Manitoba First Nation open to possible police probe of accused priest, who worked there in early 1960s
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. The chief of a Manitoba First Nation says he’s open to the idea of police investigating the conduct of a former residential school priest now facing a criminal charge for abusing a child at a school in another Indigenous community in the province. Minegoziibe Anishinabe (Pine Creek) First Nation Chief Derek […]
Moruga man’s family offers $20k reward for his safe return
News Laurel V Williams 6 Hrs Ago Sanjay “Naren” Deodath – The family of Sanjay “Naren” Deodath has offered a $20,000 reward for his safe return. The family made the offer early Friday for the farmer, 31, who was last seen on Tuesday in Moruga. Deodath left his home at Douglas Trace in St Mary’s […]
Sask. preparing for charter flight to bring fleeing Ukrainians to Regina
The Saskatchewan government is preparing for a charter flight from the Polish capital of Warsaw to Regina to bring some 230 evacuees from Ukraine to the province. Minister of Immigration and Career Training Jeremy Harrison said there is flexibility around the arrival but the target date is July 4. “We’ve made very clear our open door policy as far as […]
Expect ‘green’ THA budget next week, says Chief Sec
News Kinnesha George 4 Hrs Ago Chief Secretary Farley Augustine. PHOTO COURTESY THA – THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine claimed a “very progressive agenda” can be expected on Thursday when the 2022-2023 THA fiscal package is presented in the Assembly Legislature, Augustine, who is also Secretary of Finance, Trade and the Economy, was speaking at […]
Richard Taylor guilty of 1st-degree arson murders of mom, stepdad in Dundas, Ont.
A jury in Hamilton has found Richard Taylor guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the arson deaths of his mother Carla Rutherford and stepdad Alan Rutherford after their Dundas, Ont., home was set on fire in 2018. Now 46, Taylor was a 42-year-old teacher when he was charged in 2019. The Rutherfords were sleeping in the […]
132 covid19 cases, five deaths
News Shane Superville 14 Minutes Ago Image courtesy CDC. The Ministry of Health has reported that there are 132 new covid19 cases of Friday afternoon. In their 4 pm covid19 update, the ministry reported that the results were obtained from samples that were collected between June 14 and 16. The total number of active cases […]
‘We’re in crisis’: Safe sport advocate Allison Forsyth says feds must be preventative in tackling sexual abuse
WARNING: This article contains details that may affect those who have experienced sexual abuse or know someone affected by it. Less than a week after Canada’s sport minister Pascale St-Onge announced a number of new measures to combat what she calls a crisis in the country, sexual abuse survivor-turned-safe sport advocate Allison Forsyth is questioning […]
Bandit crawls through ceiling, robs man at Port of Spain home
News Shane Superville 7 Minutes Ago File photo – Police are probing an incident in which a bandit broke through the ceiling of a man’s Port of Spain home and robbed him early on Thursday morning. Police said the man was at his St Vincent Street, home at around 2 am when he heard a […]
Retired priest charged with indecent assault after Manitoba residential school investigation
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. A retired priest has been charged with indecent assault in connection with a decade-long investigation into a Manitoba residential school. Retired Father Arthur Masse, 92, was charged in connection with the assault on a 10-year-old girl, who was a student at the Fort Alexander residential school, northeast of Winnipeg. […]
Man recalls 2004 disaster that nearly claimed his entire family
Tobago Stephon Nicholas An Hour Ago Richmond Point resident Joseph Ferguson shows the size of rubble which he had to lift to free his children who were buried by a landslide in 2004. – Photo by David Reid EIGHTEEN years after a landslide almost wiped out his entire family in King’s Bay, Tobagonian Joseph Ferguson, […]
‘I’m back to square one’: Halifax woman loses apartment after refusing to pay illegal deposit
When Kirsten Parnell went to sign a lease for a one-bedroom apartment in Halifax two weeks ago, she thought her gruelling search for a place to live was over. She was wrong. Before securing the apartment, Parnell was asked to provide a co-signer and pay first and last months’ rent on top of a damage deposit. […]
No covid19 deaths, 324 new cases
News Rhianna Mc Kenzie 6 Hrs Ago Image courtesy CDC For the fourth time since April 26, 2021, and second time in four weeks, the Ministry of Health has reported no covid19 deaths in TT. It’s 4 pm update on Thursday said the death rate is now 3,968 with 324 new covid19 cases. The last […]