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Feds may need to think beyond income taxes to get benefits to First Nations families
OTTAWA - Canada's auditor general has joined a growing chorus of Indigenous advocates and economists who have urged the government for years to think beyond the current income tax system to get benefi...
Jun 01, 2022
Minister moves to outlaw modern slavery by backing Senate forced labour bill
OTTAWA - Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan today moved to clamp down on modern slavery by backing a bill making Canadian companies ensure they are not using forced labour or exploiting child workers over...
Jun 01, 2022
Halifax shipyard warns warship schedule contingent on more federal funding
OTTAWA - The company responsible for building Canada's next fleet of warships says it remains on schedule to cut steel in two years - as long as Ottawa gives it more cash to upgrade its Halifax shipya...
Jun 01, 2022
Strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza kills thousands of birds in Quebec
MONTREAL - The carcasses of thousands of white gannets have been covering the shores of Quebec's les-de-la-Madeleine for the last two weeks, victims of highly pathogenic avian influenza. "Nobody had t...
Jun 01, 2022
Jury indicts Buffalo shooting suspect on terrorism charge
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A grand jury on Wednesday charged the white 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket with domestic terrorism motivated by hate and 10 count...
Jun 01, 2022
Residential school survivors tell bishops their expectations of Pope Francis's visit
WINNIPEG - Residential school survivors met with Roman Catholic bishops today to discuss what they expect from Pope Francis's visit to Canada next month. The meeting followed two days of talks among s...
Jun 01, 2022
Exit polls: Danish voters want back into EU's defense policy
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Two exit polls by Danish broadcasters say that around two thirds of voters in Wednesday's referendum have backed abandoning Denmark's 30-year-old opt-out from the European U...
Jun 01, 2022
Ticats kicker Domagala used to competing for roster spot with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - As a kicker and undrafted free agent, Canadian Michael Domagala is used to having to put his best foot forward with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. So it will be business as usual for the five-foo...
Jun 01, 2022
International commission asks Canada to join probe of selenium flowing from B.C.
The agency that mediates disputes between Canada and the United States over shared waters is pleading with the federal Liberals to join an investigation into contamination from British Columbia coal m...
Jun 01, 2022
National Assembly of Remote Communities holds inaugural meeting
A new organization of Indigenous leaders is working to lay the groundwork for isolated First Nations to have a stronger presence across the country. "Many times, our remote communities' voices are los...
Jun 01, 2022