A man who was arrested this week after a Canada-wide warrant was issued for his capture has been charged with murder.

The RCMP says Ronald Albert Canuel, 35, is facing two counts of second-degree murder in relation to two homicides in Colchester County.

Canuel, who is from New Brunswick, was arrested on January 8 outside an apartment building in Campbellton.

Earlier this week, police said Canuel was wanted in connection to the murder of two men, aged 25 and 27, in the Truro area.

Canuel has been brought back to Nova Scotia and will be appearing in Truro Provincial Court.

A night view of the Canadian Museum For Human Rights is shown in Winnipeg on September 16, 2014. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods)

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights will close this weekend for a week of annual maintenance.

The CMHR will be closed to visitors from Sunday, January 12 through Monday, January 20.

During this week, museum teams will inspect artifacts, clean those hard-to-reach places and put the finishing touches on the new exhibition that opens January 31 called Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge.

The museum will reopen to the public at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 21.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission says that it has settled charges against former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Vince McMahon over his failure to disclose to the sports entertainment company's board and others that he signed two settlement agreements worth $10.5 million US with two women in order for them not to reveal potential claims against himself and the company.

Winnipeg police are asking for help finding a missing person last seen in Winnipeg almost a month ago.

If you still haven’t received expected parcels or mail delayed by the recent postal strike, there could be a good reason.

According to CUP-W spokesman Craig Dyer, a 54-foot trailer-load of parcels and mail was recently “found” at a post office on the west coast of the island.

“This could be thousands and thousands of parcels,” Dyer told VOCM Open Line with Paddy Daly. “That was there before Christmas. We’re talking about a backlog, but how can you manage a backlog if the corporation is not managing it properly?”

Dyer says while Canada Post boasts that delivery is back to normal and backlogs are being addressed, that’s not what workers are experiencing.

“Members are working their hardest,” says Dyer, “but we’re not allowed to do our jobs to the fullest.”

Dyer says traditionally staff could work as much as they wanted, as long as they wanted, leading up to Christmas.

But he says this year the corporation imposed strike restrictions on overtime.

“They didn’t hire any additional staff,” says Dyer. “And while they’re out in the media saying that we’re addressing the backlog, they didn’t allow us to do it.”

The East Side Church of God is inviting people to attend and participate in a unique dinner event. 

The International Potluck Dinner Party is something they are hoping to host the first Saturday of each month, bringing in individuals from not only the commuity, but those of international origin. All they ask is that anyone who attends is to bring a dish from their nationality, helping to esnure their is a rich and diverse meal to be had. 

Linda Nilsson, a volunteer for the East Side Church of God, says that the previous time they hosted the International Potluck Dinner Party they had an overabundance of delicious food.

"It's an opportunity for Canadians and internationals to come together to share food and to hopefully forge new friendships," said Nilsson. 

This month, the event was bumped to the second Saturday in order to accommodate the proximity to New Year's Day. 

Nilsson promises that they will have appetizers, main course dishes, desserts, and more. 

There will also be babysitting available for families after the meal when they wish to mix and mingle with everyone else. 

"The children will eat together with the parents, but then once they're finished eating, they can go to another area of the church to play," said Nilsson. 

The hope for the International Potluck Dinner Party is to build new connections, and to strengthen the community through those bonds. Nilsson believes that everyone has a food from home they are proud of, and are eager to share. Utilizing that, she encourages people to come and experience those dishes together. 

"It also just lets them show off a bit of what they eat and be proud of it," said Nilsson. 

East Side Church of God will open its doors at 5 p.m., and continue the event till the food is gone. People can call 773-4889 to learn more, and sign up here. 

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A capital-region man accused of stealing a woman’s cellphone and sharing an intimate image of her without her consent is now charged with breaching an order to have no contact with her.

Chad Rex Kendell, 35, address unknown, appeared in Fredericton provincial court in person Friday, but in the custody of two RCMP officers.

The RCMP had charged him last year with distributing an intimate image of a woman without her consent and stealing her cellphone, both on Sept. 15 in Penniac.

The identity of the complainant in that case is protected by a court-ordered publication ban.

Kendall was scheduled to enter pleas to those charges Friday, but Judge Pierre Gionet noted that new charges had been laid against him.

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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people blocked traffic on Friday at a key motorway intersection in Serbia’s capital during ongoing student-led street protests over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people last November.

Chanting “we want justice,” the crowd first gathered outside the central court house in Belgrade to urge punishment for who they described as pro-government thugs who have attacked protesters at an earlier gathering.

Protesters have staged almost daily street demonstrations to demand accountability over the Nov. 1 crash at a railway station building in the northern city of Novi Sad. Fourteen people were killed and three others were severely injured after tons of concrete crashed without warning. One more person later died while in hospital.

Many in Serbia believe the huge canopy collapsed because of sloppy reconstruction work that resulted from corruption. The Novi Sad railway station building was renovated twice in recent years in a deal with Chinese state companies.

The protests have posed a challenge for populist President Aleksandar Vucic. Classes at universities in Serbia have been suspended for weeks with students camping inside their faculties.

Friday’s blockade, which lasted for one hour, also stopped traffic across a key bridge over the Sava river.

Serbia’s prosecutors have filed charges against 13 people over the train station canopy collapse, including a government minister and several state officials. But doubts prevail over the probe’s independence under the populist authorities.

Silent traffic blockades have been held at 11.52 a.m daily for the victims, the exact time when the canopy crashed. An attack on a group of drama students during one such protest had triggered the university blockades.

Hundreds held silent protests also on Friday at various locations across Serbia.

Vucic initially accused the students of receiving money from abroad. Pro-government media have alleged the protesters work for foreign intelligence services and have published personal data of some students.

