Legal experts say Quebec ‘secret trial’ violates fundamental principles of justice
Members of Quebec’s legal community say a trial that took place in complete secrecy, with no paper trail, has violated the fundamental principles of justice on which the court system is based. The trial, whose existence was first reported by the French-language online newspaper La Presse on Friday, is referred to only as “Dossier X.” The […]
Spain donates 40,000 covid19 vaccines for children to Trinidad and Tobago
News Sean Douglas 10 Minutes Ago FILE PHOTO: A physician extracts Pfizer-BioNTech covid19 vaccine out of a vial at a vaccination site in New York. – AP PHOTO HEALTH Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said the Government of Spain has offered Trinidad and Tobago some 40,000 vaccines, for children five to 11, although to fully vaccine the […]
Greta Thunberg-inspired climate protests take place across Canada, globe
Protesters gathered in cities across Canada on Friday to denounce government inaction on fighting climate change as part of a series of worldwide environmental protests. The events were part of the Fridays for Future movement that is inspired by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. In Montreal, activists unfurled a red-and-yellow banner reading, “Land Back,” across the […]
Griffith eyes PM post
News Sean Douglas 2 Minutes Ago Gary Griffith FORMER commissioner of police (CoP) Gary Griffith, in a statement on Friday, said he has moved on from an interest in the CoP post to now eyeing the Prime Minister’s position. The statement was sent to media houses and posted on Facebook. He said the new Police […]
Edmonton Oilers sue insurers for $174M over ‘massive’ pandemic losses
The Edmonton Oilers and its associated companies are suing four insurance firms for what’s described in a statement of claim filed with the Court of Queen’s Bench as “massive business losses” over a two-year period during the pandemic. On March 12, 2020, the NHL halted its season. Shortly after, mandatory government orders kept fans, clients […]
PNM Tobago blanks media from Nomination Day for internal elections
Tobago Corey Connelly 14 Minutes Ago In this December 2021 file photo, PNM Tobago Council leader Tracy Davidson-Celestine, second from left, leads a group of candidates on Nomination Day in Calder Hall. Photo courtesy PNM The PNM Tobago Council’s election supervisory committee has said the media will not be allowed to cover the party’s Nomination […]
Poilievre vows to ban oil from ‘polluting dictatorships,’ double production in Newfoundland
Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre promised Friday a government led by him would take a hard line on what he calls “polluting dictatorships” by dramatically curbing foreign oil imports from countries like Saudi Arabia while boosting Canadian production to make up the shortfall. Oil imports have moved to the forefront of the political agenda since […]
Tobago calypsonian gets cultural send-off
Tobago Corey Connelly 27 Minutes Ago Jay-Anne Baptiste Campbell, centre, the niece of deceased Tobago born calypsonian and songwriter, Sherwin Cunningham performs at Cunningham’s funeral. The late Sherwin Cunningham, 55, received a grand cultural send-off on Thursday, reflecting the songwriter and calypsonian’s deep love for music and the performing arts. The former manager of the […]
Reported hate crimes jumped across Nova Scotia in 2020, most involving race
Reported hate crimes in Nova Scotia saw a major spike in 2020, mostly driven by incidents involving race, pointing to what many people of colour have said is a longstanding reality in the province. Statistics Canada released new data last week on police-reported hate crimes across the country for 2020. Rates of hate crimes per […]
PNM corporations share Al-Rawi’s ‘excitement’ on local government reform but not UNC bodies
News Sean Douglas 5 Hrs Ago Kwasi Robinson – HEADS of two PNM-led corporations shared Minister of Rural Affairs and Local Government Faris Al-Rawi’s excitement about local government reform, but two heads of UNC-led corporations wondered if reform could truly solve perennial problems of bureaucracy, speaking to Newsday on Thursday. Tunapuna/Piarco Regional Corporation head Kwasi […]
Why I am reclaiming my mother’s language before it’s too late
This First Person article is the experience of Rochelle Bragg who is of mixed Oji-Cree and Swiss-German descent. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. Read the column in Oji-Cree here. ᐊᔭᒥᐦᑐᐣ ᐃᐍ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐘᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐏᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᒧᐏᓂᐠ ᐅᒪ᙮ A few years ago I noticed a little handbook in my mother’s living room titled […]
THA Chief Sec hits poor state of official residence
News Elizabeth Gonzales 2 Hrs Ago Farley Augustine – CHIEF Secretary Farley Augustine told Tobagonians the deplorable, inhabitable and decaying conditions he found at the chief secretary official residence after he was elected in December, caused him to spend over 220,000 in repairs to restore the house to a habitable and safe standard. The residence […]