A Haida Gwaii community is one step closer to restoring its traditional Indigenous name. The Village of Queen Charlotte, located on the southern end of Graham Island in the archipelago off B.C.’s North Coast, was given that name in 1908 by white settlers. But on Monday, council members voted unanimously to restore the ancestral Haida name, […]
News Corey Connelly Just Now FILE PHOTO: Police on patrol along Milford Road, Scarborough. – CRIME economist Anselm Richards believes the time has come to carry out a comprehensive audit of Tobago’s security system. He was responding on Tuesday to the shooting death of dancehall artiste N’Kosi Bovell at the Dutch Fort Restaurant & Bar, […]
One of the commanding officers who led the initial RCMP response to Nova Scotia’s mass shooting says he momentarily thought a fellow officer might be the perpetrator behind the killings after a report of a marked police cruiser at the scene. Steve Halliday, a retired staff sergeant, testified Tuesday at the inquiry examining the shootings that […]
News Corey Connelly 10 Minutes Ago Dr Faith BYisrael. Photo courtesy THA The THA Division of Health, Wellness and Social Protection has reported a delay in the payment of wages to some 53 daily-paid workers for the fortnight period April 15-28, 2022. In a statement on Tuesday, the division said the wages were processed and […]
Warren Dingman calls them “chicken wars” — paltry poultry disputes that crop up on B.C.’s Gulf Islands each year as dependably as a cockerel’s crow. Ground zero for 2022 is Salt Spring Island, where concerns about rooster noise have led to bylaw tickets, spreads in the local newspaper and even a pro-rooster petition. As Islands Trust head bylaw officer, […]
News Sean Douglas 8 Hrs Ago PM Dr Keith Rowley – Photo courtesy Office of the Parliament THE Prime Minister accused Naparima MP Rodney Charles of being on a political “fishing expedition,” by posing questions about the policy on the purchase of Housing Development Corporation (HDC) lots and about “a person in your Cabinet.” This […]
Outside the entrance to the community warming shelter on the north-side downtown core in Thunder Bay, Ont., paramedics respond to a suspected overdose. Staff at Elevate NWO, a community-based harm reduction organization in northwestern Ontario, had called 911 after an individual was non-responsive in its lobby. At the same time, staff were called a block up […]
OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar dismissed the “good news” presented by Finance Minister Colm Imbert about the economy’s improved performance from 2021 to the early part of this year. She did so when she contributed to debate in the House of Representatives to debate a motion to approve its Standing Finance Committee’s Report and the Finance […]
Canada’s military ombudsman is joining the chorus of those accusing the Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence of failing to address long-standing barriers to the recruitment and retention of women, visible minorities and Indigenous people. Gregory Lick says in a new report that the military and department have adopted numerous initiatives over the last […]
Tobago Newsday Reporter An Hour Ago FILE PHOTO: A youngster showed no fear for these traditional Carnival characters at the 2020 launch of Windward Carnival in Roxborough. – THE committee charged with organising the inaugural Tobago Carnival, from October 28-30, has been installed.. Some members of the 15-member committee were revealed on Monday in a […]
The Saskatchewan government is hoping to pass amendments that will allow municipalities the ability to permit alcohol consumption in outdoor public spaces, but the Opposition says it will not support the change in time for summer. On Tuesday, the government will look for support from the Opposition to have the bill pass through all stages. The government […]
News Sean Douglas An Hour Ago Dr Keith Rowley – THE Prime Minister on Monday instructed Acting Commissioner of Police Mc Donald Jacob to physically locate the report by a team led by Dr Robert Sabga into the sexual, physical and emotional abuse of youngsters in children’s homes conducted 25 years ago. In a statement […]
