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Aboriginal Canadians
Two photos: Different times, same outrage
cbc.ca - Taiorenhote Dan David
"A picture is worth a thousand words." If that's true, what does this single image tell us? You see a student. He's wearing a MAGA Donald Trump …
High Timesadded this to High Times
Class Action
Class Action Lawsuit Against Canadian Cannabis Producer Will Go To Trial
hightimes.com - Adam Drury
Organigram, Inc. is Atlantic Canada’s original licensed producer of medical cannabis. Since starting out in 2013, the company has won multiple awards …
CBC Newsadded this to Ottawa
Ottawa
Rape survivor 'floored' by her attacker's Jordan appeal
cbc.ca - Judy Trinh
A rapist twice convicted of sexual assault will appear in a Brockville, Ont., courtroom Thursday and attempt to use a Charter challenge to have the …
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Atlantic Canada
Sister can't appeal dead taxi driver's conviction for sexual assault: court
ctvnews.ca - THE CANADIAN PRESS
HALIFAX -- A Nova Scotia woman has lost a bid to have her brother's sexual assault conviction overturned -- after his death. William Roger MacLellan …
Reuters
Meng Wanzhou
U.S. to pursue extradition of Huawei CFO from Canada
Reuters - by Karen Freifeld
FILE PHOTO: Meng Wanzhou, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's chief financial officer (CFO), is seen in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters December 6, 2018. Huawei/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON -
Yukon Territory
Whitehorse Daily Star: Court tosses dog owner’s suit against ex-neighbours
whitehorsestar.com - By Gord Fortin on January 22, 2019
Photo by Gord Fortin Graham Lang and Shelley Cuthbert The $1-million defamation lawsuit launched by the former owner of the Tagish dog kennel has been …
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Technology
Corruption Currents: U.S. Seeks to Extradite Huawei CFO From Canada
The Wall Street Journal. - Samuel Rubenfeld
A daily roundup of corruption news from across the web. We also provide a daily roundup of important risk & compliance stories via our daily newsletter, The Morning Risk Report, which readers can sign
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Nova Scotia
N.S. prosecutor slams parole decision that released and deported U.S.-born convicted killer
globalnews.ca - By Michael Tutton
A top Nova Scotia prosecutor is questioning a parole board decision allowing the release and deportation of a convicted killer and sexual predator, …
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Coastal Gaslink Pipeline
Hundreds of musicians including Arcade Fire side with B.C. anti-pipeline protestors
ctvnews.ca - The Canadian Press
TORONTO -- More than 200 Canadian musicians and industry players are standing in solidarity with people from a northern B.C. First Nation as they …
Northern Canada
Injured Iqaluit shooting suspect remains in hospital
nunatsiaq.com - News 22 January, 2019 – 8:30 am EST
An Iqaluit man involved in a Dec. 22 standoff with police remains in an Ottawa hospital and lies in a “medically induced coma,” lawyers said …
Canadian News
'Meaningful discussion doesn't mean a lengthy discussion,' says Sohi on Trans Mountain consultations
aptnnews.ca
Minister Amarjeet Sohi. File photo. APTN News On Monday Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi told reporters in Ottawa the government still has not …
Aboriginal Canadians
New book says jurors at Gerald Stanley trial weren't equipped to tackle hangfire defence
cbc.ca - Chelsea Laskowski
Former University of Saskatchewan law dean Kent Roach says the jury at the Gerald Stanley trial may have been confused by the onslaught of evidence …
Aboriginal Canadians
Op-ed: 2019 predictions
eaglefeathernews.com - www.eaglefeathernews.com
• John Lagimodiere | January 21, 2019 Out with the old and in with the new. 2018 was a grab bag of ups and downs. Pipelines, protest camps (oil and for …
Catholicism
Perspectives Daily: World Youth Day Week Has Arrived
saltandlighttv.org - Fr. Matt Gworek
World Youth Day Panama is taking place this week, and today we begin our coverage here on Perspectives Daily. As we try to get to know the event’s …
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5G
Canada should ban Huawei from 5G networks, says former spy chief
Reuters India - By David Ljunggren
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada should ban China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from supplying equipment to Canadian 5G networks because the security risk is too great, a former spy chief said in an article published
The Globe and Mail
Canada
Politics Briefing: China appears to walk back retaliation warning
The Globe and Mail - Chris Hannay
Good morning, China’s ambassador to Canada, Lu Shaye, made waves last week when he suggested his government could retaliate against Canada if Chinese telecom giant Huawei were banned from Canada’s 5G network.
