Canada

First Métis group signs modern treaty with the federal government

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Mtis Federation President David Chartrand told a ceremony for a new treaty that recognizes his organization as the government for the Red River Mtis that the moment was 154 years i...

Nov 30, 2024

Potential unmarked graves identified at former residential school in central B.C.

The chief of a First Nation in central British Columbia says potential unmarked graves have been identified at the site of the former Lejac Indian Residential School after nearly two years of geophysi...

Nov 30, 2024

B.C. Métis Nation votes to withdraw immediately from Métis National Council

SURREY, B.C. - Members of the Mtis Nation British Columbia have voted to leave the national organization, the Mtis National Council, effective immediately. The vote was held virtually on Saturday duri...

Nov 30, 2024

Trump calls Florida meeting with Trudeau productive amid stiff tariff threat

President-elect Donald Trump called his meeting with Justin Trudeau productive and says the prime minister made a commitment to work with the United States to end the drug crisis amid the threat of st...

Nov 30, 2024

Mont-Tremblant World Cup skiing races cancelled due to warm weather

MONTREAL - Fans hoping to see the world's top woman skiers compete next week in Mont-Tremblant, Que., are out of luck after the PwC Tremblant World Cup was cancelled due to warm weather. The races wer...

Nov 30, 2024

From inside a Cameroon jail, gay youth say police exploit homophobia to seek bribes

DOUALA - Pierre wakes up every morning atop a makeshift wooden table, in an open-air courtyard at the New Bell central prison in Douala, the most populous city in Cameroon. He cleans toilets, shoes an...

Nov 30, 2024

Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorship applications until 2026

OTTAWA - Canada is pausing private refugee sponsorships from groups of five or more people and community organizations to help clear a backlog of applications. The notice was published on the Immigrat...

Nov 29, 2024

RCMP looks to redeploy 25 per cent of eastern region workforce, including to border

OTTAWA - The RCMP says it's looking to redeploy up to one-quarter of its eastern region workforce to areas considered an operational priority, including to the U.S. border. U.S. president-elect Donald...

Nov 29, 2024

Oath to monarch now optional in the Yukon after council refuses to pledge allegiance

DAWSON CITY, Y.T. - Municipal leaders in the Yukon now have the option of taking an oath to the Constitution or to King Charles during their swearing-in ceremonies, after a new council in one communit...

Nov 29, 2024

Judge hears from ex-employees of Montreal billionaire in sex abuse lawsuit

MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court justice will deliberate before deciding whether to authorize a class-action lawsuit against Quebec electronics billionaire Robert Miller, accused of paying minors fo...

Nov 29, 2024