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Canada signs $20B compensation agreement on First Nations child welfare
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has signed a $20-billion final settlement agreement to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by chronic underfunding of child welfare. The Assem...
Jul 4, 2022
Top general says military to leave Sudan political talks
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's leading general said Monday the country's military will withdraw from negotiations meant to solve the ongoing political crisis after a coup last year, allowing civil society repre...
Jul 4, 2022
Ottawa starting to transfer 'small number' of asylum seekers to Ontario from Quebec
MONTREAL - The federal government is starting to relocate asylum seekers who have crossed irregularly into Quebec from the United States, following a rise in the number of would-be refugees at the bor...
Jul 4, 2022
Environment Canada expecting warmer-than-usual weather for Sask. in July
After a rainy week, Saskatchewan could see a lot of sun in the future.That's according to Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips."What our models seem to suggest is that when we get th...
Jul 4, 2022
Saskatchewan school division fires employee after $5K taken
A now-former employee of Saskatchewan's Living Sky School Division was fired after taking more than $5,000 from the division during the third quarter of the 2021-22 fiscal year.In a media release Mond...
Jul 4, 2022
Dior does folklore in Ukraine-themed Paris couture
PARIS (AP) - Images of traditional embroideries and floral paintings adorned the walls of Dior's celebrity-laden runway homage to Ukraine as Paris' four-day Couture Week kicked off Monday. The set, fr...
Jul 4, 2022
Police respond shooting at July 4 parade in Chicago suburb
CHICAGO (AP) - Police are responding to a shooting at a July Fourth parade in a Chicago suburb, authorities said Monday. Authorities have not officially reported any casualties, but witnesses describe...
Jul 4, 2022
'Vital' victims of crime ombudsman job still vacant after nine months
OTTAWA - The federal government has now left a key victim-rights watchdog role vacant for more than nine months. There has been no federal ombudsman for victims of crime since Oct. 1, and the Departme...
Jul 4, 2022
Olympic luge champ Natalie Geisenberger expecting 2nd baby
German slider Natalie Geisenberger, who has won the last three Olympic women's luge gold medals and is considered by many to be the most dominant athlete in her sport's history, is pregnant with her s...
Jul 4, 2022
‘When is enough enough?’: Woman wants dog restrictions for First Nation communities after brother’s death
Giselle Thomas wants to see change in First Nations communities after alleging her older brother was mauled to death by two dogs.Thomas and her brother, Noel, are both from Witchekan Lake First Nation...
Jul 4, 2022