Three stories in the news for Monday, Jan. 7ANTI-PIPELINE DEMONSTRATORS AWAIT RCMP ACTIONIndigenous demonstrators blocking access to a planned pipeline in northern B.C. ——SASKATCHEWAN TO APOLOGIZE TO’60S SCOOP SURVIVORSSaskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is set apologize to survivors of the ’60s Scoop at the legislature this morning. About 20,000 Indigenous children were seized from their birth families and relocated to non-Indigenous homes starting in the 1950s until the late 1980s. Survivors are hoping the apology comes with action to reduce the number of children in care. — A re-trial in Halifax is scheduled for former taxi driver Bassam Al-Rawi, accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger.
Source: National Post January 07, 2019 09:11 UTC