But the president has also responded to the growing anti-corruption movement by offering cheap loans to students and claiming that their demands have been fulfilled.

Though Vucic has formally said he would back membership of the European Union, the Serbian strongman has faced accusations of diminishing democratic freedoms in the Balkan nation rather than advancing them during his past decade in power.

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Mohawk College and Niagara College have recently signed an agreement that creates dedicated learner spaces in high-demand programs for their Pre-Health Sciences graduates. Thanks to the new agreement, a set number of graduates from each college’s Pre-Health Sciences programs will be able to access select high-demand programs which are not available at their own institutions.

As part of the agreement, Mohawk College will reserve spaces for NC’s top Pre-Health Sciences graduates for several of its leading diploma programs including Cardiovascular Technology, Medical Radiation Sciences-Radiography, Medical Radiation Sciences-Ultrasonography, and Biotechnology. NC, in turn, will provide guaranteed admission consideration to its in-demand Dental Hygiene and Paramedic programs, with spaces reserved annually for Mohawk’s top graduates. As both colleges develop and launch additional allied health programs the agreement can be expanded.

 This new collaboration ensures local impact by keeping talented students in their region throughout their programs and work placements. Where possible, work placements will be strategically located in each institution’s region and prepare students to meet the needs of their communities and address growing demands for skilled healthcare professionals.

 “Our new collaborative agreement with Mohawk College is a win for students, a win for our colleges and a win for our communities,” said NC Vice-President Academic, Fiona Allan. “This creative solution enables us to respond expeditiously to critical staffing needs in our local healthcare sector, while forging new pathways for our Pre-Health Sciences students into sought-after programs and careers.”

Niagara College had been seeking ways to support Niagara Health’s need for diagnostic imaging employees; however, launching new programs at NC would take years. To help address labour market needs more quickly, NC met with Mohawk College to initiate the new agreement.

“The agreement with Niagara College shows how colleges can leverage each other’s strengths to address critical workforce needs in our communities,” said Cebert Adamson, Vice President Academic at Mohawk College. “This will help to address critical shortages in both communities while providing our Pre-Health Sciences students with more opportunities upon graduation from their program.”

“The Hamilton Paramedic Service, like many ambulance services provincially, has faced challenges related to recruitment and retention within the service,” said Hamilton Paramedic Service Chief Michael Sanderson. “We have been advocating for greater access to paramedic training locally and see this agreement as a step in the right direction and one that will help build a stronger talent pipeline for our service.”

The six-foot, 200-pound Maier spent the previous four seasons with Calgary, starting 45 of 65 regular-season games.

The chief marketing officer for the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League is scouting the landscape in St. John’s this weekend as Newfoundland prepares to re-enter the league, absorbing the franchise currently playing out of Bathurst, N.B.

Karl Jahnke told business leaders and others over breakfast at the St. John’s Convention Centre Friday morning that the product is an exciting one, and that he could feel the local buzz in the air.

While the new name and logo for the team has yet to be revealed, some 1,100 season tickets have been sold already, an encouraging sign, says Jahnke.

Newfoundland will be the fifth team in the league from Atlantic Canada, and Jahnke says they will play within that network more frequently than against teams from Quebec.

He says the league did not have to do any significant reshaping to welcome Newfoundland back to the fold.

The Fog Devils lasted only a few years before leaving town.

Jahnke says there were some challenges with travel but insists those issues have been worked out and he expects the team will be a success.

The young Ottawa Senators forward has signed a four-year contract extension worth an average of $3.25 million a year, the team announced Friday.

Onkwehón:we across Turtle Island donned their ribbon skirts on January 4, in recognition of the third annual National Ribbon Skirt Day. 

Ribbon Skirt Day first came about after Isabel Kulak, who was 10 at the time, wore a ribbon skirt to a formal event at her school. The child, a member of the Cote First Nation in Saskatchewan, had been told by teachers at the school that the skirt didn’t count as “formal attire” prompting her and her family to speak out about the experience.

The story sparked outrage across Turtle Island and led to January 4 being designated National Ribbon Skirt Day, an opportunity to reflect on the meaning and history of the ribbon skirt.

In celebration of National Ribbon Skirt Day, The Eastern Door spoke with community members about what their ribbon skirt means to them.

Queenie McComber

Queenie McComber has been making ribbon skirts for decades and puts her heart and soul into each stitch. She said that ideas for new colours and patterns come naturally to her.

“To me, the ribbon skirt means survival, and our identity. Plus, we’re so resilient, it keeps us grounded to Mother Earth, and you wear it with a good mind. I thank the Creator every day for my creativity,” she said. “This is my passion. I love doing babywear, you should see what I make for the summer!”

 Kaylia Delisle-Morris

Kaylia Diabo-Morris didn’t know how to make a ribbon skirt before last month, when she took a class with local designer Karoniénhawe Diabo. 

“Recently, my whole entire family started getting together for a potluck and healing circle. Everyone would wear their ribbon skirts, and we would get a traditional cleanse, and some of us were chosen to get a reading done,” she said. “This is where I started getting an interest to make my own ribbon skirt.”

Diabo-Morris and her family booked a private class with Diabo to learn how to make the skirt.

“It took us three classes to finish. It was very satisfying at the end when I got to wear my own. My husband is in remission from leukemia, so this ribbon skirt was extra special,” she said. “We started the class when he was in remission. He encouraged me to get out of the house and do something for myself, so I did, and I’m glad I got the opportunity to.”

Wendy Mayo

Wendy Mayo teaches community members how to sew their own ribbon skirts at the Golden Age Club, as well as other garments like ribbon shirts. She’s been helping to make owning a ribbon skirt more accessible for the community.

“It represents our culture. It’s medicine, how you wear it,” she said. “I myself wear my skirt knowing all the others that have worn them before me.”

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