Surgeries cut as children’s hospitals struggle with surge of flu, COVID-19 and RSV When her nine-year-old son’s heart surgery was recently cancelled for the second time in as many months, Rachael Armstrong was left angry, frustrated and “visibly shaking.” “My reaction was not very good … my stress was through the roof,” said Armstrong from Kamloops, B.C. Her son Jackson Anderson has been waiting for surgery at B.C. Children’s Hospital since May. “As a parent, it’s scary to think that your child’s medical care might be getting pushed back and pushedRead more

Alberta premier claims act will ‘reset the relationship’ with Ottawa Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s “not looking for a fight” after the Alberta government tabled controversial legislation Premier Danielle Smith said would tell Ottawa to “butt out” of the province’s jurisdiction. The Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act — tabled Tuesday in the Alberta legislature — was a centrepiece of Smith’s campaign for the leadership of the governing United Conservative Party this fall. The bill describes how the Alberta government plans to refuse to enforce federal legislation, policies orRead more

11 people died, 18 injured on James Smith Cree Nation and village of Weldon The federal government is to spend $1.2 million to repair and replace houses damaged during a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan nearly three months ago. Houses became crime scenes after 11 people died and 18 were injured on the James Smith Cree Nation and nearby village of Weldon during the Sept. 4 attacks. Myles Sanderson, the 32-year-old suspect in the attacks, later died in police custody. Repairs expected to be done next month Indigenous Services Canada said $750,000Read more

Measures could be financed through a one-time windfall tax on corporate profits, MPs say New Democrat parliamentarians are urging the federal Liberals to address what they say is corporate greed driving a cost-of-living crisis for northern and Indigenous communities. As record-high prices for food, fuel and heat ripple across the North, Ottawa can lighten the financial load by reforming its Nutrition North subsidy and cutting the GST from home heating, according to northern Manitoba MP Niki Asthon and Nunavut MP Lori Idlout. They told reporters in Ottawa on Wednesday the Liberals could payRead more

Crown sought ban, sealing order on conditional release hearing of Quewezance sisters A publication ban on an upcoming hearing to determine whether a pair of Indigenous sisters convicted of murder will be released on conditions would be “largely superfluous,” according to the judge who denied the Crown’s application for a publication ban on the proceeding. Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance, sisters from Keeseekoose First Nation, were convicted in 1994 of second-degree murder in the death of Anthony Joseph Dolff, a farmer from Kamsack, Sask. The sisters have maintained their innocence since the conviction. Their case isRead more