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The Jungle Farm embraces heritage in ongoing project
The Jungle Farm, north of Innisfail, is celebrating 126 years of the same family farming the land with a multi-step heritage project that aims to honour the general and Indigenous history of the farm....
Jun 03, 2024
B.C. First Nation plans dig for remains at ex-school, signs deal with RCMP, province
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The British Columbia government says the Williams Lake First Nation is planning to excavate the site of a former residential school to recover possible human remains and has sign...
Jun 03, 2024
Alberta kicks off Seniors’ Week with $18 million funding announcement
The province is providing funding for senior support in recognition of Seniors' Week.On Monday, June 3, 2024, the Alberta government has proclaimed the week as Seniors' Week, which they say is an oppo...
Jun 03, 2024
Hackers may have accessed 22 B.C. government inboxes, data on 19 employees: Farnworth
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's public safety minister says 22 government email inboxes with sensitive personal information on 19 employees may have been accessed during a cyber attack on the province'...
Jun 03, 2024
Police detain pro-Palestinian demonstrators inside San Francisco building housing Israeli Consulate
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Police on Monday detained pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied the lobby of a San Francisco building that houses the Israeli Consulate. It was not immediately clear how many...
Jun 03, 2024
MPs 'wittingly' took part in foreign interference: national security committee
OTTAWA - A new report says some MPs began "wittingly assisting" foreign state actors soon after their election, including sending confidential information to Indian officials. The report from a commit...
Jun 03, 2024
Pride flag raised on Parliament Hill as politicians warn Canada is at a crossroads
OTTAWA - As the Pride flag was raised over Parliament Hill Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned what he called "rising hate" against LGBTQ+ people in Canada, particularly transgende...
Jun 03, 2024
Alberta NDP inviting Pride groups to consult on government gender policies
Lizette Tejada, Alberta NDP Critic for Anti-Racism, Diversity and 2SLGBTQ+ Issues, has invited over 60 Pride and 2SLGBTQIA+ groups to join in a consultation and strategic planning session on what can ...
Jun 03, 2024
Louisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of sex crimes against kids
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A person found guilty of a sex crime against a child in Louisiana could soon be ordered to undergo surgical castration, in addition to prison time. Louisiana lawmakers gave fin...
Jun 03, 2024
'Take responsibility': University of Manitoba sorry for housing Indigenous remains
WINNIPEG - The University of Manitoba has publicly apologized for harm it has caused to First Nations, Inuit and Mtis communities more than a century after it began accepting and storing Indigenous re...
Jun 03, 2024