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The Ontario government has committed over $65 million to search the grounds of 18 former Indian Residential Schools in the province looking for potential burial sites The number is an increase from the roughly $10 million Queen’s Park announced in the middle of 2021 to help with the identification, investigation, …
Read More »Winnipeg police apprehend suspect in connection with residential break-and-enter – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A woman is facing charges after the Winnipeg Police Service were called to a report of a residential break-and-enter incident this week. Police said they attended the scene of the incident on Feb. 8, at approximately 8:30 a.m., in the 300 block …
Read More »Three in critical condition after residential fire on Wilson Ave. in Toronto – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three people, including two children, have been hospitalized and are in critical condition following a fire at a three-story residential building Saturday night, Toronto fire and police officials say Fire crews said they were called to the residence on Wilson Avenue shortly …
Read More »City of Edmonton puts more focus on residential snow clearing – Edmonton
Winter weather can cause lots of headaches on Edmonton roads, and the city is hoping to get ahead of problems. However, with a tighter budget, some of the issues we saw last year may return. The city has allocated about $64 million for snow clearing and it doesn’t address all …
Read More »Kingston staff report says goal of 8,000 residential units over 10 years achievable – Kingston
The province’s goal of building 1.5 million homes by the end of 2031 is off to a slow start for many municipalities. There are several reasons for the slow number of housing starts, such as higher mortgage rates. The City of Kingston has set a goal of building 8,000 homes …
Read More »Surrey fire sends two people to hospital: officials
A fire in a Surrey home near 165 Street and 88 Avenue has sent two people to hospital. Crews do not yet know the cause but say they are investigating. News Source link
Read More »House of Commons gives unanimous consent to recognize residential schools as genocide
Members of Parliament gave unanimous consent Thursday in favour of a motion calling on the federal government to recognize Canada’s residential schools as genocide. Leah Gazan, the NDP member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre, introduced the motion following Question Period Thursday afternoon. Gazan brought forward a similar motion in June last year, but it did not …
Read More »Old bridge to Alberni Indian Residential School repainted orange in memory of school’s painful past
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. A portion of an old bridge that crosses the Somass River on Central Vancouver Island has been returned to its original orange colour in time for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Friday in honour of residential school survivors and those who did …
Read More »Doctor who blew whistle on atrocities of residential schools honoured in Ottawa
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. One hundred years ago, the former chief medical health inspector of what was then known as Canada’s Indian Affairs department walked through the doors of a publishing house in Ottawa. He carried a manuscript called A National Crime. It was published in 1922 detailing the appalling and …
Read More »PM Trudeau could face subpoena to testify at residential school reparations trial
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could face a subpoena to testify as a witness during a trial scheduled to begin this month for a class-action lawsuit seeking reparations for the cultural devastation wreaked by residential schools, court records show. Lawyers representing 325 First Nations — more than half of all recognized First …
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