Canada

Residential school records released day before archbishop testifies at Senate

OTTAWA - A Catholic archdiocese that includes parts of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario released long-awaited residential schools records this week. The news comes as religious leaders face accusati...

Nov 07, 2023

Ottawa 'must act' to overhaul RCMP's federal policing program, committee report says

OTTAWA - A committee of parliamentarians says the RCMP's federal policing program suffers from challenges that undermine its ability to fulfil an essential role in the security and intelligence commun...

Nov 07, 2023

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to share stage with former Fox host Tucker Carlson

CALGARY - A right-wing news commentator is to have a conversation with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in January when he's scheduled to speak in Calgary. Tucker Carlson, who was fired by Fox News in A...

Nov 07, 2023

Alberta government report on safe consumption 'pseudoscience,' says medical journal

A paper in a prominent medical journal says an Alberta government report that influenced safe drug consumption policy is so badly flawed it's harming people and should be withdrawn. The paper in the C...

Nov 07, 2023

Federal Fisheries Department doing a poor job of monitoring fishing industry: report

OTTAWA - A new report slams the federal Fisheries Department for failing to properly monitor Canada's commercial fishing industry. The report from the federal environment commissioner, Jerry DeMarco, ...

Nov 07, 2023

Montreal police investigating two firebombings at Jewish institutions

Montreal police are investigating overnight firebombings at two Jewish institutions in the on-island suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux. Police spokesperson Sabrina Gauthier says incendiary devices caused ...

Nov 07, 2023

U.S. dismisses charges against Saskatoon mother accused of faking deaths

SASKATOON - A United States court has dismissed charges against a Saskatchewan woman accused of faking her death and that of her child before they crossed the border. Dawn Walker was given a one-year ...

Nov 07, 2023

Canada's emissions reduction plan falling short: environment commissioner

OTTAWA - Canada's detailed plan to reach its greenhouse-gas emissions targets in 2030 is coming up short, the federal environment commissioner said Tuesday in a new audit. Jerry DeMarco did a deep div...

Nov 07, 2023

Three arrested after child killed inside suburban home north of Montreal

BOIS-DES-FILION, Que. - Quebec police say three people have been arrested in connection with the death of a child Monday evening in a suburb north of Montreal. The police force for Bois-des-Filion, Qu...

Nov 07, 2023

Feds unlock public properties to build homes, say 29,200 units to be built by 2029

OTTAWA - The federal government says it will build more than 2,800 homes on its properties in cities across the country, putting it on track to build nearly 30,000 homes on public lands over the next ...

Nov 07, 2023