On Saturday at 4:56 am, a driver was found impaired and was issued a 24-hour prohibition. The twin sister who drove to the scene was also found to be intoxicated.
With over 700,000 Sikhs in the country, it is no surprise that the time has come to reflect and represent Sikhism in the education system. Hoping to accomplish just this, the University of Calgary is soon slated to launch the nation’s first-of-its-kind Sikh Studies program, spearheaded by a dynamic duo.
I was very excited at the thought of bringing my contribution to further our relationship between India and the five important provinces in Western Canada, namely British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Yukon and Northwest Territories.
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan says Canada is trying to reach a new deal with the United States over softwood lumber, but it's the Americans who are "not willing to reach an agreement."
In a Liberal motion, MPs moved unanimously to wrap debate on Bill C-5 and deem it passed by day's end, sending it to the Senate. The legislation would establish a new statutory holiday to commemorate the victims and survivors of Indigenous residential schools.
The National Truth and Reconciliation Commission has records of at least 51 children dying at the school between 1914 and 1963. The commission noted in its 2015 report that officials in 1918 believed children at the school were not being adequately fed, leading to malnutrition.
Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says the government is increasing its grant funding to the Ending Violence Association of B.C. to help it provide more community-based sexual assault response service programs.
