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Mayors press Freeland for direct funding for urban Indigenous housing
OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada's biggest cities are pressing the federal government to lay out a path to help house urban Indigenous people as part of a larger push to address homelessness in this coun...
May 31, 2021
UN watchdog: Access to key Iranian data lacking since Feb 23
VIENNA (AP) - The United Nations' atomic watchdog hasn't been able to access data important to monitoring Iran's nuclear program since late February when the Islamic Republic started restricting inter...
May 31, 2021
Blair Underwood, wife Desiree DaCosta ending marriage
Actor Blair Underwood and his wife, Desiree DaCosta, have announced they're ending their marriage after 27 years. In a joint statement posted to Instagram, the couple called their marriage "a beautifu...
May 31, 2021
AstraZeneca expiry change based on science but communication is key: experts
OTTAWA - Many immunologists and infectious disease experts say it is a normal, and scientifically sound decision to extend the expiration date on vaccine doses.Health Canada is adding another month to...
May 31, 2021
Smudge walk and candlelight vigil planned this afternoon for victims and survivors of residential schools
A smudge walk and candlelight vigil will be held Monday to honour children of Tk'emlps te Secwpemc First Nation and survivors of residential schools. The event is being hosted by Men of the North and ...
May 31, 2021
Quebec and Ontario report fewest numbers of new COVID-19 cases in months
MONTREAL - Ontario and Quebec are reporting their lowest numbers of new COVID-19 cases in months. Quebec is reporting fewer than 300 new COVID-19 cases today for the first time since mid-September, wi...
May 31, 2021
Greens joins Conservatives to say Feds-NDP pushing through new net-zero climate bill
OTTAWA - Green Party of Canada Leader Annamie Paul says important climate legislation is failing to get the scrutiny it deserves because the Liberal government and NDP are ramming it through Parliamen...
May 31, 2021
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 ...
May 31, 2021
Echaquan inquiry: reform needed to reduce Indigenous patients' fear of health system
MONTREAL - The coroner's inquiry examining the death Joyce Echaquan is moving to the recommendations phase of its public hearings. Dr. Stanley Vollant, an Innu surgeon, is recommending the government ...
May 31, 2021
Statement Regarding Burial Site Found at Former Residential School in Kamloops
A statement from Vice-Provost, Indigenous Engagement Dr. Jacqueline Ottmann - May 28, 2021 It is with deep sadness that I write this message today. The magnitude of the news that the remains of 215 ch...
May 31, 2021