Global National: May 12, 2023 |Calls for search of Manitoba landfill for remains of Indigenous women

We’re getting a clearer picture of what it could take to search a landfill for three missing Indigenous women. Police believe the women were murdered and their remains are buried somewhere in Stony Mountain, Man.'s Prairie Green landfill. A study examining the feasibility of the investigation says it could take years and cost $184 million. But the report warns that not conducting the search could cause considerable stress. The report was commissioned by an Indigenous-led committee after police said they would not search for the victims’ remains. Melissa Ridgen reports.

In the decimated community of Lobstick, Alta., there is an eerie calm with fire having done its worst here, only leaving behind charred remains of homes. Those looking to rebuild will have to wait with more dangerous weather ahead. Despite light showers and a decrease in temperatures in parts of the province earlier in the week, Alberta’s wildfire situation remained volatile Friday as firefighters raced to contain the 81 active wildfires – 20 of which are considered out of control – across the province burning for the second week. Heather Yourex-West reports.

A wave of anti-transgender laws is sweeping across the U.S. with a growing number of states passing bans on gender-affirming care for minors. Some of the most restrictive measures will come into effect in Tennessee, a state that’s also targeting transition care for adults. As Jackson Proskow reports, families with transgender children now face greater risk and uncertainty while wondering if they’ll be forced to move.

WestJet pilots are already picketing airports on their days off, but they’re poised to walk off the job on May 16 – just in time to complicate travel plans for the long weekend. The union representing 1,700 pilots flying for WestJet and Swoop says the two sides are far apart on job security, working conditions and pay. Anne Gaviola has more.

He has moved the country from a parliamentary system to an executive presidency. He’s survived a military coup and is the longest-serving leader in the history of the Turkish Republic. Calling the opposition coalition pro-LGBTQ, and accusing it of siding with terrorists, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is trying to rally his base in hopes of securing a third term as president. For two decades, Erdoğan has labelled himself a defender of democracy while consolidating power. Crystal Goomansingh reports.

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