Former Oromocto First Nation chief, 8 others, to stand trial on assault, break and enter charges

A judge ruled that the former head of the first nation of Oromoctis, Shelley Sabattis, and eight coacked will be judged by assault, rupture and entrance charges. Judge Natalie Leblanc told a Chamber of the Fredericton court on Tuesday that there was “clear and convincing evidence” that the nine people acted “in concert towards a…

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From Gaza to Calgary: Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer reflects on life in a war zone and in his new home

Last summer, shortly after Ahmed Zakot, his wife and three young children moved from Gaza’s strip to Calgary, the family accumulated in a car and went directly to the Canadian rock mountains. Back home in the city of Gaza, Zakot’s children had few opportunities to play, children’s parks and parks, once familiar, now flattened. But…

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Zakery Rogers died of a heart condition while in Hamilton jail. His sister’s urging change after inquest

Zakery Rogers’s investigation is over, and although her sister is relieved, her family has answers to many questions after her death five years ago in a cell in Hamilton’s jail, she says she still want responsibility for the “domino effect” of the failures he faced. In a recent interview with CBC Hamilton, Kylee Rogers said…

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