Yukon gov’t website back after cyberattack, Nunavut gov’t site still down
Distributed-denial-of-service attack began at midnight in Yukon; Nunavut gov’t still investigating its outage The Yukon government’s website and its internal systems are once again functioning after being brought down by a cyberattack on Thursday. The territory was among several jurisdictions where government websites crashed on Thursday, including Nunavut, P.E.I., Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The Nunavut government has not confirmed a cyberattack, but confirmed to CBC News that it’s “still investigating the nature of the outage” affecting its main government page. The page appeared to still be down on Thursday evening. In the Yukon, aRead more
Jury shown video of Nathaniel Veltman pacing in police cell after arrest in attack on Muslim family
4 of 5 Afzaal family members in London, Ont., killed in truck attack June 6, 2021 Warning: This story contains distressing details. For hours, Nathaniel Veltman paces back and forth in his tiny jail cell at London, Ont., police headquarters, sometimes sitting or lying down, following his arrest the evening of June 6, 2021. This footage of the accused in custody is from lengthy police video shown to the jury Thursday at his murder-terror trial in Ontario Superior Court in Windsor, in connection with the attack on a Muslim family. At 9:47Read more
Jury at murder-terror trial sees video of truck that struck Muslim family in London, Ont.
The Afzaals a ‘peace-loving’ family, says witness at Nathaniel Veltman’s trial in Windsor Warning: This story contains distressing details: Data from a Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by Nathaniel Veltman on the day in 2021 that members of a London, Ont., Muslim family were struck shows him veering to the right five seconds before impact, his gas pedal 100 per cent compressed, court heard Monday. On the first day of testimony at the 22-year-old’s murder trial in Windsor, Crown prosecutors called three witnesses and laid out the evidence they’ll present to theRead more
Residents forced out of unsafe Edmonton condo building face uncertainty, financial strain
‘Thank God for the fire,’ engineer tells owners, tenants of Castledowns Pointe Residents of a northwest Edmonton condo building deemed at risk of collapse are demanding answers about how construction flaws went undetected for decades — and who can be held accountable. An evacuation order was issued this week at Castledowns Pointe at 12618 152nd Ave. after engineers investigating a March 2023 fire determined the entire four-storey structure lacked structural integrity. On Wednesday night, owners of the building’s 83 units attended an emergency meeting with property management and the engineersRead more
Forced to evacuate from her home, Northwest Territories mother welcomes newborn in Edmonton
‘It’s hard to be in a different community … when you have a new baby,’ says Tanisha Edison Tanisha Edison and her partner had to welcome the newest addition to their family more than 1,000 kilometres away from home. Edison, a resident of Hay River, N.W.T., had a healthy baby girl on Aug. 23 at Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra Hospital, a little more than a week after they were forced to leave home due to the wildfire. “It’s hard to be in a different community, like 13 hours from your home,Read more
Members of 2 rural Manitoba churches stunned by vandalism, ‘heartbreaking’ theft of gold wedding crowns
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox, St. Elijah Romanian Orthodox hit with what looks like fire extinguishers An act of vandalism has members from two rural places of worship wondering who would do such a thing, while church leaders are pleading for the return of two crowns used in traditional Orthodox wedding services. Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox and St. Elijah Romanian Orthodox churches in Lennard, Man., about 20 kilometres east of the Saskatchewan border near the northern part of Riding Mountain National Park, were hit by vandals with what is suspected to be fireRead more
Sask. teachers prepare to navigate new name, pronoun policy as school year begins
Consequences for those who don’t follow policy still unclear Before a typical school year, Regina elementary school teacher Steve Boutilier’s mind is filled with lesson plans and hopes for his new class. But this September, that’s overshadowed with uncertainty about how best to support his transgender and non-binary students. Two weeks ago, then-education minister Dustin Duncan announced several new policies in schools throughout Saskatchewan. That includes students under 16 needing permission from their parent or guardian to change their name or pronouns at school. Consent is not required for students 16 or older.Read more
‘Violent conflict’ in Calgary involving 150 people may be linked to clashes within Eritrean community: police
11 people taken to hospital, EMS said Calgary police say they’re investigating a “violent conflict” between two groups involving around 150 people Saturday night that may be linked to clashes within the Eritrean community. Police responded to an incident in northeast Falconridge at around 5 p.m. Saturday after reports of two groups with opposing views engaged in violence. They said they believe up to 150 people were involved, and many were brandishing weapons. Supt. Cliff O’Brien said police were prepared with additional resources in the event of clashes like those seen elsewhere in the country.Read more
Hay River, Fort Smith still safe after ‘extremely challenging’ day: fire officials
Gusting winds brought fire within half a kilometre of downtown on Saturday The out-of-control wildfire threatening Hay River, N.W.T., is encroaching even further on the community after what fire officials are calling an “extremely challenging” day of firefighting Saturday. But crews successfully kept the fire back from structures for a second day as high winds continued. The wildfire is now half a kilometre west of Hay River’s industrial area, and half a kilometre from West Point First Nation along the West Channel. It is still one kilometre west of the airport.Read more
Feds still considering whether ‘imperfect’ Emergencies Act needs an update
In 6 month progress report, LeBlanc says government still reviewing most of Rouleau’s recommendations The federal government says it’s still considering whether the Emergencies Act needs to be updated to sharpen the definition of what constitutes a threat to national security. On Thursday, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc published a six-month progress report updating Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the recommendations coming out of last year’s public inquiry. While LeBlanc said in the report that many departments and agencies continue to review Commissioner Paul Rouleau’s findings, he did not say one way or anotherRead more