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The family of a Calgary homicide victim is demanding better protections for those experiencing domestic violence. On Tuesday, Calgary police responded to reports of an incident outside of an elementary school in the 300 block of Strathcona Drive Southwest at around 7:40 a.m. Police said one woman was declared deceased …
Read More »Mother of Brampton family injured in hit-and-run demands reform of bail and sentencing
Sam Ritchie is getting used to apartment living, one day after being released from St. John’s rehab. The single mother spent a month at St. John’s after two weeks at Sunnybrook hospital, where she was treated for multiples fractures and a traumatic brain injury she suffered when she and her …
Read More »Carberry, Man. community rocked by fatal bus crash, demands better road conditions
The community of Carberry, Man. has been rocked after 15 people were killed and 10 hospitalized when a semi-truck and a passenger bus collided on Thursday. It happened at the highway’s intersection with Highway 5 near the town of Carberry, and residents are saying the road conditions there are unacceptable. …
Read More »Winnipeg’s Iranian community condemns executions, demands action at CMHR rally – Winnipeg
Members of Winnipeg’s Iranian community held a rally at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Saturday protesting the recent surge in executions in the country. The United Nations reports the Iranian government has executed at least 259 people in 2023 so far. The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police …
Read More »Ontario hospices call for more funding as costs, demands rise
Cash-strapped hospices in Ontario say the province needs to boost their annual funding because cost increases that began at the start of the pandemic have not eased. A group that represents roughly 75 hospices says these end-of-life care providers receive about $53-million a year from the province, which is used …
Read More »Winnipeg woman demands justice after husband killed on Mexican vacation – Winnipeg
The wife of a Winnipeg father of three who was killed while on vacation in Mexico last week says she’s now fighting for justice after two hotel employees were arrested in connection with his death. Jesse Ropos died in the lobby of a resort in the gated community of Puerto …
Read More »Refugee children do not place significant demands on health care, Ontario data shows
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 2, 2022 8:54 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — New research indicates refugee children and youth aged under 17 do not place substantial demands on the health care system in Ontario compared with their Canadian-born peers. A study …
Read More »Woman mistakenly declared dead by Service Canada for almost a year demands answers
At first, Teresa Shum and her husband, Mark, thought the situation was funny. The Markham, Ont., couple received a notice in February from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) that one of Mark’s tax credits was declined due to his marital status being changed to widower. “We were really taken by surprise,” Shum …
Read More »Witness demands answers, calls for better mental health support following Saanich bank robbery
Shelli Fryer has spent the past six weeks feeling worried, isolated and overwhelmed. She was held hostage during a bank robbery in Saanich, B.C., on June 28. Since then, she’s struggled to find the emotional support needed to work through her trauma. “It’s hard. I am not really recovering,” she …
Read More »Edmonton mayor demands 2 probes into police actions in lead-up to Chinatown killings
Follow this link to read more about CBC’s investigation into Justin Bone’s interactions with law enforcement. Edmonton’s mayor is demanding that Alberta’s solicitor general and the city’s police commission conduct reviews into actions by police in the days before two men were beaten to death in the Chinatown district. Amarjeet Sohi’s calls for …
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