Four stories in the news today, Dec. 14
Posted December 14, 2015 5:00 am.
Last Updated December 14, 2015 5:40 am.
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Four stories in the news today, Dec. 14, from The Canadian Press:
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RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL INQUIRY POISED TO HAND DOWN FINAL REPORT
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is due to present its final report on Tuesday. The report will be presented to the parties in a class-action suit that triggered the inquiry in the first place. An initial report was released in June that found the residential school system facilitated nothing short of “cultural genocide.” Those members of First Nations who attended the government-funded church run schools spoke of horrific abuse.
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FAMILIES OF MURDERED AND MISSING ABORIGINAL WOMEN LOOK FORWARD TO BEING HEARD
Families of women who were murdered or remain missing hope an inquiry promised by the federal government will take their concerns seriously. Bernadette Smith says she found it frustrating that there appeared to be little public interest when her sister Claudette disappeared in 2008. She says the families know what could have prevented what happened to their loved ones. Many are asking for the power to formally advise the inquiry and they want financial assistance for those who want to participate.
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PRAIRIE PROVINCES TOPS ON PROTECTING CARIBOU
A review by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society says Manitoba and Saskatchewan are doing the best job of protecting woodland caribou. The agency says the two provinces are taking things seriously. Woodland caribou are considered a strong indicator of a healthy boreal forest, their habitat is increasingly fragmented and degraded by industrial development. Overall the group says Canada’s performance this year on caribou recovery has been spotty at best.
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CLOSING ARGUMENTS TODAY AT OLAND MURDER TRIAL
Closing arguments are expected to be heard today at the high profile murder trial of Dennis Oland in Saint, John, New Brunswick. Oland has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his father, prominent businessman Richard Oland. The 69-year-old was found beaten to death in his Saint John office in July of 2011.The Olands are an establishment family in the Maritimes, having founded Moosehead Breweries.
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