690 hectares of land at Batoche to be returned to Métis people: federal government Land at the Batoche National Historic Site, an area significant and close to Métis people’s hearts in Saskatchewan, will be transferred back to Métis control, the federal government announced Friday. A federal news release said the transfer will include 690 hectares of land at Batoche, located 78 kilometres north of Saskatoon. No fixed date for the transfer has yet been announced. “The Batoche grounds have always been important to our Métis citizens, our history and the resistance,”Read more

Emergency physician worries primary care needs could strain ER resources, as patients search for new doctors This story is part of Situation Critical, a series from CBC British Columbia reporting on the barriers people in this province face in accessing timely and appropriate health care. Dr. Anna Chodyra has crossed land and sea to practise medicine. Originally from Poland, the 47-year-old first immigrated to Canada as an international medical graduate in 2001. She did her residency in Calgary before crossing the Rockies in 2006, when she relocated to the small city of Port Moody inRead more

Honourees to be toasted during an event at Toronto’s Massey Hall on Sept. 24 Music producer David Foster is being inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. The prolific artist, who built his name as a musician and songwriter alongside some of the biggest stars in pop music, will be toasted during an event at Toronto’s Massey Hall on Sept. 24. Foster, who was born in Victoria, is known for his power ballads that defined an era of the music diva. The 72-year-old was a writer on Whitney Houston’s IRead more

Human rights advocate hails move as ‘a true human rights victory’ British Columbia is ending an arrangement with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to hold immigration detainees in provincial correctional centres, saying it doesn’t align with its stance on human rights. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said in a statement Thursday the province conducted a review that analyzed its contract with the agency, including public safety, and consulted with advocacy groups. “The review brought to light that aspects of the arrangement do not align with our government’s commitment to upholdingRead more

Absentee owners of Bavarian Meat Products locked doors in October 2021, left meat to spoil A hazmat-suited cleanup crew is expected to finish hauling away over eight tonnes of rotting meat Thursday from an abandoned butcher shop in North Bay, Ont. Doors of the Bavarian Meat Products have been shuttered since October 2021. The owners left behind hooks, freezers and shelves filled with meat, which has attracted swarms of flies and created a stench that wafts through the neighbourhood. David Ladouceur, owner of Winmar Property Restoration, said his team was hired by the propertyRead more

Pride P.E.I. interim co-chair ‘heartbroken’ over flag-burning Charlottetown Police have released photos and video of a man they think might have been involved in at least one of two cases of arson that occurred early Tuesday morning. In the first incident, at 1:26 a.m. according to a police news release, a Pride flag attached to a Sydney Street home was set on fire. The fire caused some damage to the siding before it was extinguished. In the second incident, at 2:56 a.m., two witnesses saw a man running away from aRead more

According to WPS, man and woman blocked traffic, were organizers of February events Police in Windsor, Ont., have charged two people alleged to have been organizers of the convoy blockade at the Ambassador Bridge international border crossing more than five months ago. “During the course of the protest, the Windsor Police Service along with partnering policing agencies worked together to identify participants and the organizers/leaders involved,” a WPS release Thursday says. Nycole Dicredico, 42, and William Laframboise, 41, of Windsor are both charged with mischief. They are scheduled to appear in court in Windsor on Aug.Read more

Federal prosecutors have declined to bring charges against nine people associated with CBS’ “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” who were arrested in a building in the U.S. Capitol complex last month. The decision, made by the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, comes after prosecutors determined they “cannot move forward” with the misdemeanor charges against the nine people arrested June 16 in the Longworth House Office Building. The incident followed the third public hearing by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. A spokesman for the U.S. attorney’sRead more

Chelsea Handler and Jo Koy are taking a break from their relationship. Handler, who had been noticeably absent from Koy’s Instagram feed lately, wrote on her own Instagram account Monday that the two are taking a break. She also shared video that the two had planned to post on their upcoming one-year anniversary. “It is with a heavy heart to announce that we have decided together that it is best for us to take a break from our relationship right now,” Handler wrote. “I know many of you were investedRead more

A 31-year-old man who was working for the production crew of the NBC show “Law & Order: Organized Crime” was shot and killed as he saved parking spots early Tuesday morning, New York City police said. The victim, who was contracted to do parking enforcement for the production company and has not yet been identified, was sitting in a car on North Henry Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn when an unknown assailant allegedly opened the vehicle’s door and fired a weapon, hitting his neck and head at about 5:15 a.m. localRead more