Canada

B.C. First Nation buys back 140-year-old robe, paying almost $40,000 to bring it home

ATLIN, B.C. - A man who is helping return a 140-year-old Tlingit robe to the British Columbia First Nation where it was created says it's as if the regalia called out to its people and they are bringi...

Jun 07, 2023

Defrocked Nunavut priest arrested on historical sexual assault charges

KINGSTON, Ont. - A defrocked Oblate priest and convicted sex offender is facing eight new criminal charges for past sexual assaults he allegedly committed while living in Nunavut. Iqaluit RCMP said Er...

Jun 07, 2023

Suspect to face murder charge in death of daughter-in-law of late Montreal mob boss

MONTREAL - A suspect in the brazen daytime shooting in Montreal of a 39-year-old woman with alleged ties to organized crime has been arrested in Ontario, police said Wednesday. The Crown prosecutor's ...

Jun 07, 2023

Wildfire roundup: What you need to know about blazes burning across Canada

Hundreds of wildfires are burning across Canada, prompting widespread evacuations and blanketing cities in smoke. Here's a look at developments Wednesday: Ontarians urged not to start campfires As smo...

Jun 07, 2023

Trudeau shows no interest in compromising with Meta, Google over online news bill

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is showing no interest in compromising with Meta and Google over their online news bill that would make tech giants pay for journalism created by others that hel...

Jun 07, 2023

D.C., N.Y.C. schools cancel outdoor activities amid smoke from Canadian wildfires

WASHINGTON - Officials in the U.S. capital have issued a "code red" air quality alert as smoke from wildfires in Quebec and Ontario continues to drift south. More than a dozen states in the northeaste...

Jun 07, 2023

Justice minister says government to reject Senate changes to judicial oversight bill

OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says the government will reject the Senate's amendments to a judicial oversight bill, arguing that the changes would do the opposite of what the bill is trying ...

Jun 07, 2023

Joly pledges foreign-service reboot in which diplomats better grasp languages, topics

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is promising a plan by this fall for a foreign-service reboot in which diplomats will have a better grasp of the languages and topics relevant to their po...

Jun 07, 2023

Wildfire, shifting winds force evacuation of northern Quebec communities

MONTREAL - Residents of two northern Quebec communities are the latest to be hastily evacuated as a result of the province's wildfires. Officials in Chibougamau and the nearby Cree community of Ouj-Bo...

Jun 07, 2023

Wildfire smoke blankets Ontario, Quebec, air quality plummets, affects activities

TORONTO - Poor air quality is forecast to persist into the weekend across parts of Ontario, as plumes of wildfire smoke blanket the province and prompt school boards to limit outdoor activities. Envir...

Jun 07, 2023