Canadian safety regulators open probe into fatal loss of Titan submersible
Reuters Canadian Government regulators on Friday opened a safety investigation into the undersea implosion of a tourist submersible that killed all five people aboard during a voyage to the century-old wreck of the Titanic. A debris field from the submersible Titan was found at the bottom of the North Atlantic on Thursday by a robotic […]
Global donors pledge 9.1 billion euros to support Ukrainian refugees
Brussels, BelgiumReuters Donors including the Canadian Government and the European Commission on Saturday pledged a €9.1 billion in donations, loans and grants to support refugees fleeing the war following Russia’s invasion. The fundraising event in Warsaw, Poland, €1.8 billion to support internally displaced people inside Ukraine, and €7.3 billion for refugees who have fled the […]
Canada’s Indigenous ask Pope for residential schools records
Vatcan CityReuters Survivors of Canada’s residential schools on Monday asked Pope Francis to guarantee unfettered access to church records on the institutions where Indigenous children were abused and their culture denied. Francis met for about an hour each with representatives of the Métis and Inuit nations, the first of four meetings this week with Canada’s native peoples […]
Canada appeals decision on Indigenous children but seeks settlement talks
Toronto, CanadaReuters The Canadian Government on Friday appealed a federal court decision upholding a ruling that it individually compensate Indigenous children and their caregivers harmed by a discriminatory welfare system, but said it would pause the appeal while engaging in talks with the initial complainants. The decision is the latest twist in a 14-year legal […]
Canada defends pandemic policy on asylum-seekers while letting more enter through exemptions
Toronto, CanadaReuters The Canadian Government is trying to quash a legal challenge to its policy of turning back asylum-seekers entering the country between border crossings, saying the group bringing it lacks standing, even as it has granted a growing number of exemptions to the policy. The parties were in court on Thursday arguing over who […]
Survivors of missing, slain Indigenous women in Canada impatient for action
Toronto, CanadaThomson Reuters Foundation A year ago, Canada announced that the disappearance and murder of thousands of Indigenous women amounted to genocide, raising hopes authorities would act to address the historic tragedy. Now the government says a plan of action is delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, a development that survivors and advocates say is […]