Category Archives: Canada

Report from Quebec inquiry on Indigenous treatment to be released
VAL D'OR, Que. - A Quebec inquiry into relations between Indigenous communities and public services in the province will submit its final report today. The Viens Commission, presided over by retired Q...
Sep 30, 2019

Scheer, Trudeau talk platforms, firearms in Toronto; Singh stays out west
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal election platform is out, and it's brimming with talking points not only for Justin Trudeau, but for his political rivals as well. There's billions in new spendi...
Sep 30, 2019

Names of children who died in residential schools to be released
GATINEAU, Que. - Their anonymous deaths will be honoured and their names - hundreds and hundreds of them - finally known. The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is to reveal at a ceremo...
Sep 30, 2019

Fatal July plane crash near Jasper, Alta., happened after Cessna stalled: TSB
JASPER, Alta. - An investigation has determined a fatal plane crash in Jasper National Park was caused when the aircraft stalled and went into a spin shortly after takeoff. One passenger died and the ...
Sep 29, 2019

Governor general, ex-Quebec premiers to attend Jacques Chirac memorial service
A Canadian delegation led by Gov. Gen. Julie Payette will attend a memorial service for former French president Jacques Chirac on Monday. Chirac, who served as president of France between 19...
Sep 29, 2019

Source of Trudeau 'brownface' photo says only motive was public's right to know
OTTAWA - The source of a photo of Justin Trudeau appearing in brownface at a 2001 event - the first to rock the Liberal leader's re-election campaign - broke his silence Friday to ...
Sep 29, 2019

Canadian artist's sculpture of refugees unveiled by Pope Francis in Vatican City
VATICAN CITY - A Canadian artist's sculpture has been unveiled in St. Peter's Square by Pope Francis as part of a Mass for the World Day for Migrants and Refugees. The work in bronze and clay&nbs...
Sep 29, 2019

Supreme Court sets aside order requiring journalist to reveal sources
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has set aside an order that would have forced a journalist to reveal her confidential sources and has ordered the case back to a lower court for a second look. For...
Sep 29, 2019

Hearing to begin to determine if accused in Fredericton shootings fit for trial
FREDERICTON - Jury selection begins Monday at a hockey rink in Fredericton to determine if Matthew Raymond - accused of killing four people in a shooting spree in August 2018 - is fit to stand trial. ...
Sep 29, 2019

'What a role model:' Paralyzed Bronco makes Adidas ad, hall of fame nominee list
AIRDRIE, Alta. - An ad shows a serious Ryan Straschnitzki taping up his hockey stick and pulling on an Adidas jersey before he slides away on an ice sled. "As a kid I always dreamed of ...
Sep 29, 2019 (File Photo/The Canadian Press)