The Canadian Press GATINEAU, Que.–Hundreds of families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and survivors are filing into the Canadian Museum of History to mark the release of findings from a commission tasked with examining root causes of violence. The much-anticipated report, to be formally presented in a […]
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The Canadian Press PIKANGIKUM, Ont.–Evacuees from Pikangikum First Nation will be taken to host cities in two provinces yesterday while a wildfire continues to grow near the northwestern Ontario community. The Canadian Armed Forces said late Saturday it had evacuated about 1,500 people from the fly-in community 500 kilometres northwest […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press CHICAGO — Newer drugs are substantially improving the chances of survival for some people with hard-to-treat forms of lung, breast and prostate cancer, doctors reported at the world’s largest cancer conference. Among those who have benefited is Roszell Mack Jr., who at age 87 […]
By Mike Blanchfield The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The United States will link the liberation of the two Canadians imprisoned by China to its free-trade talks with the People’s Republic, U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence pledged Thursday. Standing next to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Pence also called again on China to […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The Department of National Defence says its memorial for those killed in Canada’s mission in Afghanistan will open to the public tomorrow afternoon. People who aren’t military members, veterans or their families will have to register for visits in advance but will be guided to the memorial […]
By Julie Watson And John Antczak The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — When she was born, the baby girl weighed about the same as an apple. A San Diego hospital on Wednesday revealed the birth of the girl and said she is believed to be the world’s tiniest surviving micro-preemie, […]
By John Leicester The Associated Press CAEN, France — The emotion of being liberated from Nazi occupation was so sweet and intense that the French refugees burst into song, a spontaneous rendition of “La Marseillaise” that echoed around the underground network of dank, dark tunnels where they had been sheltering […]
The Canadian Press Canada has finally made its case that the top of the world flies the Maple Leaf. After years of delay and political debate, Canada has submitted its scientific argument for control of a vast portion of the Arctic seabed, including the North Pole, to the UN body […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is establishing an agency to oversee mental health and addictions care across the province in a bid to improve access to treatment. The government said yesterday that the new agency–dubbed the Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence–would act as a “central engine” for care oversight, […]
The Canadian Press NIAGARA FALLS, Ont.–An Ontario man who tried to smuggle a bag full of medicinal leeches into Canada has been fined $15,000. The federal government says Ippolit Bodounov, of Niagara Falls, Ont., pleaded guilty last week to violating the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario has eliminated a fund supporting Indigenous culture as the government cuts tens of millions of dollars in arts funding ‚Äî a decision that is being slammed as short-sighted. The Progressive Conservatives are attempting to trim an $11.7-billion deficit and are cutting spending in a number […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A Winnipeg church’s prayers for the return of the head from a saint’s statue may have been answered. The Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga posted a photo on Facebook showing the bronze head depicting St. Volodymyr resting on a table, saying that someone found and returned […]
