Family of Tyre Nichols pleads for calm as U.S. confronts ‘horrifying’ video evidence

Family of Tyre Nichols pleads for calm as U.S. confronts ‘horrifying’ video evidence

Note: This article contains graphic descriptions, photos and videos that may be disturbing to some viewers. WASHINGTON – The grieving family of Tire Nichols called for calm across the United States on Friday as a country racked by racial and cultural divisions witnessed for itself visceral new video evidence of another young Black man enduring … Read more

Federal lawyers move to shield alleged secrets in civil court case of ex-Saudi spy

Federal lawyers move to shield alleged secrets in civil court case of ex-Saudi spy

OTTAWA – The Canadian government is seeking a court injunction to prevent a former Saudi intelligence official from disclosing allegedly sensitive security information in a civil proceeding against him. In an application to the Federal Court, government lawyers request an order under the Canada Evidence Act confirming a prohibition on the disclosure of material as … Read more

A look at the victims of the Saskatchewan stabbing attacks

A look at the victims of the Saskatchewan stabbing attacks

JAMES SMITH CREE NATION – Ten people were killed in a series of stabbings on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby community of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, on Sunday. Police say 18 others were injured. A suspect was found dead on Monday and a second suspect died Wednesday after he was taken … Read more

Opinion: Food programs should be part of school

Opinion: Food programs should be part of school

Jennifer Black is an associate professor, food, nutrition and health at the University of British Columbia. Rachel Engler-Stringer is an associate professor in the department of community health and epidemiology at the College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. Children have the right to adequate, nourishing food. Yet, one in six BC families worries about or … Read more

Muslim teenager in Newfoundland records screaming man hitting her 15-year-old sister

Muslim teenager in Newfoundland records screaming man hitting her 15-year-old sister

Two Muslim sisters in St. John’s, NL, are speaking out after a man approached them where they work, screamed at them and then smacked the 15-year-old sister across the head, nearly knocking her over. Asmahan Al Salloum, 18, captured the May 7 incident on video, which was viewed by The Canadian Press. The video shows … Read more

B.C. boy’s mom, stepdad facing first-degree murder charges in ‘tragic’ case from 2018, RCMP says

B.C. boy’s mom, stepdad facing first-degree murder charges in ‘tragic’ case from 2018, RCMP says

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, BC, on April 13, 2018.Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press RCMP say the mother and stepfather of a little boy are being held in custody on first-degree murder charges following “painstaking” efforts by police on Vancouver Island to obtain all the evidence … Read more