Category Archives: National
Commons holds special debate on remains of 215 children found at residential school
OTTAWA — It is Canada's fault that 215 Indigenous children were buried in an unmarked, mass grave at a one-time residential school in Kamloops, B.C., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. Trudeau said Canadians can't close their eyes and pretend ...
Survivor of B.C. residential school breaking silence and calling for action
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — News of the remains of 215 children being discovered at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia jolted Clayton Peters, whose seven years of torment there have been mostly encased in silence around fears
O’Toole releases Pride video as handful of MPs oppose bill to ban conversion therapy
OTTAWA — A video promoting June as Pride month coupled with a concerted push to end the gay "blood ban" is what the Conservative Party of Canada looks like under Erin O'Toole as he works to prove once and for
Canadian military-goods exports dropped last year as sales to Saudi Arabia fell
OTTAWA — The federal government reported Tuesday the value of Canadian military-goods exports fell last year as its sales to Saudi Arabia dropped. Canada's annual report on exports of military equipment says in 2020 it sold approximately $1.966 billion...
Quebec open to searching residential school sites for possible graves
Quebec's Indigenous affairs minister said Monday that the province is open to searching the grounds of former residential schools for graves, if survivors and their families are in favour. Ian Lafrenière said his office has started reaching out to fami...
Search for unmarked graves to resume at former residential school in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — A survivor of the largest residential school in the Maritimes says the search will continue for unmarked graves at the sprawling rural site north of Halifax. Dorene Bernard, a Mi'kmaq elder, confirmed Tuesday that ground-penetrating radar was...
Discovery of Indigenous children’s bodies reminder of Canada’s genocide: experts
OTTAWA — The discovery of 215 children's remains in an unmarked burial site in British Columbia has revived discussion about the residential school system, which international law experts say was a genocide against Indigenous Peoples. Ryerson Universi...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promises cities help to lower high cost of housing
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised municipal leaders federal backing and resources toward efforts to address the high cost of housing that he says is creating a crisis for young and middle-class families. The cost of housing has risen
Retired judge calls for overhaul of military’s handling of sexual misconduct cases
OTTAWA — A retired Supreme Court justice has found that sexual misconduct in the military is as pervasive and destructive now as it was six years ago, and that significant changes are required to address the problem. Morris Fish's findings are
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, June 1, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:25 p.m. British Columbia health officials say about 70 per cent of eligible adults in the province have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The province reported 1...
