Indecent assault charge laid after RCMP probe into abuse allegations at Manitoba residential school
A charge has been laid following a decade-long investigation into allegations of abuse at a residential school in Manitoba. The province confirmed Thursday a person was charged with one count of indecent assault on a female related to the investigation into the former Fort Alexander Residential School northeast of Winnipeg. Manitoba RCMP did not provide […]
Teen among two murdered on Wednesday
News Jensen La Vende 6 Hrs Ago File photo. TWO men were killed hours apart in separate incidents on Wednesday. Police said at about 8:20 pm, Rico Kallicharan, 19, of Righteous Lane Extension, Pinto Road, Arima, was standing in front of his home when two gunmen walked up to him and shot him. They then […]
Supporters plead to keep mother, 6-year-old Canadian daughter from being forced to leave country
Supporters are rallying to stop the federal government from forcing a six-year-old Canadian citizen and her mother to leave the country on July 8. Evangeline Cayanan is set to be deported to the Philippines, and her young daughter, McKenna, has no other option but to go with her as she has no other family in […]
Moonilal alleges corrpution in State enterprises
News Yvonne Webb 2 Hrs Ago Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal OPPOSITION MP Dr Roodal Moonilal hopes Udecott does not again become a corrupt state-run enterprise. Referring to allegations which led to the setting up of a commission of enquiry in 2009, Moonilal on Wednesday, said this must not happen again. He has also […]
Canada Post’s search policy unconstitutional, rules N.L. Supreme Court
A Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court justice has ruled part of the Canada Post Corporation Act violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. (Paul Daly/CBC) The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has ruled that the law that allowed Canada Post to search a parcel containing cocaine violates the charter right to privacy — but the […]
Police and PCA to probe police arrest at Queen’s Park Savannah incident
News Jensen La Vende 12 Minutes Ago File photo. BOTH the Professional Standards Bureau (PSB) and the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) are investigating reports of excessive force by police after a video of officers kicking a man at the Queen’s Park Savannah went viral on Thursday. Public information officer ASP Sheridon Hill told Newsday six […]
RCMP conducting raids in central Quebec targeting Atomwaffen Division neo-Nazi group
Around 60 RCMP officers are conducting raids southwest of Quebec City, targeting people connected to the neo-Nazi group the Atomwaffen Division. “It’s a far-right affiliated group, which could be described as having neo-Nazi allegiance,” RCMP Cpl. Charles Poirier said. Poirier said two search warrants are being executed in the towns of Saint-Ferdinand and Plessisville in what he called a “national […]
Shopper threatens Pricesmart with lawsuit over trolley incident
News Jada Loutoo Just Now FILE PHOTO: PriceSmart’s La Romaine branch – Lincoln Holder A shopper who was pinned between two trolleys while shopping at a major membership shopping club in March has threatened to take the establishment to court for compensation for dmage to her lower back. She is contending that the accident occurred […]
Privacy bill would set out rules on use of personal data, artificial intelligence
The federal Liberals plan to introduce privacy legislation today to give Canadians more control over their personal data and introduce new rules for the use of artificial intelligence. The bill, to be presented by Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, aims to fulfil his mandate to advance the federal digital charter, strengthen privacy protections for consumers and […]
All not well at Eastern Credit Union
News Jada Loutoo 10 Hrs Ago Justice Frank Seepersad. – A director of the Eastern Credit Union (ECU) has been partially successful in his challenge of the legality of the credit union’s last November’s election of a new board. In November 2021, days before the election, Gerard Matthews filed a claim alleging abuse of process […]
Opposition Leader on Corpus Christi: Practice love and forgiveness
News Paula Lindo 7 Hrs Ago Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar – SUREASH CHOLAI Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said Corpus Christi must be a call to action to the people of TT to restore and practice love and forgiveness to their brothers and sisters across the nation and the world. Persad-Bissessar said Corpus Christi is a […]
Veteran on long-term disability says he’s been waiting for family doctor since 2011
A Canadian navy veteran says he’s fed up with waiting for a primary care provider after having been on Prince Edward Island’s wait-list for 11 years. Matt Dobson moved to P.E.I. in 2011 after being medically released from the navy when he was diagnosed with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. He had been a member of the armed […]