Canada

Order of Catholic nuns agrees to enhance access to residential school records

VICTORIA - An order of Catholic nuns whose members taught at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia says it has reached an agreement to improve access to its private archival recor...

Jun 23, 2021

Canadiens' success leading to business boom for Montreal bars after COVID-19 closures

MONTREAL - Kevin Beaudry says there's never been a better time to be operating a restaurant in Montreal. The manager of La Cage sports bar and restaurant at the Bell Centre, home of the Montreal Canad...

Jun 23, 2021

Park use in Canada soared during COVID, creating challenges for cities, survey finds

MONTREAL - A new survey has found that Canadians have flocked to their local parks during the COVID-19 pandemic, creating both challenges and opportunities for cities. The survey by charity organizati...

Jun 23, 2021

Muslim charities concerned about targeted audits call for national security probe

OTTAWA - Dozens of Muslim charities from across Canada, fearful they are being unfairly singled out for audits, want the national security watchdog to investigate the matter. The charities are flaggin...

Jun 23, 2021

Parents of teen killed at B.C. school share grief, anger at sentencing hearing

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The father of a 13-year-old girl who was murdered at a high school in Abbotsford, B.C., says he doubts the killer will receive a fit sentence for the damage caused to his famil...

Jun 23, 2021

Civil liberties group asks Liberals to end use facial fingerprint tech in party votes

OTTAWA - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is asking the Liberals to stop using facial recognition technology as part of the party's process to select candidates in the next federal election. T...

Jun 23, 2021

Feds ask court to keep documents related to scientists' firing under wraps

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is asking the Federal Court to prohibit disclosure of documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest-security laboratory. House of Commons Speake...

Jun 23, 2021

Watchdog calls rate of child sexual abuse in Nunavut a crisis

IQALUIT - Nunavut's representative for children and youth says the territory's high rate of child sexual abuse amounts to a crisis. Jane Bates testified this week before legislature members to discuss...

Jun 23, 2021

Alberta commits $8 million to locate and honour victims at residential school sites

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is contributing $8 million in grants to assist First Nations and Mtis communities locate the remains and honour the memories of residential school victims. Premier Ja...

Jun 23, 2021

Canada to provide residential school records to U.S. if needed: minister

OTTAWA - Canada's Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister says Ottawa is open to providing archival data on residential schools to the U.S. government to help with its recently announced investigation int...

Jun 23, 2021