Amnesty International targets Site C dam in Write for Rights
Amnesty International launches its Write for Rights campaign against the Site C hydroelectric dam in British Columbia. Letter writers urge Prime Minister Trudeau to revoke approvals, arguing the project harms First Nations sites and hunting areas and risks treaty rights.
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Amnesty International
British Columbia
Justin Trudeau
Peace Valley
Craig Benjamin
Canada
U.S
China
Iran
Trudeau
Federal Court of Appeal
Prophet River
West Moberly
Isolated First Nation ferry breaks down before winter freeze
Shoal Lake 40 First Nation faced a breakdown of its last crossing before freeze up as hydraulics failed delaying vehicles and people on both shores. Chief Erwin Redsky said repairs won’t arrive until next week and residents used motor boats to push the barge.
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Shoal Lake
Man
Manitoba-Ontario
Erwin Redsky
Shoal Lake 40 First Nation
Redsky
Linda Redsky
Winnipeg
Four-Alarm Langley Condo Fire Injures Two Firefighters
RCMP and Langley firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze at a four storey condo building on December 11 2016. About 55 firefighters fought the flames from 10 a.m. with no deaths reported. two firefighters were hospitalized for smoke inhalation and a resident from the top floor was treated for assessment.
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Darryl Dyck
RCMP
Langley
B.C
City of Langley
Rory Thompson
Manitoba NDP mulls leadership review rules changes
The Manitoba New Democrats push rules to add automatic leadership reviews after elections they lose and to allow party council or unions to trigger contests. Aimed at preventing renewals like the Selinger era, reforms also propose new leadership selection methods and expanded delegate rules for unions.
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Manitoba New Democrats
Greg Selinger
NDP
Selinger
NDP Council
Manitoba Liberals
Kevin Rebeck
Flor Marcelino
Transit Police warn against riding outside SkyTrain
Transit Police in Metro Vancouver say a 20th birthday incident led to fines totaling 288 for riding on the outside of the SkyTrain. The Chilliwack man boarded a train after hopping the platform at Royal Oak Burnaby and was intercepted at 22nd Street. He was detained for questioning and cited 115 for riding outside and 173 for fare evasion. Officers noted prior similar actions by two preteen boys who avoided fines due to age.
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Transit
SkyTrain
Metro Vancouver
Royal Oak Station
Burnaby
22Nd Street Station
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Christy Clark
Peace River
Fort St. John
the Canadian Press
Manitoba
Mountie
Michael Wardrope
Surrey
Supreme Court
Wardrope
Attorney General of Canada
B.C. Justice Ministry
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