Ottawa Citizenadded this to Ottawa News
Ottawa
Marchant: Can Canada's Supreme Court turn down the dissent?
ottawacitizen.com - Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen
When the Supreme Court of Canada decides a question, its job is to say what the law is.When a majority of judges agree on the answer – but disagree …
Article 25added this to Canadian Politics
Indigenous Peoples
Unist’ot’en and the limits of reconciliation in Canada
theconversation.com - Brian Budd and Liam Midzain-Gobin
RCMP units armed with assault rifles and tactical gear recently moved to enforce a temporary court injunction issued by the British Columbia Supreme …
CTV Newsadded this to Atlantic
Atlantic Canada
Family of Cape Breton man stabbed to death calls for inquiry
ctvnews.ca - CTV Atlantic
GLACE BAY, N.S. -- The family of a Glace Bay man stabbed to death in Alberta more than five years ago is relieved their son’s killer has had his …
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Technology
New expatriate voters unlikely to sway federal elections, experts predict
The Globe and Mail - Janice Dickson
The Supreme Court of Canada’s recent ruling that barring some expatriates from voting in federal elections is unconstitutional is not likely to cause a surge of new voters – but it will “solidify” Canada’s
CBC Newsadded this to British Columbia
Aboriginal Canadians
Abandon Trans Mountain if consultations fail to satisfy all Indigenous stakeholders, says Singh
cbc.ca - Rosemary Barton
Jagmeet Singh says the federal government should be willing to terminate the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline if consultations do not end in …
Larry Mudrieadded this to British Columbia
U.S. Department of Justice
B.C. couple accused of honour killing will be extradited to India within days
ctvnews.ca - The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER - The Department of Justice says two British Columbia residents accused of hiring assassins to kill a young woman and her new husband in …
The New Zealand Heraldadded this to New Zealand Herald World News
World News
British sailor acquitted in gang rape case at Canadian base
nzherald.co.nz - AP
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A British sailor accused in an alleged gang rape at a Canadian military base has been acquitted. Darren Smalley was …
Global Newsadded this to Global News
Lethbridge
Alberta Court of Appeal upholds controversial Lethbridge County business tax
globalnews.ca - By Kyle Benning
The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of Lethbridge County on a controversial business tax. In a 2-1 decision, the court found the county …
Cannabis Industry
Cannabis Culture Controversies: Vancouver Stores Ordered to Close, Marc Emery Under Fire - Arkansas Dispensaries & Doctors
ardispensariesnow.com
The good times in Vancouver are over. All unlicensed marijuana dispensaries, including two Cannabis Culture shops, must cease operation, as ordered …
VICE
Conservative Party of Canada
An Interview with Abu Huzaifa, Canadian ISIS Fighter
VICE - Ben Makuch
“I guess the title of having been a Mujahideen,” said Abu Huzaifa al-Kanadi, the infamous ISIS fighter at the center of the “Caliphate” podcast, “it's just not something you want to give up so easily.”
CTV Newsadded this to Top Stories
Canadian News
Alberta couple wants cash and charges dropped in meningitis death of their son
ctvnews.ca - Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press
CALGARY -- An Alberta couple facing a second trial in the meningitis death of their son is expected to argue today that all charges should be dropped …
CBC Newsadded this to British Columbia
Canadian News
Chinese envoy to Canada warns against any future Huawei 5G ban
cbc.ca
China's envoy to Canada on Thursday warned Ottawa of possible repercussions if it banned technology firm Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from supplying …
The Windsor Staradded this to Windsor Star News
Southwestern Ontario
Windsor police name accused in guns and drugs seizure
windsorstar.com - Dalson Chen, Windsor Star
Windsor police have identified the suspected driver of the vehicle in which officers found three firearms and quantities of suspected cocaine, …
Global Newsadded this to Global News
Nova Scotia
Woman jailed four years for luring 16-year-old girl into prostitution
globalnews.ca - By Staff
A Halifax-area woman who helped lure a 16-year-old girl into prostitution in Toronto, Halifax and Moncton, N.B., has been sentenced to four years in …