KANESATAKERONON STAND TO HALT REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT ON ANCESTRAL TERRITORY, HALF OF CANADIANS VACCINATED

Reporter: Shanellie Marie

Stories: Luca Caruso Moro 

Kanesatakeronon stand to halt real estate development on ancestral territory

Demonstrators in Kanesatake gathered Saturday to call a halt on development plans on their ancestral territory.

Oka real estate developer Gregoire Gollin reportedly wants to cut down trees in a plot of land he bought in 2004.

Indigenous activists say those trees were planted by their ancestors, and no development should happen without their consent. 

Half of Canadians vaccinated

In covid-19 news…

More than half of Canadians have received at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine.

As for full vaccination, just 4 per cent of the population has gotten their second dose.

In Quebec, the number of doses given nears 5 million, with nearly a quarter of those administered in Montreal alone.

On average, more than 86 thousand Quebecers get a shot each day.

According to the Montreal Gazette, some teenagers have already begun receiving shots at the Bill Durnan arena in Cote-des-neiges.

Officially, children aged 12-17 will be able to book appointments as of May 25.