Canada

Inuit group hopes review into handling of priest allegations brings change

IQALUIT, Nunavut - A national group representing Inuit says it hopes a review into how the Oblates handled allegations of a former priest sexually abusing children in Nunavut will bring change within ...

Jun 20, 2023

Montreal archdiocese ombudswoman sees improvement in handling of abuse complaints

MONTREAL - The ombudswoman of Montreal's Roman Catholic archdiocese says she's seen an improvement in the handling of abuse complaints since raising concerns about it last year. Marie Christine Kiroua...

Jun 20, 2023

CSIS warned B.C. Sikh temple leader of assassination threat before killing: lawyer

A close associate of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar says his friend was warned by Canadian intelligence officials about being targeted for assassination by "mercenaries" before Nijjar was ...

Jun 20, 2023

Canada's oil output would plummet by 2050 in a net-zero world, new modelling shows

CALGARY - New modelling from the Canada Energy Regulator suggests Canadian oil production will plummet by 2050 if the world achieves its Paris target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions within that t...

Jun 20, 2023

IMF applauds Canada's climate action, warns of 'race to the bottom' with subsidies

OTTAWA - The International Monetary Fund warns that Canada's green subsidies could stoke an international race to the bottom, even as it credits the country for a "multipronged" approach to addressing...

Jun 20, 2023

Yukon's COVID vaccine rollout falls short in First Nations care, engagement: auditor

A new report from Canada's auditor general on Yukon's COVID-19 vaccine rollout finds clinics at First Nations communities did little to alleviate residents' fears and suspicions of the shots. The repo...

Jun 20, 2023

Quebec coroner calls for police access to less lethal weapons in report on killing

MONTREAL - A coroner's report into the death of a Black man shot and killed by police in a town northeast of Montreal recommends the municipal force acquire and train officers in the use of intermedia...

Jun 20, 2023

Jury rules Quebec man ran 20-year mail fraud scheme that stole US$175 million

MONTREAL - A United States federal jury has convicted a Quebec man of running a 20-year mail fraud scheme that stole more than US$175 million. Patrice Runner, 57, was convicted in a New York District ...

Jun 20, 2023

Quebec wildfires: Province says fireworks banned ahead of Fête nationale holiday

MONTREAL - Quebec's natural resources minister is warning people ahead of the Fte nationale holiday that fireworks are prohibited in much of the province because of the threat of wildfires. Mat Blanch...

Jun 20, 2023

Monument to residential school survivors, victims to be built on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA - A survivor-led steering committee announced today that a tribute to survivors and victims of residential schools will be built on the west side of Parliament Hill. Ottawa appointed the commit...

Jun 20, 2023