Canada

Constitutional challenge in Indigenous lobster fishing case moving ahead this week

HALIFAX - An Indigenous fisherman is expected to appear Thursday in a northern New Brunswick courtroom, where he will launch a constitutional challenge that could prove pivotal for First Nations acros...

Nov 30, 2023

Candidates for Assembly of First Nations national chief face off in Winnipeg forum

WINNIPEG - The six candidates vying to be the next national chief of the organization that represents more than 600 First Nations in Canada explained how they would advocate for treaty rights, soverei...

Nov 29, 2023

Bernardo transfer should be 'turning point' on better informing victims: ombudsman

OTTAWA - Three childhood friends say they were forced to relive the anguish and fear of losing Kristen French when Correctional Service Canada decided to transfer her killer to a medium-security priso...

Nov 29, 2023

After concerns, Ottawa pauses work on $2-million contract for help on unmarked graves

OTTAWA - The federal government has paused and plans to reworka $2-million contract with an international group hired to provide advice on identifying and locating the unmarked graves of children who ...

Nov 29, 2023

Google to pay $100M a year to Canadian news publishers in deal with Ottawa

Ottawa has agreed to set a $100-million yearly cap on payments that Google will be required to make to media companies when the government's controversial online news legislation takes effect at the e...

Alex Rawnsley Nov 29, 2023

Indigenous signage aims to make B.C. legislature more inclusive, accepting

VICTORIA - The Speaker of British Columbia's legislature says the unveiling of Indigenous-themed signs outside the building is a necessary step toward opening doors that have been historically closed....

Nov 29, 2023

Online harms bill: Don't link boy's suicide with government actions, Trudeau says

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's inappropriate to draw a link between government actions and the death of a British Columbia boy who killed himself last month after falling prey to onl...

Nov 29, 2023

Quebec legislature unanimously condemns human rights commission's Christmas criticism

Quebec's legislature has unanimously adopted a motion in defence of Christmas. Christopher Skeete, the province's anti-racism minister, introduced the motion today condemning the Canadian Human Rights...

Nov 29, 2023

Lawyer for pharma company argues against single trial in B.C. opioid damages case

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a pharmaceutical firm says holding a single trial in British Columbia to determine damages for each province and territory related to opioid health-care costs would be a "mons...

Nov 29, 2023

U.S. says alleged murder plotter was directed by India and mentioned B.C. killing

OTTAWA - American prosecutors say a man allegedly involved in a murder plot against a Sikh activist on U.S. soil also discussed the killing of Canadian Hardeep Singh Nijjar, just hours after Nijjar wa...

Nov 29, 2023