Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Alanna Smith, Kristy Kirkup
Publication Date: April 22, 2024 - 21:37
Calgary judge permits class-action lawsuit over priest’s residential-school remarks
April 22, 2024
A proposed class-action lawsuit filed by a residential-school survivor against a priest and entities associated with the Catholic Church will move forward after a Calgary judge struck down a motion to dismiss the case on Monday.Sphenia Jones, a 79-year-old elder of the Haida Nation in British Columbia who attended the Edmonton Indian Residential School in the 1950s, is the representative plaintiff in the proposed lawsuit. It names Rev. Marcin Mironiuk as a defendant. He is accused of making defamatory statements about residential-school survivors in 2021 and causing harm to their reputations by denying reports of unmarked graves.
Unpublished Newswire
Sylvia Jones announced the expanded scope for midwives, saying it will connect more people to convenient care and reduce the need for referrals to other professionals.
May 3, 2024 - 12:00 | | Global News - Ottawa
Canada should begin testing milk to determine whether Canadian dairy cattle are infected with the strain of H5N1 avian flu virus that is spreading through livestock in the U.S., says the head of the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses at the Ontario Veterinary College. Read More
May 3, 2024 - 11:58 | Elizabeth Payne | Ottawa Citizen
Ontario midwives can now prescribe more drugs and administer routine vaccinations, which the provincial government says will reduce the need for additional medical appointments for patients.Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced the expanded scope for midwives, saying it will connect more people to convenient care and reduce the need for referrals to other professionals.Midwives can now administer routine vaccinations including flu shots, COVID-19 vaccines, and the Tdap shot, which protects against tetanus, diptheria and whooping cough, and has been recommended in the third trimester of...
May 3, 2024 - 11:53 | | The Globe and Mail
Comments
Be the first to comment