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In the spirit of reconciliation, special works of Indigenous art will find a home in Calgary’s city council chamber in the years ahead. The City of Calgary has put out a call, starting with Stoney Nakoda female and two-spirit artists. But there will be similar submission calls in the future …
Read More »Scarborough parents call on school, TDSB to do more to prevent vaping in washrooms
A group of concerned parents is putting pressure on a Scarborough high school and the Toronto District School Board to stop students from vaping in the school’s bathroom. The group has sent a letter to principal Leslie Ann Klinger of Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute asking her for “proposed solutions as …
Read More »Migrants across Canada call on Ottawa for action on regularization, permanent status
Thousands of migrants and their supporters held rallies across Canadian cities on Sunday to call on Ottawa to extend permanent status to undocumented people. There were also calls to swiftly implement an inclusive regularization program for undocumented migrants — a longstanding demand that advocates say appears closer than ever to …
Read More »Families of Flight PS752 victims call for war crimes probe
Lawyers representing families who lost loved ones in the destruction of Flight PS752 say they put forward a submission Wednesday calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate the case as a possible war crime or crime against humanity. The families say it’s taking too long for Canada to pursue …
Read More »Indigenous communities in B.C. call on new monarchy to play greater part in reconciliation in Canada
In light of the death of Queen Elizabeth, Indigenous organizations and communities in B.C. are hoping her successor will commit to bettering the relationship between First Nations and the Crown. This weekend, King Charles III will be proclaimed Canada’s new head of state, following the passing of his mother on Thursday. …
Read More »Police investigation puts fighter pilot call sign meetings under microscope
A police investigation into comments made at a social gathering of fighter pilots in June has cast a spotlight on a well-known but little-understood military tradition that some worry is another example of entrenched cultural problems in Canada’s Armed Forces: The assignment of call signs. Earlier this week, Royal Canadian …
Read More »Conservatives call for release of report on massive Afghan immigration data breach
The Conservative Party has written to Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne asking him to speed up his investigation of a federal government data breach that exposed the identities of hundreds of Afghans seeking Canada’s help to escape from the Taliban in October 2021. Dufresne announced on November 15 of last year …
Read More »Cyclists call for safer detour after collapse of East Vancouver parkade closed section of major bike path
Vancouver-based Carter Fox usually cycles to work in Burnaby, taking the Central Valley Greenway — a major 24-kilometre bike corridor that connects Vancouver, Burnaby and New Westminster. But for the past month, Fox has avoided the greenway after the City of Vancouver closed off a section adjacent to the site where a rooftop parking deck collapsed …
Read More »Advocates for domestic abuse victims call for suspended B.C. radio host to be fired
WARNING: This article contains details of suicide and abuse. Advocates for victims of domestic abuse are calling for the termination of a B.C. radio host over his comments on the suicide of a New York woman who said she was abused by her husband before her death. Mandeep Kaur died by suicide …
Read More »Ontario homebuyers stunned by extra $175K charge from developer, call for government action
Some buyers who years ago purchased builds in a housing development in Stayner, Ont., are fuming and calling for government intervention after they were told they would need to fork over $175,000 above what was agreed upon in contracts with the developer before their homes will finally be built. CBC …
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