TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Another case of a woman accusing a Roman Catholic Cardinal in Canada of sexual misconduct has surfaced. Cardinal Marc Ouellet, former archbishop of the Quebec City diocese in Canada and now head of the Vatican’s bishops’ office, was accused but the charge had not been publicly disclosed. However, a lett...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – The Star Blanket Cree Nation in Canada has revealed that searchers found the remnants of a long-buried child at the site of a 19th century school for native Indians. Ground-penetrating radar had 2,000 “hits” that may indicate unmarked graves at the site of the former Indian Residential School. At a pres...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Countries whose citizens died when Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner with 176 onboard have called for binding arbitration to compensate victims, according to a statement from the Canadian government. “We, Ministers representing Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, have taken concrete action today to en...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has refused to investigate false documents alleging a Muslim charity was financing terrorism although some of the false paperwork included phony RCMP search warrants, the Canadian Press has reported. The RCMP told the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) it should take concern...
ANKARA (AA) – At least five people were killed and another injured at a condominium unit in a Toronto suburb on Sunday evening, according to police sources. Police found a “horrendous scene where numerous victims were deceased” after responding to an active shooting call at the building in Vaughan, a city just north of the […]
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – More than 100 residents in Canada face 428 charges related to child exploitation as a result of an investigation called “Project Maverick.” All 107 suspects reside in the province of Ontario and the investigation took place in October. In all, 121 children were identified, with 60 being “safeguard...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Canada announced Monday that it will provide CAN$62.5 million (US$46.3 million) in support over the next six years for an Indigenous tribe rocked by a horrific stabbing spree that claimed 11 victims in September. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement during a visit to the James Smith Cree Nation in [&...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – The Canadian government has unveiled a new CAN$1.6 billion ($1.2 billion) five-year climate action plan to help deal with storms, floods and forest fires. Canada has been hit with several disasters due to climate change. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair announced the new strategy while in Prince Edward Is...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – A Canadian Muslim charity wants to provide a haven for displaced Syrians by building a village for them in the war-torn country. Hope Village Project would see 500 homes, a hospital, a mosque and a school built at an estimate cost of CAN$2,250,00 (US$1.7 million) through money raised by Human Concern […]
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt (AFP): West African nations have vowed to protect 30 percent of their land and seas by 2030. It constitutes a cornerstone pledge of high-stakes biodiversity talks scheduled in Canada next month. The announcement was made at UN climate talks in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, where dozens of world [&helli...
