Thursday, April 6th, 2023
Vianne Timmons removed as president of Memorial University
Board of regents made announcement Thursday afternoon in MUN’s Gazette Memorial University of Newfoundland’s governing body has removed president and vice-chancellor Vianne Timmons from her position. The move comes after Timmons announced on March 13 she was taking a voluntary, six-week paid leave of absence from the president’s office amid public scrutiny following a CBC News investigation into her statements on her Indigenous ancestry and past membership in an unrecognized Mi’kmaw First Nation group. In a statement to MUN’s Gazette on Thursday afternoon, board of regents chair Glenn Barnes announced Timmons is leaving as of Thursday.Read more
RCMP arrest 2 Canadian women after repatriation from camps in northeastern Syria
14 women and children arrived in Canada on Thursday The RCMP have arrested two Canadian women in Montreal after the government repatriated them from a camp in northeastern Syria for ISIS suspects and their families. The national police force said it’s seeking a terrorism peace bond as the women had their first court appearance on Thursday. Their lawyer, Lawrence Greenspon, said the peace bond would mean the women would have to live under certain conditions for up to a year. “What it demonstrates is that Canada has the ability to repatriate these women and childrenRead more