Land claim heard in Supreme Court over vast BC land
Canadian Press reports Gitxsan and Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs argue in the Supreme Court that their claim covers a land area the size of Nova Scotia, including salmon, mineral and forest resources. The action by 51 chiefs seeks aboriginal rights and challenges BC treaty negotiations, representing about 8,000 band members.
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Victoria
Delgamuukw
British Columbia
Gitxsan
Supreme Court of Canada
Nova Scotia
Don Ryan
Park
Herb George
Canada
Swiss accused of aiding Nazi trains through neutral territory
The BBC Inside Story reports that Jews and other groups were transported via Switzerland to Germany in 1943 a claim backed by an unidentified Swiss witness known as Elisabeth The program suggests Switzerland facilitated the transport despite wartime neutrality and financial ties to the Nazis.
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Switzerland
Plan B discussed by Trudeau cabinet after Levesque win
Secret cabinet minutes from January 1977 reveal Pierre Trudeau and his ministers drafted an early version of Plan B to counter Quebec secession. The discussions included partition and possible use of the Armed Forces, with a "war room" mindset toward separatists and a prolonged unity campaign.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau
Rene Levesque
Chretien
Supreme Court
Canada
Levesque
Southam News-Compas
Ottawa Citizen
Privy Council Office
Romeo LeBlanc
Jean Chretien
Industry
Mosquito population judged low as Manitoba braces for summer
After extreme floods and a severe blizzard, Manitoba residents face a modest adult mosquito count. Bob Jones of Winnipeg parks and recreation says larvae-killing efforts reduced the need for fogging this season. Homeowner Alan de Jardin reports persistent bite pressure from small insects.
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Winnipeg
Jones
Manitoba
Alan de Jardin
River Road
de Jardin
Alberta adopts first province wide teaching quality standards
Education Minister Gary Mar announces Alberta becomes the first Canadian province to implement a quality teaching standard. The framework aims to guide teachers, administrators, trustees and parents in improving overall education quality and sets conditions for authorizing post secondary graduates to teach in Alberta schools after Friday meetings with five teacher training institutions.
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Edmonton Iberta
Canada
Edmonton buses raise safety concerns across Canada
Canada Safety Council officials note Edmonton police mechanics found 221 of 233 school buses failed safety checks since October, with 207 ordered off the road for steering or brake issues. The revelation follows two recent school bus deaths and contrasts with Alberta studies showing far lower failure rates in smaller communities.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Raynald Marchand
Canada Safety Council
Manitoba
Raymond Cadieux
Ontario
Toronto
Saeed Delta
Marchand
Richard Donaldson
Ontario School Bus Association
Donaldson
Ontario Boards of Education
Firefighters advance in Ontario forest fires near Timmins
Northern Ontario battles extreme fire conditions as about 50 fires burn across the region. Timmins 24 remains not under control while crews dig up hot spots and deploy heat sensors. More than 1,300 firefighters from BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan support the effort with monitoring and communications staff.
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Timmins
Ontario
Manitoba
Jacquie Nixdorf
Satur
Bob Thomas
Sault Ste. Marie
Thomas
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
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Mackenzie Mitchell
Bow Island
Red Thunder
Florence Louie Southam Newspapers
Mar
Canadian Press
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