Canada

B.C. approves First Nations' request to defer old-growth logging for two years

VICTORIA - British Columbia has approved the request of three First Nations that want old-growth logging deferred for two years in their territories, including at the site of ongoing protests and arre...

Jun 09, 2021

Defence chief warned last year vetting of Iraqi troops lacked 'sufficient depth'

OTTAWA - A secret memo has emerged showing that Canada's top military commander was warned last year that the vetting of Iraqi security forces associated with a Canadian-led training mission in the co...

Jun 09, 2021

Public hearings into April 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting to begin in October

HALIFAX - Public hearings are scheduled to begin in October for the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. The Mass Casualty Commission said today in a statement the hearings will take place...

Jun 09, 2021

B.C.'s public safety minister warns of contamination risk in illicit cannabis

VICTORIA - British Columbia's public safety minister is warning of potential contamination in illicit cannabis and the dangers of misleading packaging for illegal cannabis edibles. Mike Farnworth, who...

Jun 09, 2021

Report says Canada needs to bolster plane certification, rely less on U.S. regulators

OTTAWA - A new parliamentary report says Canada's aircraft certification process needs retooling in the wake of two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners. In a study released Wednesday, the House ...

Jun 09, 2021

Northwest Territories launches reopening plan based on vaccination rates, COVID cases

YELLOWKNIFE - All COVID-19 public health restrictions could be lifted by the fall under a reopening plan released by the Northwest Territories. The plan sets specific targets, not dates, for reopening...

Jun 09, 2021

Quebec names ex-journalist to help Indigenous families find answers on missing kids

QUEBEC - Former journalist Anne Panasuk says a new Quebec law will allow Indigenous families to get closure about their missing children. Panasuk, an ex-Radio-Canada journalist who reported on missing...

Jun 09, 2021

Family awarded $30,000, court rules Quebec police watchdog statement wasn't impartial

MONTREAL - The family of a Quebec man who died after a 2017 police intervention has been awarded $30,000 in damages after suing the province's police watchdog. Koray Kevin Celik, 28, was intoxicated a...

Jun 09, 2021

Settlement reached on residential school 'day scholars' class-action lawsuit

OTTAWA - A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against the federal government involving hundreds of First Nations people left out of residential-school compensation. The lawsuit was ...

Jun 09, 2021

Citing role in 'genocidal policies,' history professors reach out to First Nations

FREDERICTON - History professors at the University of New Brunswick are offering their research skills to Indigenous people looking for information about ancestors or seeking land claims, saying First...

Jun 09, 2021