Canada

Search uncovers 171 'plausible burials' near Ontario residential school

KENORA, Ont. - Searches for unmarked graves at the site of a former northern Ontario residential school have uncovered 171 "plausible burials," the Wauzhushk Onigum Nation said Tuesday, with other sit...

Jan 17, 2023

French protesters call for extradition of retired priest to Canada

LYON, FRANCE - Activists are calling on France to extradite a retired priest to Canada to face allegations that he sexually abused Inuit children in Nunavut decades ago. Nearly a dozen members of BeBr...

Jan 17, 2023

Premiers want Ottawa to fix the bail system, but are provinces doing enough?

OTTAWA - Premiers are calling on Ottawa to make it harder for some accused people to get bail, but some say that provinces could also do more to hold those who violate their bail conditions accountabl...

Jan 17, 2023

Canadian fighting with Ukrainian forces dies in battle: reports

Global Affairs Canada says it's aware of the death of a Canadian citizen after reports that a young medical student fighting with Ukrainian forces was killed in battle. Multiple media reports say Gryg...

Jan 17, 2023

Newborn baby is one of three killed in highway crash in B.C.'s Interior

CASTLEGAR, B.C. - A newborn baby is among three people who died in a highway crash near Castlegar in southeast B.C. on Monday. RCMP Staff Sgt. Kris Clark says in a news release that police were called...

Jan 17, 2023

Police search for answers at 'vast' Quebec explosion site where three found dead

MONTREAL - The investigation into the causes of a fatal blast at a propane company north of Montreal could be long and complex, police said Tuesday after three bodies were found at the site. Officials...

Jan 17, 2023

Residential school records needed to answer 'hard questions': special interlocutor

VANCOUVER - The woman appointed to work with Indigenous communities as they search for unmarked graves around former residential schools says additional records must be shared in order to answer "hard...

Jan 17, 2023

Coroner orders inquiry into death of 21-year-man at Montreal jail

MONTREAL - Quebec's head coroner has ordered an inquest into the jail death of a Black man in Montreal following an altercation with correctional staff just before Christmas. Pascale Descary announced...

Jan 17, 2023

Officials promise changes at Montreal hospital after ER nurse protest

MONTREAL - Officials at a major Montreal hospital are promising changes after almost 100 emergency room nurses demanded the resignation of their unit chief. The ER at the Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital...

Jan 17, 2023

Federal government delivers $9.7 million to support Alberta jobs, hydrogen industry

EDMONTON - The federal government has delivered nearly $10 million to support Alberta's growing hydrogen industry. The federal money, expected to support 1,600 jobs, is to be augmented by another $3 m...

Jan 17, 2023