The family of a man who died in Saskatchewan RCMP custody is demanding answers and changes to how Indigenous people are held by police. Last month, Gerald Straightnose, a 61-year-old from Keeseekoose First Nation, died in the cells of the RCMP detachment in Kamsack, Sask., just over 225 kilometres northeast of Regina. The Serious Incident Response Team, Saskatchewan’s police watchdog,…
Canada twice gave up a one-set lead in a 3-2 loss to Germany on Wednesday to kick off Week 3 of Volleyball Nations League women’s action. Set scores were 24-26, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 15-13. Anna Smrek led Canada with 20 points, followed by middle blocker Nyadholi Thokbuom (16 points) and Abby Guezen (15, including two…
The asphalt at Prospera Place is undergoing its annual transformation. The parking lot of the multi-purpose entertainment and sports facility is being transformed into the ultimate festival grounds for Rock the Lake, a three-day music festival. Each year, the event brings more than 5,000 fans together to see some of their favourite musicians perform. This…
One of the men accused of creating an anti-government militia appears to have used a commercial sand quarry in the Quebec City area as a makeshift firing range. CBC’s visual investigations unit has geolocated images posted to Raphaël Lagacé’s Facebook pages where he poses with multiple high-calibre sniper rifles. The images were taken at a…
Less than a month ago, just days before her 25th birthday, Canada’s most decorated female Olympian stood on the pool deck of Commonwealth Place in Victoria with a smile stretching across her face. Penny Oleksiak had just completed a successful national swimming trials, winning both the 50- and 100-metre freestyle events and being named to Canada’s team…
It’s been more than a year since Jason Gaudreault’s girlfriend was brutally killed, but the pain is still raw. “Every day is tough,” he said as he wiped away tears. “Raising these kids on my own, you know, trying to be a dad.” Gaudreault is now the primary guardian for Tatjana Stefanski’s two children after…
One of Hudson’s Bay’s biggest lenders says the department store chain has handled its liquidation so badly that a court should end a buzzy but fraught lease transaction the retailer signed with a B.C. billionaire and subject the company to even more oversight as it winds down. A motion filed Tuesday by Restore Capital LLC…
Megumi Nakamura scored in the 36th minute and the Halifax Tides’ defenders did the rest as they bent but did not break in edging the visiting Calgary Wild 1-0 in Northern Super League action on Monday. It was just the second win in nine women’s matches for the Tides, who outshot the Wild 8-4 (2-1…
Politicians from varying stripes and levels of government have descended upon Calgary to flip flapjacks and get crucial face time with voters. Premier Danielle Smith was joined by Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Monday for the Premier’s Stampede Breakfast, an annual tradition on the Monday of the 10-day event. All…
The head of emergency medicine for Alberta’s doctors association is challenging Premier Danielle Smith to join him on shift to see the frustration of patients jammed for hours in hallways and the moral injury of doctors looking into the eyes of the those who wait. “It’s this kind of vicarious trauma, this inability to help…
