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‘I regret it,’ Trudeau says of travel to Tofino on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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TTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says travelling to Tofino, B.C. for a vacation on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was a “mistake” and he’s focused on making amends. During an announcement on Wednesday, Trudeau addressed the controversy that drew criticism from politicians and Indigenous leaders last week.“Travelling on September 30th was a mistake, and I regret it. The first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation was a time for Indigenous people and non-Indigenous people alike to reflect and connect, think about the past but also focus on the future,” he said. “There’s a lot of work for us all to do and I’m committed to doing it.”
Trudeau said he looks forward to visiting the Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc, which invited the prime minister twice to events last Thursday in recognition of the day. Despite a public itinerary that noted that Trudeau was in “private meetings” in Ottawa, his office later confirmed he had travelled to the West Coast to spend time with his family. “I want to thank Chief Casimir of Tk’emlúps for the conversation we had over the weekend, which I apologized for not being there with her and her community,” he said Wednesday. The prime minister did participate in a ceremony the night prior and on Thursday he posted on Twitter that he spent time speaking on the phone with residential school survivors, getTo be Continued at page 3
Critics accuse B.C. government of passing the buck on school vaccination mandates
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ANCOUVER - The B.C. government has formed a committee that will advise individual school boards on how they can bring in vaccine mandates for teachers and other school staff in their districts. But critics say it should be a province-wide mandate. “They’re asking the boards to do it. Well that’s just, in my opinion, an abdication of responsibility: ‘If I pass the buck to the school boards, the public will leave me alone,’” said Victoria teacher Elizabete Costa.Surrey teacher Lizanne Foster argues the district-by-district approach doesn’t make sense. “We’ve got 60 school districts. Are 60 school districts now going to one-by-one go through some pro-
cess to determine whether and how they’re going to mandate vaccines?” Foster said. Both Costa and Foster are worried by leaving it up to individual school boards, there will be a patchwork of vaccine mandates across the province. “And what’s the government going to do with boards that don’t want to impose that mandate, don’t want to have the discussion, and don’t want the pushback from some parents in the community that don’t believe in vaccines?” said Costa. Foster said while she feels confident the Surrey School District’s approach, “I know other teachers across the province are in districts that may not be comfortable with the district To be Continued at page 3
At least 20 killed as 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocks parts of Balochistan
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n earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck parts of Balochistan early on Thursday morning, killing at least 20 people and injuring over 300 others, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said. According to the National Seismic Monitoring Centre, the earthquake was centred near the province’s Harnai district and had a depth of 15 kilometres. It added the quake had a longitude of 67.96 east and a latitude of 30.08 north. Tremors were felt in Quetta, Sibbi, Pishin, Muslim Bagh, Ziarat, Qila Abdullah, Sanjavi, Zhob and Chaman, the PDMA said in its initial report. It further said the “exact damage” has not
yet been confirmed.The death toll was also confirmed by Deputy Commissioner of Harnai District Sohail Anwar Hashmi. He said six children were also among the deceased. The injured, which include women and children, have been shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Harnai, he said. Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani shared that assistance and evacuation efforts were under way. “Blood, ambulances, emergency assistance, [helicopters] and rest all things are placed ... All departments are working on it,” he tweeted. Security forces also reached the district for rescue and relief efforts, the Inter-Services Public Relations
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