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Kashechewan chief walks back calls for Indigenous Services minister to resign

Kashechewan First Nation Chief Hosea Wesley says he takes back a call he made earlier in the month for Indigenous Services Canada Minister Mandy Gull-Masty to resign. The Cree First Nation, located near the James Bay coast in northern Ontario, has been in a state of emergency since Jan. 4 …

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B.C. woman urges dog owners to watch their pets on walks after husky overdoses on cocaine

Sara Bell had taken her two-year-old husky Nilak to the North 40 Park Reserve in Delta, B.C., when he picked up a napkin off the ground. “He just swallowed it whole,” said Bell. “So, I wasn’t able to get it out of him.” He had done this before so she …

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People in India from all walks of life buy gold, and it hasn’t lost its allure as price soars

Sidheshwar Shirsath, who lives in the suburbs of India’s financial capital, Mumbai, first started buying gold when he got married nine years ago. Shirsath, 35, works as a driver and earns about 55,000 rupees ($889 Cdn) a month. He decided that gold might be a good way to build a …

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David Eby walks back key portion of proposed B.C. tariff response legislation following backlash

Premier David Eby has walked back a key portion of the NDP’s tariff response bill following a backlash over concerns that the proposed legislation would give the government the power to bypass the legislature. “I didn’t get the balance right in terms of the ability to move quickly and necessary …

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Trump signs order to send migrants to Guantanamo; White House walks back grant freeze

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will order the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay for as many as 30,000 migrants. The U.S. naval base in Cuba already houses a migrant facility — separate from the high-security U.S. prison for foreign …

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Ontario mayor walks back resignation plans: ‘I am committed’

After initially announcing he would resign at the end of July, Kevin Davis says he will finish out his term as mayor of Brantford. Earlier this month, Davis said he was stepping away from his role as Brantford’s top politician in order to pursue a “a once-in-a-career opportunity” with the …

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