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Two women sexually assaulted in same Quebec City foster home are seeking justice
WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it.Valérie Assouline says her 17-year-old client still wakes up in the middle of the night reliving the nightmare of being sexually assaulted by her foster family.The abuse started when the victim was just nine years old, says Assouline, who is representing two young women who were sexually assaulted in the same foster home in Quebec City, over a decade apart."[She
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Air passenger complaint backlog hits new high, but agency says it's processing complaints faster
Canada's transportation regulator says it has made progress on addressing compensation claims against airlines since a new complaint resolution process was introduced last fall — but incoming complaints have pushed the backlog to a new high.The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) — a quasi-judicial tribunal and regulator tasked with settling disputes between airlines and customers — has been dealing with a backlog of air passenger complaints since new regulations were introduced in 2019.Those r
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Town of Essex draws criticism for asking musicians to work unpaid
The Windsor-Essex performing arts community is reacting with dismay to a request by the Town of Essex for musicians to play a summer concert series — without pay.The municipality's arts, tourism, and culture committee is asking for "expressions of interest" from artists willing to fill the Tune Up the Parks schedule."Similar to an 'open mic' night, performers are not paid," the online request form states."Performances are hosted by committee members and tipping is encouraged as a form of conside
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Ottawa failing to meet Jordan's Principle deadlines for First Nations kids' care most of the time
Indigenous Services Canada is taking longer to respond to urgent requests to get First Nations children access to medical care and social services and it's putting lives at risk, critics say.Under a program known as Jordan's Principle, the federal department is supposed to process such urgent requests for medical care and social services within 12 hours. Experts say many children are likely to face irremediable harm if they don't get assistance within that window.New data shows the department of
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OCDSB's elementary program review raising concerns among parents
As Ottawa's largest school board undertakes a review of its elementary school programs and services, some parents are already raising concerns over what potential changes this could bring.The school board is currently in the process of gathering feedback from parents, guardians, staff, trustees and other members of the school community on their experiences, including some of the challenges programs are facing."Ultimately what we're trying to do here is to look at what research and lived experien
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Frustrated by city's activities website, Ottawa woman builds her own
An Ottawa woman is being hailed by some as a "hero" for untangling hundreds of city activities schedules and collating the data on her own website for others to use.Claudie Larouche's newly launched website offers an easily searchable "activity atlas" of the thousands of athletic and social events hosted each week at City of Ottawa facilities, from yoga to euchre.But while those who have used Larouche's free resource call it "amazing," the city is less enthusiastic and says it has no plans to ad
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N.W.T. homes damaged in 2022 explosions both had gas work done without permits
Properties in Hay River and Yellowknife damaged by explosions back in 2022 both had work to propane systems done without required permits, according to documents obtained by CBC News.The blasts were not related, but happened within a short period of time: the first levelled a garage and damaged a home and surrounding neighbourhood in Hay River on Nov. 26, while a second caused extensive damage to a home on Dagenais Drive in Yellowknife on Dec. 6. The N.W.T. Office of the Fire Marshal said at the
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