Federal government launches loan program for Black-owned businesses
OTTAWA — The federal government is opening the doors to a loan program that will provide financing to Black-owned businesses that often face a steep hill to access capital. The Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund will provide loans of up to $250,000
Kentucky men returned for burial 80 years after Pearl Harbor
CENTERTOWN, Ky. (AP) — The remains of two Kentucky men who died 80 years ago during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor were returned to the commonwealth this week for burial.
N.S. needs funding boost for low-cost housing in ‘perfect storm’ of shortages: report
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia needs to swiftly invest $25 million to help up to 900 households find reasonably priced accommodation, according to a report released Monday. The 61-page document prepared by the Nova Scotia Affordable Housing Commission came in ...
Echaquan inquiry: reform needed to reduce Indigenous patients’ fear of health system
MONTREAL — Indigenous patients are afraid of seeking care due to systemic racism and the poor treatment they encounter in Quebec's health network, a witness said Monday at the coroner's inquiry into the death of Joyce Echaquan. Dr. Stanley Vollant, an
UN envoy says he’s frustrated as Yemen truce talks derailed
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Yemen on Monday expressed frustration that his efforts to achieve a cease-fire in the war-torn country have been derailed by warring parties seeking gains on the battlefield.
Russia’s Navalny asks court to end prison security checks
MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny asked a court Monday to halt the hourly night-time checks he has been subjected to in his penal colony.
Trudeau vows help after Indigenous kids’ unmarked graves found, but offers no details
OTTAWA — As memorials with tiny shoes have elicited cries of grief across the nation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government are facing tough questions about why little has been done to implement recommendations released six years ago to
NDP urges Ottawa to enact TRC calls to action following school burial site discovery
OTTAWA — Federal New Democrats are calling for an emergency debate in the House of Commons on the recent discovery of the remains of 215 children on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says
Top US, EU envoys visit Kosovo to promote talks with Serbia
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Top officials from the United States and the European Union on Monday visited Kosovo to urge the tiny Western Balkan country to resume talks on the normalization of ties with its former war foe Serbia.
NATO restricts HQ access for Belarus officials
BRUSSELS (AP) — The NATO military alliance is restricting access to its headquarters for a group of Belarus officials in the wake of Minsk’s decision to divert a Ryanair passenger plane to arrest a dissident journalist earlier this month.