Canada

Nunavummiut demand justice in homicide of 'Grizzlies' actor Emerald MacDonald

IQALUIT - About 30 people gathered in a school parking lot as wet snow fell to demand justice for Emerald MacDonald, the 24-year-old actress who was found dead at a cabin outside Kugluktuk on May 3. R...

Jun 04, 2021

Parti Québécois loses another member as Sylvain Roy quits to sit as Independent

QUEBEC - The Parti Qubcois lost another member of its caucus Friday as Sylvain Roy quit the sovereigntist party to sit as an Independent. The departure of Roy, who represents the riding of Bonaventure...

Jun 04, 2021

Cape Breton First Nation reaches understanding with DFO to set 700 lobster traps

ST. PETER'S, N.S. - A Cape Breton First Nation has successfully negotiated an interim "understanding" with the federal Fisheries Department that will allow it to set a total of 700 lobster traps begin...

Jun 04, 2021

No early heads-up from U.S. about plan to propose higher softwood duties, Ng says

WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister says she got no warning from her American counterpart before the United States proposed doubling its duties on Canadian softwood lumber. Mary Ng told...

Jun 04, 2021

Liberals tap text messaging platform to directly connect with Canadians

OTTAWA - The Liberal Party of Canada has adopted a new digital tool to more directly reach supporters and potential voters - the same one increasingly used by celebrities to interact more intimately w...

Jun 04, 2021

Foster care is modern-day residential school system: Inuit MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq

OTTAWA - In the wake of the tragic discovery of an unmarked burial site in Kamloops, B.C., the Liberals are facing tough questions about ongoing harms being suffered by Indigenous children in the chil...

Jun 04, 2021

Staff of Nova Scotia's Mass Casualty Commission visit scene at Portapique, N.S.

PORTAPIQUE, N.S. - Staff members of a public inquiry investigating Nova Scotia's mass shooting took a walk today along the roads where the rampage began the night of April 18, 2020. The group visiting...

Jun 04, 2021

Legislature member says Alberta premier's patio dinner clearly broke COVID-19 rules

EDMONTON - One of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's caucus members says restaurant owners should be allowed more leeway if the premier is allowed to break COVID-19 rules on patio dining. Angela Pitt says...

Jun 04, 2021

O'Regan says 30 million trees to be planted this year out of two billion by 2030

OTTAWA - A Liberal campaign pledge to plant two billion trees by 2030 finally seems to have taken root. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan announced 30 million trees will be planted this season...

Jun 04, 2021

O'Toole wants Trudeau to stand up to China at G7, push relocation of Beijing Olympics

OTTAWA - Canada's Official Opposition wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to use his time at the G7 Leaders' Summit to take a stand against China and call for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved from...

Jun 04, 2021