Manitoba Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Interference
A 26-year-old Manitoba man has pleaded guilty to sexual interference for his part in a vicious attack on a 12-year-old girl who had passed out drunk at a party.
Court was told the attack took place in July 2014 at a home on the Lake Manitoba First Nation.
Twenty-six-year-old Adolph Swan is expected to be sentenced later this year.
His father, Robert Swan, is still awaiting trial on charges of aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault with a weapon.
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Call to Broaden Inquiry
An Ojibway activist is calling on the federal government to broaden the spectrum of its forthcoming inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women.
Retired lawyer Joan Jack wants the inquiry to include domestic abuse, saying the entire spectrum of vulnerabilities facing aboriginal women both on- and off-reserve should be examined.
Ottawa is in the process of establishing the terms of reference for the inquiry, which it hopes to launch this summer.
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Bombardier Job Cuts
Massive job cuts and a massive plane order have been announced by Canadian transport giant Bombardier.
The Montreal-based aerospace and rail equipment company says it will cut its workforce by 7,000 positions over the next two years, including 2,000 contractors.
Most of the job losses will be in Canada and Europe, and will be partly offset by hiring in certain areas.
The cuts were announced as Bombardier revealed a big Air Canada order for the largest model of its new C-Series jets -- the CS-300.
President and CEO Alain Bellemare says Bombardier is working to become stronger and more competitive.
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Apple to Fight Court Ruling
Apple says it will fight a judge's order to help the FBI access information stored in an iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino, California shooters.
The magistrate ruled that Apple must supply the FBI with specialized software that can help the government hack into the encrypted work-issued cellphone belonging to Syed Farook.
He and his wife killed 14 people at Farook's December work party before the couple was killed by police.
Apple CEO Tim Cook says providing the FBI with special software would undermine encryption by creating a backdoor that could potentially be used on other future devices.
