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Hockey Canada Apologizes For Handling Of Sexual Assault Allegations

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Hockey Canada is saying sorry to those they’ve let down.

After allegations of sexual assault involving members of the 2018 World Junior team, the organization says they know they haven’t done enough to address the culture of toxic behaviour in the game.

All players will be required to take part in a re-opened investigation, and those who don’t face a ban from the program.

Hockey Canada says they’ll be performing a full review of governance, and all players and staff will undergo sexual violence and consent training.

The federal government and many sponsors withdrew support after the allegations surfaced in May.

A woman claimed she was assaulted by eight players in a hotel room after a charity event in London, Ontario.

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Status of AFN National Chief Discussed in Vancouver Today

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Indigenous leaders from across the country are in Vancouver this week for the Assembly of First Nations annual general meeting.

The future of National Chief Roseanne Archibald is expected to be a hot topic.

The AFN’s Executive Committee suspended the former Ontario Regional Chief in mid-June following four separate complaints against her.

The Committee planned to block Archibald from attending the general meeting.

Archibald sought a court injunction but an Ontario court failed to intervene.

The Executive Committee has since reversed its decision and is allowing her to address the Chiefs today.

There are three separate resolutions for delegates to consider.

One calls for Archibald to remain suspended pending the outcome of the internal investigations launched.

Another asks the Assembly to remove her from office immediately and hold elections for a new National Chief in six months.

A third comes from supporters of Archibald.

They want all investigations dropped and Archibald reinstated while the Assembly conduct’s an independent third-party forensic audit into the previous eight years of financial activity of the AFN.

Also on the agenda is a resolution that calls on the federal government to support a national inquiry into the Sixties Scoop, the placing of Indigenous children into predominately non-Indigenous foster homes during the 1960s.

Another calls for the lifting of COVID-19 travel requirements.

 

 

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SIU Clears OPP Officer

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A Provincial Police officer in Red Lake has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing following a Special Investigations Unit probe.

Police responded to a domestic dispute at a Fish House Road home in Pikangikum on February 11th.

The report indicates four officers were involved in a prolonged struggle with the 28-year-old man but he was eventually handcuffed and transported to the OPP detachment.

The following day, he was diagnosed with a fractured hand and wrist.

The SIU says the evidence is clear that the complainant physically resisted arrest and the officers were within their rights in forcing him to the ground.

The report concludes there are no reasonable grounds to believe that an OPP officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the man’s arrest and injury.

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Doug Ford Welcomes Ombudsman Investigation

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Premier Doug Ford is making it very clear that he welcomes an investigation by Ontario’s ombudsman into long-term care homes during COVID-19.

Paul Dube says a military report into the conditions at five homes in southern Ontario “painted a stunning portrait of the situation in long-term care during this crisis.”

Dube says he will investigate whether the government oversight has been adequate to ensure the safety of residents and staff.

The province called in military assistance for those impacted facilities in April.

Members said they observed cockroach infestations, aggressive feeding that caused choking, bleeding infections, and residents crying for help for hours.

Ford says “I need answers. I want answers. We need to get this fixed and we are going to get this fixed. Our eyes are all over this and to be very frank everyone in Ontario, their eyes are all over it.”

Ford notes the system has been plagued by problems for decades.

He points out he is open to investigations by the ombudsman, auditor general, the coroner and even the police.

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Sioux Lookout OPP Investigating Graffiti Tagging

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Provincial Police in Sioux Lookout are asking for the public’s help to solve an investigation of mischief involving graffiti.

Police say signs and infrastructure on Meno Ya Win Way were vandalized with gray spray paint some time between Saturday night and Sunday morning.

Provincial Police are asking anyone with any information to contact the Sioux Lookout Detachment at 807-737-2020 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

 

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TSB To Probe Monday’s Dryden Airport Incident

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The Transporation Safety Board is going to have investigators in Dryden tomorrow.

They will be looking into the cause of Monday’s Bearskin Airlines crash which injured Thunder Bay curler Rick Lang.

The TSB says it will gather information and “assess the occurrence.”

Curler Krista McCarville, who was also on the plane, said the aircraft crashed into a snowbank as it was starting to take off. The propeller of the plane broke through the fuselage, striking Lang in the hand.

There were six passengers and crew on-board the aircraft at the time.

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Lac Seul Police, OPP Investigating Sudden Death

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A sudden death is currently under investigation in Lac Seul First Nation by Lac Seul Police and Provincial Police.

Police say the death occurred at a residence on Thursday.

Officers say the deceased has been identified as 35-year-old Michael Sawanas of Sandy Lake First Nation.

Sioux Lookout OPP in conjunction with the OPP North West Region Crime Unit under the direction of Acting Detective Inspector Karl Duewel OPP Criminal Investigation Branch are investigating the circumstances around the death.

Police say there is no concern for public safety at this time.

Anyone with any information about this incident are asked to call OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

 

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SIU Clears Regional OPP In Second Probe

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For a second time, the Ontario Special Investigations Unit is concluding a case against OPP officers without finding them at fault of a man’s death over a year ago.

The SIU began re-investigating the March 2018 death of a 29-year-old from Washagamis Bay in May after the Coroner’s office felt the healing of rib injuries were three to six days old after death.

That differed from an original post-mortem exam that identifies that healing months prior.

There had been an allegation the man had been assaulted by police.

After re-opening the case, additional testing by the original pathologist found no evidence of fresh fractures and that any injuries were weeks prior to the man’s interaction with police.

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Final Report Released On Fatal Plane Crash

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The Transportation Safety Board says a wing strut on a plane that crashed near Kenora last winter was excessively corroded.

The T-S-B has released its final report on the March 30th crash at Snowshoe Lake which claimed the lives of two people.

Officials say that wing lift struts transfer weight to the wings while in flight.

Examiners revealed the strut was a mere 2/one thousands of an inch thick at the top and 2/100ths near the bottom, about half of what it should be, which contributed to the struts failure and subsequent crash.

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