Category Archives: Canada

House post returning to First Nation after 138 years, and decades in Harvard storage
VANCOUVER - In the 138 years since an Indigenous house post was chopped down and ordered burned by missionaries, it was sold under duress, damaged and displayed as a historic oddity, donated to a muse...
Feb 02, 2023

Liberals set to introduce bill to delay expansion of assisted dying eligibility
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is expected to introduce a law today to delay the extension of eligibility for medically assisted dying to people whose sole condition is a mental disorder. Justice Min...
Feb 02, 2023

Hockey team of preteen Ukrainian refugees arrives in Quebec City for tournament
QUEBEC - A team of preteen Ukrainian refugees has arrived in Quebec City, where they'll get the chance to compete in a renowned hockey tournament. The team of 11- and 12-year-olds landed in Montreal o...
Feb 01, 2023

Jury makes 12 recommendations following inquest into Vancouver officer's suicide
BURNABY, B.C. - A coroner's jury has made a dozen recommendations for the British Columbia government and Vancouver police, including that all the department's officers receive mandatory yearly psycho...
Feb 01, 2023

Two B.C. Mounties charged with manslaughter, three others face obstruction charge
VICTORIA - British Columbia's prosecution service says two RCMP officers are accused of manslaughter in the death of a suspect in July 2017 in Prince George. The service says three other Mounties from...
Feb 01, 2023

Thousands of Helly Hansen sweaters recalled in Canada due to 'flammability hazard'
Health Canada says consumers should stop wearing certain Helly Hansen sweatshirts, sweaters and hoodies because they may be a "flammability hazard." It says 128,680 of the affected items have been sol...
Feb 01, 2023

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney accepts role in Calgary advising law firm
EDMONTON - Jason Kenney, more than three months after stepping down as Alberta's premier, has landed a new role as a Calgary-based adviser in law firm Bennett Jones. Kenney, who is also a former feder...
Feb 01, 2023

Wilkinson says 'just transition' bill for energy workers isn't expected for months
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says legislation to oversee the government's plan to protect jobs during the clean-energy transition is still months away. The minister had indic...
Feb 01, 2023

'Dances with Wolves' actor to be charged in U.S. may have victims in Canada: police
CALGARY - Police in southern Alberta say they have been working with authorities in the United States in a sexual assault investigation involving a former actor in "Dances With Wolves." Nathan Lee Cha...
Feb 01, 2023

Group says administrators at private school near Montreal ignored racism complaints
MONTREAL - A private school west of Montreal is promising action after allegations that for years administrators ignored complaints about racist bullying targeting two Black students. Joel DeBellefeui...
Feb 01, 2023