Canada

'They made us believe we didn't have souls:' Marieval residential school survivor

A Cowessess First Nation elder is recalling the abusive and dehumanizing experiences she had while attending a residential school in Saskatchewan as news of the hundreds of unmarked graves found at th...

Jun 24, 2021

Groups challenge decision allowing judge involved in U of T controversy to keep job

OTTAWA - Complainants are challenging a review body decision that allowed a federal judge to keep his job after he was accused of bias against Palestinians over his views on a proposed university appo...

Jun 24, 2021

Facial recognition use by Liberals raises issues, says B.C.'s privacy commissioner

VICTORIA - British Columbia's information and privacy commissioner says he's considering launching an investigation into the use of facial recognition technology by the Liberal Party of Canada. Michae...

Jun 24, 2021

Yukon election followed the rules, lawyer for chief electoral officer tells court

WHITEHORSE - A lawyer for Yukon's top election official says the process to authorize a special ballot for a jailed voter in a riding where the Liberal incumbent lost her seat in a tie vote did not br...

Jun 24, 2021

Supreme Court to hear dispute over fate of undeveloped Nova Scotia land

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at whether a municipal move to prevent development of a parcel of land northwest of Halifax - and encourage its use as a park - might have amounted to ex...

Jun 24, 2021

Lionel Desmond inquiry: Veterans Affairs review cites delays, calls for changes

HALIFAX - An internal review of how Veterans Affairs handled the tragic case of a former soldier who killed his family and himself in 2017 says changes must be made to prevent other veterans from expe...

Jun 24, 2021

Defence minister has lost all credibility on military sex misconduct: experts

OTTAWA - Several experts say Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has lost all credibility when it comes to tackling sexual misconduct in the ranks. The comments follow a report from The Canadian Press that...

Jun 24, 2021

Bennett apologizes after Wilson-Raybould calls out her 'Pension?' message as racist

OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett has apologized after she was called out for a one-word text message to Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould. Bennett messaged the word "Pens...

Jun 24, 2021

'Reckless acts and omissions' by Iran caused deadly Flight 752 crash: report

OTTAWA - The summary of a forensic report from the Canadian government says a "series of reckless acts and omissions" by Iranian authorities resulted in the fatal downing of a passenger jet in January...

Jun 24, 2021

Feds have funding flexibility for housing projects facing rising costs, Hussen says

OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of boosting the stock of affordable housing says the government can loosen its usually strict rules to help groups manage rising costs for construction material...

Jun 24, 2021