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Ottawa will appoint commissioner to oversee treaties with Indigenous Peoples: Trudeau
GATINEAU, Que. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is planning to create a new agent of Parliament to oversee modern treaty implementation. He says the new commissioner will ensure government is held to account for agreements, regardless of who is in power in Ottawa. He spoke to delegates today at a leaders' forum for self-governing Indigenous governments in Gatineau, Que. The government is planning to wrap up consultations on the role by late June, table legislation after that a
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VideoNewsroom Ready: Campus protests: Israeli academics say their universities are 'best chance' for peace
Prominent Israeli academics reject calls to sever ties to Israeli universities over the war in Gaza. They say universities are home to leading voices for peace. Protesters at encampments in Canada and the U.S. are calling for universities to cut all ties to Israeli institutions. (May 2, 2024)
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VideoCampus protests: Israeli academics say their universities are 'best chance' for peace
Prominent Israeli academics reject calls to sever ties to Israeli universities over the war in Gaza. They say universities are home to leading voices for peace. Protesters at encampments in Canada and the U.S. are calling for universities to cut all ties to Israeli institutions. (May 2, 2024)
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Public help sought after stranger sexually assaults woman near St. John's overpass
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is looking for the public's help in finding video of a man on a bicycle suspected of sexually assaulting a woman in St. John's on Monday night. (Darryl Murphy/CBC)The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is searching for a man who is believed to have sexually assaulted a woman Monday evening on a road near an overpass on Pitts Memorial Drive.Const. James Cadigan told CBC News the suspect and the woman had never met before Monday. The RNC said the woman was taken to
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Why Palestinians can count on American students but not Arab allies to protest
Palestinians may be gratified to see American university campuses erupt in outrage over Israel's offensive in Gaza, but some in the embattled enclave are also wondering why no similar protests have hit the Arab countries they long viewed as allies. Demonstrations have rocked U.S. universities this week, with confrontations between students, counter protesters and police, but while there have been some protests in Arab states, they have not been nearly as large or as vociferous.
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1 person stabbed on a bus in Saskatoon: local bus union
Saskatoon's bus drivers' union is once again speaking up about violence on the city's transit system.It comes in the wake of a stabbing on a bus in Saskatoon. The union says it happened Wednesday around 5:30 p.m. CST on Broadway Avenue. According to the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), an argument got physical and led to one person being stabbed and taken to the hospital. The perpetuator fled the scene, it said. "These occurrences are happening more and more and this is an example of what we're
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VideoHundreds of baby sea turtles rescued after rare storm in South Africa given temporary new home
Turtle hatchlings rescued after a severe storm in South Africa have been given a temporary home at the Turtle Conservation Centre at the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town. More than 500 endangered turtles were washed up along South Africa’s coastline after the rare extreme weather event.
