RCMP spied on Indigenous groups, LaGuardia crash, Canada’s broken sports system, and more
A domestic spying operation – dating back decades – is leading to calls for justice. The RCMP called it “the Native extremism program.” It involved secret surveillance on Indigenous organizations – detailed in thousands of intelligence reports obtained by CBC News. And now First Nations groups say the RCMP itself should be investigated.And: Investigators in New York say a system designed to warn of runway conflicts didn’t issue an alert before Sunday’s fatal crash at LaGuardia Airport. But investigators say it’s too soon to say what went wrong – leading an Air Canada Jazz jet to crash directly into a fire truck.Also: Broken, fragmented, and unsustainable. A commission investigating abuse in sports says Canada’s system is failing its athletes.Plus: Outpost on the moon, largest provinces want more say picking judges, Trump says Iran gave him a big gift, and more.
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A domestic spying operation – dating back decades – is leading to calls for justice. The RCMP called it “the Native extremism program.” It involved secret surveillance on Indigenous organizations – detailed in thousands of intelligence reports obtained by CBC News. And now First Nations groups say the RCMP itself should be investigated.
And: Investigators in New York say a system designed to warn of runway conflicts didn’t issue an alert before Sunday’s fatal crash at LaGuardia Airport. But investigators say it’s too soon to say what went wrong – leading an Air Canada Jazz jet to crash directly into a fire truck.
Also: Broken, fragmented, and unsustainable. A commission investigating abuse in sports says Canada’s system is failing its athletes.
Plus: Outpost on the moon, largest provinces want more say picking judges, Trump says Iran gave him a big gift, and more.