Toronto police say a man has been charged after a woman reported she was sexually assaulted during meetings for an organization. Police said between Feb. 25 and March 1, a woman attended the Canadian Human Rights International Organization (CHRIO) where she met the suspect on multiple occasions for meetings. Investigators …
Read More »Man reports to Toronto hospital with gunshot wounds, rushed to trauma centre – Toronto
Police in Toronto are investigating a shooting reported in Toronto. In a tweet, Toronto police said that around 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, a gunshot victim was dropped at a Toronto hospital. From there, he was taken to a trauma centre on an emergency run. Officers told Global News the victim …
Read More »SickKids reports cybersecurity incident, affecting some phone lines and web pages – Toronto
Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children says it’s responding to a cybersecurity incident affecting some of its phone lines, web pages and clinical systems. The hospital says all patient care continues and there is currently no evidence that personal health information has been compromised. SickKids says it called the hospital code …
Read More »Manitoba reports 8 COVID-19 deaths, 5 flu deaths in weekly respiratory report – Winnipeg
Health officials are reporting eight additional deaths linked to COVID-19 and five deaths connected to the flu in Manitoba. The latest numbers are found in Friday’s latest Provincial Respiratory Surveillance Report, which covers Nov. 27 to Dec. 3 and includes both COVID-19 and seasonal flu data. Read more: Strain on …
Read More »New data shows increase in reports of sexual abuse in schools
A group of childhood sexual abuse survivors, along with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, is calling for government action, as data shows an increasing number of sexual abuse reports from inside this country’s schools. A new study published by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection on Wednesday found, between 2017 and …
Read More »Reports of man armed with knife prompt emergency alert at University of Calgary
Calgary Police are looking for a suspect after reports that man with a knife was on the University of Calgary campus Tuesday night. Around 9 p.m. MT, the university issued an emergency alert, warning people an “assailant” was on the campus. An emergency alert was put out after reports of a person …
Read More »Reports show roof ring beam of Saddledome is crumbling
Part of the roof of Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome is falling apart. Literally. Documents obtained by CBC News through Alberta’s Freedom of Information legislation show that pieces of concrete have fallen loose from the roof’s ring beam while other crumbling pieces have been removed to prevent them from falling. Engineering firm Entuitive recommended that …
Read More »As frosh begins, Western beefs up safety after student death, sexual assault reports last year
Western University and its student union overhauled orientation for this fall after a first-year student died near campus during last year’s frosh and at least four women reported sexual assaults. The student union’s safety programming includes a mandatory gender-based sexual violence course the 8,000 incoming first-years had to take before arriving …
Read More »Environment Canada says online reports of ‘climate police’ are false
Environment and Climate Change Canada is responding to online reports it says are falsely accusing the ministry of recruiting officers to police climate change. “We are aware of some misleading reports on social media suggesting that we are creating a new enforcement function,” the ministry wrote in a series of tweets on Thursday. “This is …
Read More »4 people accuse Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler of sexual misconduct, music publication reports
WARNING: This article contains content about sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. A leader in Montreal’s music industry says concertgoers upset by allegations of sexual misconduct against Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler should be allowed to get a refund …
Read More »
Asian Tribune Your Multilingual Newspaper covering World and local news News