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Inquests to be held into Saskatchewan stabbings, death of suspect in custody

Inquests to be held into Saskatchewan stabbings, death of suspect in custody

REGINA — Juries comprising six Indigenous people are to participate in two public inquests examining what happened on Sept. 4, when several people were killed or injured in a stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan, and in the days that followed.
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NB Power 'paternalistic,' not negotiating fairly on dam project: Wolastoqey Nation

NB Power 'paternalistic,' not negotiating fairly on dam project: Wolastoqey Nation

FREDERICTON — The Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick says negotiations with the province's energy utility have broken down regarding a multibillion-dollar plan to upgrade the Mactaquac dam and generating station west of Fredericton.
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Shooting victims' families want to ensure inquiry recommendations followed

Shooting victims' families want to ensure inquiry recommendations followed

TRURO, N.S. — Families of victims of Nova Scotia's mass shooting called Wednesday for an oversight committee to ensure the recommendations coming out of the public inquiry into the tragedy won't be ignored.
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Trudeau to attend assassinated Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's state funeral in Tokyo

Trudeau to attend assassinated Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's state funeral in Tokyo

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend a state funeral for Japan's assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe next week in Tokyo.
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Snowbirds allowed back in the air after probe finds oil filter caused latest crash

Snowbirds allowed back in the air after probe finds oil filter caused latest crash

OTTAWA — The Snowbirds have been cleared for takeoff after a crash in B.C. last month forced the military's famed aerobatics team to cancel appearances at several air shows. Military investigators say the crash near Fort St. John on Aug.
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Census housing report and Toronto police funeral: In The News for Sept. 21, 2022

Census housing report and Toronto police funeral: In The News for Sept. 21, 2022

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022... What we are watching in Canada ...
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'I felt a release inside me': Inuk man faces alleged abuser in France

'I felt a release inside me': Inuk man faces alleged abuser in France

NAJUAAT, NVT. — An Inuk man who alleges he was sexually abused by a former Oblate priest in Nunavut when he was 13 years old says meeting the man face to face after nearly three decades was a relief.
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Two weeks after deadly stabbings, James Smith Cree Nation looks to shed the darkness

Two weeks after deadly stabbings, James Smith Cree Nation looks to shed the darkness

JAMES SMITH CREE NATION — Tire tracks worn into the gravel roads that lead into James Smith Cree Nation are deeper than they were two weeks ago, remnants of the heavy police presence and the numerous funeral processions that followed.
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Saskatchewan Appeal Court removes injunction, allows Broncos lawsuit to proceed

Saskatchewan Appeal Court removes injunction, allows Broncos lawsuit to proceed

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has set aside a temporary injunction that halted a lawsuit filed by some parents of those who died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
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Federal Liberal cabinet weighing whether to lift remaining COVID-19 travel measures

Federal Liberal cabinet weighing whether to lift remaining COVID-19 travel measures

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal cabinet is considering whether to renew COVID-19 vaccine mandates and mandatory random testing for travellers. The current measures are set to expireon Sept. 30.
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