Canada

Chief Poundmaker's pipe, saddle bag returning from Royal Ontario Museum to family

TORONTO - Artifacts belonging to a 19th century Plains Cree chief who was known as a peacekeeper are expected to be returned to his descendants in a repatriation ceremony at the Royal Ontario Museum. ...

Feb 22, 2023

Here's what you need to know to get a head start on filing your 2022 taxes

OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency kicked off its tax season this week by urging Canadians to file their taxes on time - and reminding them that they may be owed money. The filing deadline of April 30...

Feb 22, 2023

'You're not the only one': Vancouver's Black population rising fast, census shows

VANCOUVER - Lenya Wilks says she felt like the "only Black person in Surrey" when she first moved to the city east of Vancouver last year. But the Black population in the region is growing fast and re...

Feb 22, 2023

Ukrainian newcomers assess options in Canada year after war at home

TORONTO - Yuliia Kleban remembers waking up to a message from her manager on Feb. 24, 2022, telling her Russia had started invading her country. A few minutes later, Kleban heard air-raid sirens go of...

Feb 22, 2023

Quebec legislature holds hearings today on violent, sexual hazing in hockey

Quebec's legislature is holding hearings today on violence in hockey hazing rituals and the possibility that similar practices exist in other sports. The legislature is studying the issue after a rece...

Feb 22, 2023

A timeline of events since the detection of possible unmarked graves in Kamloops

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The Tk'emlups te Secwepemc announced in May 2021 that ground-penetrating radar had revealed the possible remains of as many as 215 children around the former Kamloops Indian Resid...

Feb 21, 2023

Accused extremist recruiter expected to plead guilty to terrorism charges

OTTAWA - An accused extremist recruiter is returning to the Ontario Superior Court on Thursday and is expected to plead guilty to terrorism offences, eight years after he was first charged. Awso Peshd...

Feb 21, 2023

Saskatchewan chief to lead advisory committee on residential school documents

A chief in Saskatchewan who became well-known after his First Nation found what are believed to be 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school will lead a new committee for sharing ...

Feb 21, 2023

Quebec premier to visit Newfoundland and Labrador for talks on Churchill Falls deal

Quebec Premier Franois Legault will travel to Newfoundland and Labrador on Thursday for two days of talks on a new Churchill Falls hydroelectricity deal. Legault made the announcement during question ...

Feb 21, 2023

Parliamentary committee looks to expand its study on foreign election interference

OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee is set to decide whether or not it will expand its current study on foreign election interference to include more details about the 2021 federal election. The meetin...

Feb 21, 2023