Indigenous News

FREDERICTON — A group of experts is sounding the alarm about a proposal from the New Brunswick government that could result in forced treatment for drug users.

OTTAWA — The families of two First Nations women whose remains are believed to be in a Winnipeg-area landfill say they were left feeling disappointed by a meeting with a Liberal cabinet minister in Ottawa.

TORONTO — A national charity serving people in the entertainment industry says it has doled out $1.2 million in aid to Canadians affected by the Hollywood actors and writers strikes.

Canada's under-17 men's team will play South American champion Brazil in a pair of friendlies as part of its preparation for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia later this year. The young Canadians will face Brazil on Sept. 29 and Oct.

MONTREAL — A pair of lawsuits have been filed in connection with a fire in an Old Montreal heritage building that killed seven people in March, including a suit by the owner of the property who is demanding $7.6 million from the city.

MONTREAL — Three people have been arrested near Montreal in connection with human remains that were found in the Quebec City area, provincial police said Monday.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government's failure to follow its pandemic-response plan as the novel coronavirus started circulating in other parts of the world in early 2020 led to preventable deaths in long-term care, a Montreal lawyer argued Monday.

CALGARY — Officials say an E. coli outbreak involving numerous Calgary daycares appears to have peaked. Alberta Health Services reported Monday there were 348 lab-confirmed cases of the bacterial infection, an increase of six from the weekend.

TORONTO — Unifor says the likelihood of a strike at Ford Motor Co. is increasing as the expiry of the current contract approaches without a deal in place.

HALIFAX — Jen Powley, who pushed back with her writing and wisdom against systems that limited the lives of Nova Scotians with disabilities, has died at the age of 45.