After weeks of mounting criticism of his election performance, Andrew Scheer announced today he is stepping down as Conservative Party leader. Scheer told his caucus the news earlier today. After he made the formal announcement in the House of Commons, he received a standing ovation on both sides of the aisle. The leader of the Official Opposition said he…
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The House of Commons passed a non-binding NDP motion Wednesday calling on the federal government to pay compensation to children and families affected by the on-reserve child welfare system, as ordered by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal in September. The federal government is seeking a judicial review before the Federal Court aimed at quashing the human rights…
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A Winnipeg woman says she was left feeling humiliated last week after a police officer grabbed and held her by the shoulder until she produced her receipt inside of a Real Canadian Superstore. On Dec. 2, Jenna Comegan and her sister went to purchase a few items from the Superstore on St. Anne’s Road. She alleges that…
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A coalition of Indigenous leadership, environmental advocates and others have launched a petition demanding the federal government release an updated cost estimate for construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The coalition includes the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, West Coast Environmental Law, environmental group Stand.earth and citizen’s group Dogwood. They announced their petition at a news conference on…
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First Nations youth from Canada are at a United Nations climate change conference in Madrid, Spain, demonstrating against a massive proposed oilsands mine in Alberta. The provincial government of Alberta and the federal government are considering approval for what would be one of the largest oilsands open pits ever built. “This is taking us in the…
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Two men have been banned from PAL Airlines after making racist remarks to Indigenous passengers aboard a flight Monday from Happy Valley-Goose Bay to St. John’s. The remarks upset passengers aboard and sparked outrage on social media. “One of them said, ‘Here comes an Eskimo’ and [an Inuk man] walked by and the other guy said,…
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