Here are the top five stories you need to know this Friday: The father of a drowned Syrian family says he did his best to save his family; Omar Khadr wants his bail conditions eased in order to visit family in Toronto; a Supreme Court ruling is expected on whether Ecuadorian villagers can sue Chevron over environmental damage; and a warning from police about fraudulent astrologers and psychic readers.
1. Tragedy: Family members of a Syrian child found dead on a Turkish beach spoke out yesterday, describing the tragic incident. Meanwhile, Immigration Minister Chris Alexander says Canada has worked to ease the Middle East migrant crisis and the country should accelerate refugee resettlement.
2. Wants to travel: Omar Khadr, the man who was captured as a 15-year-old in Afghanistan and spent time as a prisoner in Guantanamo Bay, wants his bail conditions eased. Khadr was granted bail on May 7 pending his appeal in the U.S. against his 2010 conviction for war crimes.
3. Chevron decision expected: The Supreme Court is expected to rule this morning on whether Ecuadorian villagers have the right to use an Ontario court to seek billions in damages from Chevron. The ruling comes after an Ontario Court of Appeal decision in December which said the villagers could pursue their case in a Canadian court.
4. One seized a day: A Manitoba First Nations advocate says an average of one baby a day is being taken away from their family and put into Manitoba social care. Cora Morgan says per capita, the province has more children in provincial care than any other province.
5. Fraud psychics: Edmonton police are warning people of a con involving fraudulent astrologers and psychic readers after one family was swindled out of $85,000. Police say the suspects dupe their clients into believing that they have been cursed by black magic.
