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Halifax high school student charged with attempted murder after school stabbings
HALIFAX - A 15-year-old student has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after two staff members at a Halifax high school were stabbed on Monday. Halifax Regional Police issued a statement...
Mar 21, 2023
Some landowners not letting residential school survivors search property: official
OTTAWA - A special official tasked with providing the government with advice on unmarked graves says some landowners are refusing to provide survivors access to their property. Kimberly Murray testifi...
Mar 21, 2023
Travel Alberta invests $6M over three years to support Indigenous tourism
Indigenous tourism in Alberta is getting a financial boost.Travel Alberta and Indigenous Tourism Alberta (ITA) have announced the largest provincial contribution towards the development and promotion ...
Mar 21, 2023
Families of Montreal fire victims could face long wait for answers, police say
MONTREAL - Police say the families of the presumed victims of a deadly fire in Old Montreal could be facing a long wait for answers, as investigators are working to enter a building described as a "sc...
Mar 21, 2023
Moscow summons Canada envoy over Joly 'regime change' comment
OTTAWA - Russia has summoned a senior Canadian diplomat in Moscow over Foreign Minister Mlanie Joly's musings about "regime change." According to state media, Moscow summoned Canadian charg d'affaires...
Mar 21, 2023
Hearings begin before Supreme Court on federal environmental impact assessment law
OTTAWA - Arguments are underway before the Supreme Court of Canada in a long-awaited case over the federal Impact Assessment Act. The court is expected to hear from legal experts and environmental gro...
Mar 21, 2023
Vote to force top aide to testify on foreign interference not a confidence matter: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a motion to compel his chief of staff to testify about foreign interference at a parliamentary committee will not be considered a matter of confidence in th...
Mar 21, 2023
Japanese Prime Minister arrives in Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Kyiv for a surprise visit Tuesday, according to Japan's NHK. Footage from the national broadcaster showed Kishida walking on the p...
Mar 21, 2023
Tensions over CUSMA ahead of Biden's Ottawa visit : In The News for Mar. 21
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Mar. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 21, 2023
Saskatchewan First Nation comes to B.C. to talk about taking over child welfare
VANCOUVER - Leaders of a Saskatchewan First Nation are in Vancouver to launch plans to take over control of child welfare services for its members. It comes as the Key First Nation sent a letter to Pr...
Mar 21, 2023