Category Archives: National
Trudeau faces chants, pounding drums as he walks through crowd at Kamloops memorial
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — An unmarked burial ground at the former Kamloops, B.C. residential school set off a reckoning for Canadians about their country's history and relations with Indigenous Peoples, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. The prime minis...
‘A light of hope’: first of three flights bringing Ukrainians lands in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG — Kseniia Zinenko stepped outside of the Winnipeg airport Monday evening after a nine-hour flight from Poland to Manitoba's capital city. The 30-year-old is one of more than 300 Ukrainian nationals who were on a federally chartered flight to b...
Conservative party ends its investigation into complaint about a racist email
The Conservative Party of Canada has ended its investigation into a racist email sent to leadership contender Patrick Brown's campaign team after the party member purportedly behind it resigned their membership. Party spokesman Wayne Benson says the re...
Military members urged to contact Habitat for Humanity amid housing crisis
OTTAWA — An email encouraging members of the Canadian Armed Forces to consider contacting Habitat for Humanity if they can’t find affordable housing is casting a spotlight on a growing challenge facing many military personnel and their families. The em...
Walk out at trade meeting when Russia spoke “not one-off”, says Trade Minister
OTTAWA — Canada's international trade minister has warned the walkout she staged when a Russian representative began his remarks at a meeting of trade ministers in Bangkok over the weekend is "not a one-off". Mary Ng said she would be prepared
Prime minister should have lieutenant-governor shortlists, constitutional lawyer says
OTTAWA — The COVID-19 emergency and a recent court ruling in New Brunswick show why the prime minister should have a succession plan for lieutenant-governors, one constitutional lawyer says. “The weirdest aspect of the Canadian constitution is that if ...
Canada’s most northern border to reopen June 1, Yukon prepares for return of tourism
DAWSON CITY, Yukon — Yukon’s tourism industry is abuzz with anticipation as Canada's northernmost border opens next week for the first time since before the pandemic began, says the executive director of the Klondike Visitors Association in Dawson City...
Rise of new opioid highlights unpredictable drug supply: Expert
OTTAWA — A national substance use research organization is warning about a new type of opioid that is increasingly being found in Canada's unregulated drug supply. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction said in an alert there is a
A year of trauma, catharsis and finally peace for some survivors of Kamloops school
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The nightmares started last May, said Harvey McLeod, chief of the Upper Nicola Indian Band and a survivor of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. They tormented McLeod for months after the discovery of 215 suspected unmarked ...
Costs reach $25.6 million for public inquiry into 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — The public inquiry into Nova Scotia's mass shooting has already cost $25.6 million to investigate the April 18-19, 2020, rampage — and there are still about five months remaining in its mandate. Costs are shared between the federal and