Canada

B.C. First Nation, Catholic Church announce 'sacred covenant' to be signed on Easter

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Vancouver's Catholic Archbishop says a 'Sacred Covenant' agreement has been reached with the First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., that announced the discovery the remains of more than 200 ...

Mar 28, 2024

Quebec minister to order probe after complaint about QMJHL English-only playoff garb

MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it will ask the province's language watchdog to investigate after the leader of the Parti Qubcois complained about a lack of French on a QMJHL team's playoff garb...

Mar 28, 2024

Federal Court orders revisions to deal between Ottawa and Métis Nation of Alberta

EDMONTON - The Federal Court is ordering Ottawa to make changes to a self-government deal it struck with the Mtis Nation of Alberta. The court says the deal too broadly defines who it applies to and w...

Mar 28, 2024

Quebec firefighters who died in 2023 flood lacked training, equipment: safety board

MONTREAL - Quebec's workplace safety board says a lack of training and equipment contributed to the deaths of two firefighters during a flood northeast of Quebec City last May. The volunteer firefight...

Mar 28, 2024

On pre-budget charm offensive, Trudeau announces plans to expand $10-a-day child care

SURREY, B.C. - The federal government's pre-budget charm offensive is back for a second straight day - this time aimed at parents and child care providers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the gover...

Mar 28, 2024

Higgs champions NB shale gas development as a better climate plan than carbon pricing

OTTAWA - New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his province's alternative to the federal carbon price will be to ship liquid natural gas to Europe as an alternative to coal. Higgs says he has a busi...

Mar 28, 2024

Native Women's Association forced to lay off half its staff amid funding shortfall

OTTAWA - The Native Women's Association of Canada says it was forced to lay off roughly half its workforce due to a major shortfall in federal funding. The advocacy organization says it received grant...

Mar 28, 2024

Canada Post releases new stamp celebrating Muslim festival

TORONTO - Canada Post has released a stamp featuring Middle Eastern cookies to commemorate an annual festival that marks the end of a holy month for Muslims. The Crown corporation says Canadians can u...

Mar 28, 2024

Two dead in car crash after drive-by shootings in Montreal, watchdog investigating

MONTREAL - Two men in their 20s died when their car collided with a tree Thursday morning in Montreal, not long after two nearby drive-by shootings. Quebec's police watchdog says it is investigating t...

Mar 28, 2024

Quebec judge to rule today whether man should stand trial for daycare crash deaths

SAINT-JRME, Que. - A Quebec court Judge will decide later today whether a man will stand trial on charges of first-degree murder for allegedly killing two children by driving a city bus into a Montrea...

Mar 28, 2024