Canada

Ukraine calls on Canada to shelve turbine exemption as German chancellor to visit

OTTAWA - As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is set to arrive in Canada on Sunday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing renewed calls from Ukraine to cancel a permit allowing turbines repaired in Mont...

Aug 21, 2022

B.C. First Nation arrives in Scotland, asks museum to return totem pole taken in 1929

VANCOUVER - Delegates from the Nisga'a First Nation are in Scotland this week to discuss repatriating a memorial totem pole it says was stolen nearly a century ago. Seven members, including Nisga'a Na...

Aug 20, 2022

Tlicho reflect on legacy of Treaty 11 during 100-year celebrations

BEHCHOK, N.W.T. - As some communities in the Northwest Territories gather to celebrate 100 years since Treaty 11 was signed, many Indigenous people are reflecting on what the historic agreement means ...

Aug 20, 2022

Stigma against psychedelics could fade with decriminalization in B.C., experts say

Decriminalization of some hard drugs in British Columbia could help reduce stigma around psychedelic substances that have medicinal value, but have been caught up in the war on drugs, experts say. "Th...

Aug 20, 2022

Deal freeing Catholic entities from $25M campaign for residential schools released

OTTAWA - Canada agreed to "forever discharge" Catholic entities from their promise to raise $25 million for residential school survivors and also picked up their legal bill, a final release document s...

Aug 20, 2022

Timeline of Canada's call to abandon 2015 appeal over residential schools fundraiser

OTTAWA - Canada's decision to abandon its appeal of a 2015 court ruling that freed Catholic groups from the need to raise $25 million for residential school survivors has caused anger and confusion. L...

Aug 20, 2022

New federal electoral districts proposed in Ontario would cut seats in Toronto, north

OTTAWA - The commission responsible for redrawing Ontario's federal electoral map is proposing an overhaul to account for changes in where people live. Under the proposal, Toronto and northern Ontario...

Aug 19, 2022

Quebec governing party continues to make election promises before start of campaign

MONTREAL - Quebec's governing party continues to make election promises even though the campaign hasn't officially started. Families Minister Mathieu Lacombe told reporters today that if the Coalition...

Aug 19, 2022

NATO secretary-general will visit Canadian Arctic defence site in Nunavut next week

OTTAWA - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is making a visit to Canada next week. The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, climate change and Arctic defences will be the main areas of focus for ...

Aug 19, 2022

Ottawa announces $2.8M to support air services in remote Nunavut communities

IQALUIT - The federal government has pledged $2.8 million to support essential air services for remote communities in Nunavut. Terry Beech, the parliamentary secretary to the deputy prime minister and...

Aug 19, 2022