hesitancy to mix different doses. In Ontario alone, “several thousand” doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will expire on Aug. 6, said Justin Bates, CEO of the Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA). “It’s an unfortunate […]
Cops seize over $64m in ganja, cocaine in Siparia
News Laurel V Williams 38 Minutes Ago Drugs seized in Siparia on Sunday. – South Western Division seized over $64 million worth of marijuana and cocaine on Sunday in Siparia. Police also arrested three people in connection with the find during an anti-crime exercise in Quinam. Police said officers of the South-Western Division CID and […]
How Canadian tourism sustains Cuba’s army and one-party state
Standing on a street corner in Montreal, Reinaldo Rodriguez has a message for Canadians. “Canadian tourists are feeding the Cuban regime,” he told CBC News. Rodriguez was part of a wave of protests that have swept Canada’s 30,000-strong Cuban community since unrest spread across the island on July 11. “The people don’t see (the money),” he […]
Mobile vaccine clinics working to vaccinate Kingstonians
Monday marks the last day to get your child’s first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in time to be fully vaccinated for the upcoming school year.
Moruga fire victim out of hospital
News Laurel V Williams 2 Hrs Ago Avalon “Wang” Paul’s house was gutted by fire on July 18. Photo courtesy a close relative – Avalon “Wang” Paul, the Moruga man who rushed into his burning house to save his 19-year-old son from a possible fiery death, was discharged from the hospital. “Wang got second-degree burns […]
It’s hard having to cheer from home, not in the stands, says family of Montreal Olympian
As Quebec artistic swimmer Jacqueline Simoneau prepares to compete at her second Olympic Games, her family won’t be in the stands cheering her on. Due to the pandemic, athletes’ families weren’t allowed to accompany them to Tokyo. For Simoneau’s mother, Lynda South, it’s disappointing not to be there. By South’s count, she’s missed only a handful of competitions in her […]
CoP increases police patrols before curfew
News Ryan Hamilton-Davis 25 Minutes Ago Commissioner of Police, Gary Griffith. – There will be an increase in police patrols and roadblocks from Monday night says Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith. “We will have many roadblocks, we will be doing DUI testing and we will be doing speed tests as well to put an end […]
Quebec’s relationship with forestry industry under scrutiny as pressure mounts to protect woodlands
As it runs from the Otish Mountains south to Lac-Saint-Jean, the Péribonka River cuts through a valley in Quebec that is home to old yellow birch, woodland caribou and bald eagles. The valley has been heavily logged for years. Until the mid-1990s, the river was so clogged with timber that canoeing or kayaking was impossible. […]