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The death of a renowned musician who rose to fame in Brampton, Ont., has sent shock waves across Punjabi communities around the world. Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, known by his stage name Sidhu Moose Wala, was shot dead in Punjab on Sunday, police in the Indian state confirmed. He was 28. Moose Wala’s impact on Punjabi …
Read More »First Nations call on federal ministers to extend Indian day school claims process
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. As the deadline for the countrywide class-action settlement for First Nations and Inuit children who suffered harm while attending federally run Indian day schools approaches, calls for an extension are growing. The deadline to submit a claim for the $1.47-billion settlement between Canada and …
Read More »Nearly 300,000 Canadians waiting for Nexus approval as backlog grows
Canada’s backlog of Nexus applications has ballooned into the hundreds of thousands, despite a sharp downturn in applicants during the pandemic, prompting blowback from frustrated travellers as clogged airports continue to overflow. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says 295,133 Nexus applications have yet to be processed due to ongoing …
Read More »Outdoorsman’s wood hut saved boys from deadly storm
Tyson Peers built his “Viking house” in woods near his home in Hawkesbury, Ont., to withstand just about anything, but he didn’t know how soon it would be put to the ultimate test. On the afternoon of May 21, Peers, 21, an avid outdoorsman who posts “bushcraft” videos of his wilderness …
Read More »GTA tow-truck industry violence: Charges against 6 withdrawn as prosecution case partially collapses
The high-profile, monthslong police investigation aimed at snuffing out violence in the Greater Toronto Area’s tow-truck industry has partially collapsed, leaving six people who were accused of more than 70 arson, drug and gun offences walking out of court with their charges stayed. Dubbed Project Platinum, the York Regional Police-led operation targeted …
Read More »Gas prices have never been higher — but Canadians still aren’t jumping on public transit
For several years, Luis Virla would hop on a bus and then transfer to a train as part his commute to work in Calgary. But like many, once the pandemic began, he hit the brakes on using transit. Even now with pandemic restrictions nearly gone and his anxiety about catching the virus …
Read More »This Dalhousie grad thought she was over COVID but now she’s too weak to walk
When Amy Tenenbaum graduates from Dalhousie University on Friday, she’s hoping she has the strength to walk across the stage to get her diploma. Tenenbaum’s life has changed dramatically since testing positive for COVID-19 in January. The 22-year-old — who is from Rhode Island — is one of several hundred people in Nova Scotia currently experiencing symptoms of …
Read More »Activist Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash hopes to become 1st Indigenous woman in Que’s legislature
A young Indigenous activist and columnist is taking a step into provincial politics. Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash announced she will seek the nomination for the Ungava riding in northern Quebec under Québec Solidaire’s banner. If she wins the seat in the Oct. 3 provincial election, she will be the first Indigenous woman to sit …
Read More »Colombia’s presidential race headed to run-off between leftist senator, populist businessman
Colombian voters opted for a dramatic change in presidential politics, choosing a leftist former rebel and an outsider populist businessman to advance to a runoff election in June amid hopes a new face can pull them out of the economic damage from the pandemic. Leftist Sen. Gustavo Petro led the …
Read More »High gas prices push maternity care almost out of reach in B.C.’s far north
High gas prices are making life more expensive for a pregnant woman in northern B.C., who says she has to travel hundreds of kilometres for ultrasound appointments. Stephanie Roberts lives with her husband and two children in Fort Nelson, in B.C.’s far north, about 130 kilometres south of the B.C.-Yukon border. She …
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