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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A United Nations inquiry on Wednesday expressed concern at reports of abuse against a prominent Palestinian …
Read More »Innu inquiry commissioners have one word after week of heavy testimony: ‘Hope’
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. All three commissioners for the inquiry into the treatment of Innu families in the child protection …
Read More »Hong Kong leader orders independent inquiry into deadly highrise fire
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Hong Kong’s leader said on Tuesday a judge-led committee will investigate the cause of the city’s deadliest fire in decades and review government oversight of building renovations …
Read More »Delay in COVID-19 lockdowns in U.K. resulted in some 23,000 more deaths: public inquiry
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Former British prime minister Boris Johnson oversaw a “toxic,” “chaotic” and dithering response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a delay in locking the country down resulting in …
Read More »Quebec public inquiry underway into assisted death of quadriplegic man after ER left bedsore
A public inquiry into the death of a quadriplegic man begins today in Quebec — over a year after he sought medical assistance in dying following a hospital stay that left him with a severe and painful bedsore. Normand Meunier, 66, was stuck on a stretcher in an emergency room at …
Read More »Inadequate care at Edmonton jail has inmates ‘falling through the cracks,’ inquiry finds
WARNING: This story contains discussions of suicide. Canada’s largest jail is again facing calls to improve mental health care for inmates following an investigation into the death of a 23-year-old man who died by suicide inside his cell. A fatality inquiry into the death of Timothy “TJ” McConnell found that …
Read More »Foreign interference inquiry to release final report today
More than 16 months after it was established, the public inquiry studying foreign interference in Canadian elections will release its final report today. Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue’s report is expected to deliver recommendations on how federal government agencies can better protect against foreign meddling. It comes with all eyes on a federal Liberal …
Read More »Federal foreign interference inquiry to resume with public hearings – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 16, 2024 7:36 am Updated September 16, 2024 7:38 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The latest phase of a federal inquiry into foreign interference is set to kick off on Monday with remarks from commissioner Marie-Josée …
Read More »AFN head meets with Manitoba’s lieutenant-governor to seek independent inquiry into killings – Winnipeg
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is urging Manitoba’s lieutenant-governor to establish an independent inquiry into the killings of four Indigenous women in the province. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said she had a productive meeting with Lt.-Gov. Anita Neville on Wednesday. The meeting came days after the AFN …
Read More »Nova Scotia mass shooting: progress report released on response to public inquiry – Halifax
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 1, 2024 11:51 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An independent committee released today its first report on how governments and the RCMP are responding to the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia …
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