Bail release alarms Prince George women’s group
A Prince George women’s group is alarmed that a man charged with assaulting his wife with a handgun was released on bail.
Come north, N.W.T. leaders urge truth commission
The federal commission that will hear from former residential school students should come north, aboriginal leaders in the Northwest Territories say.
P.E.I. students hit bottom in testing
Results from nationwide testing of 13-year-olds released Tuesday placed P.E.I. students at or near the bottom in every category.
Netfile users get May 6 tax extension
Canadians trying to file their tax returns using Netfile have had their deadline extended from midnight Wednesday to May 6 due to problems with the Canada Revenue Agency’s website.
Island gas prices hold
Despite fears prompted by rising gas prices across the country, the price on P.E.I. held steady in the regular end-of-month price adjustment.
N.W.T. squatters on Crown land will likely stay: federal official
People who build illegal cabins and other structures on federal land likely will be left alone, federal officials in the Northwest Territories say.
Minister silent about retractable roof for BC Place
Sports Minister Stan Hagen refused to confirm that the provincial cabinet is reviewing options for a new roof over BC Place stadium in Vancouver.
Yukon prayer circles recognize deaths related to residential school payments
First Nations communities across the Yukon held a special day of prayer Wednesday, to acknowledge a number of recent deaths they believe are connected to compensation for former students of Indian residential schools.
911 call reveals chilling plea for help, inquest hears
A frantic woman speaking broken English attempted to give her address to a 911 dispatcher and told her that someone was “trying to kill us,” an inquest into a 2007 murder-suicide in a suburb of Victoria heard Wednesday.
Few survivors after 500 ducks take dip in Alberta oilsands waste
Only a few oil-coated birds survived after about 500 ducks landed on a tailings pond filled with waste from a Syncrude oilsands operation in northern Alberta.
