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Victims of fatal 2021 B.C. library stabbing describe shattered lives at sentencing

Victims of fatal 2021 B.C. library stabbing describe shattered lives at sentencing

Victims of a stabbing spree and their relatives told a British Columbia Supreme Court sentencing hearing how their lives were shattered two years ago by the deadly attack in and around the Lynn Valley Library in North Vancouver, B.C.
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Manitoba government says searching landfill for remains of Indigenous women too risky

Manitoba government says searching landfill for remains of Indigenous women too risky

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government appeared to all but shut the door Wednesday on a proposed search for the remains of two slain Indigenous women believed to be in a landfill north of Winnipeg.
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Feds, Stellantis reach deal over battery plant in Windsor, construction to restart

Feds, Stellantis reach deal over battery plant in Windsor, construction to restart

Stellantis and LG Energy Solution announced Wednesday that their electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., is back on track after reaching a "binding" financing deal with the governments of Canada and Ontario.
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Trudeau says Conservatives blocking consensus on foreign interference inquiry

Trudeau says Conservatives blocking consensus on foreign interference inquiry

SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he hopes he'll be able to announce a decision about a public inquiry on foreign interference in the coming weeks, but he is accusing the Conservatives of stalling the process.
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Hong Kong democracy activist in Vancouver, B.C., has bounty issued for arrest

Hong Kong democracy activist in Vancouver, B.C., has bounty issued for arrest

A democracy activist who is in Vancouver, B.C., to promote his plan for a Hong Kong parliament in exile said he was unafraid after the Chinese territory issued a bounty for his arrest over the proposal.
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Mandates aim to tackle discrimination in public service, unions say it's not enough

Mandates aim to tackle discrimination in public service, unions say it's not enough

OTTAWA — Federal government departments and agencies will now have to evaluate whether their hiring practices are discriminatory after changes to the Public Service Employment Act came into effect this week.
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UNESCO report on Wood Buffalo park shows urgency of problems, First Nation says

UNESCO report on Wood Buffalo park shows urgency of problems, First Nation says

A report from a United Nations body on environmental threats to Canada's largest national park shows the urgency of the problems, says a spokesman for the First Nation that originally brought concerns about Wood Buffalo National Park to UNESCO.
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Man who died after landslide in Quebec's Saguenay—Lac-St-Jean region identified

Man who died after landslide in Quebec's Saguenay—Lac-St-Jean region identified

MONTREAL — A man who died after a landslide Saturday in Quebec's Saguenay—Lac-St-Jean region has been identified as 48-year-old Pascal Héon, the provincial coroner's office said Wednesday.
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Quebec offers $50 million to businesses affected by unprecedented wildfire season

Quebec offers $50 million to businesses affected by unprecedented wildfire season

MONTREAL — Quebec has announced $50 million in support for businesses hit by unprecedented wildfires that have been raging for several weeks in different regions of the province.
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Ottawa man first to face terrorism, hate charges linked to far-right propaganda

Ottawa man first to face terrorism, hate charges linked to far-right propaganda

OTTAWA — An Ottawa man is the first ever to be charged in Canada with terrorism and hate propaganda offences for advocating a violent, far-right ideology.
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