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Indigenous leaders wish Pope's acknowledgment of genocide was made on Canadian soil

Indigenous leaders wish Pope's acknowledgment of genocide was made on Canadian soil

A member of the National Indian Residential School Circle of Survivors says it's good Pope Francis acknowledged that what happened in the schools amounted to genocide, but that he should have said it before he left Canada.
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Federal government announces $18M for HIV testing at Montreal AIDS conference

Federal government announces $18M for HIV testing at Montreal AIDS conference

MONTREAL — Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Monday that the government will invest $17.9 million to increase access to HIV testing in remote communities and among hard-to-reach populations.
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Records show Trudeau is routinely offered portraits of himself as gifts

Records show Trudeau is routinely offered portraits of himself as gifts

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been offered the gift of his own likeness some 17 times since becoming prime minister, including once by the president of China.
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'Very profound': Hundreds of residential school photos found in Rome archives

'Very profound': Hundreds of residential school photos found in Rome archives

WINNIPEG — Raymond Frogner says when he found images of residential school students in the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate archives in Rome, he knew he was looking at something important.
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Former MP calls on Parliament Hill security to stop racial profiling

Former MP calls on Parliament Hill security to stop racial profiling

OTTAWA — A former MP who says she was recently racially profiled by parliamentary security is calling on the service to address racism within its ranks.
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Monkeypox: Experts at AIDS conference say the current global response is not enough

Monkeypox: Experts at AIDS conference say the current global response is not enough

MONTREAL — A panel of scientists and activists at the AIDS 2022 conference in Montreal urged worldwide governments over the weekend to ramp up resources to handle the monkeypox outbreaks.
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Windshield smashed in P.E.I. pub's van after photos of Trudeau visit drew harassment

Windshield smashed in P.E.I. pub's van after photos of Trudeau visit drew harassment

CHARLOTTETOWN — A brewpub on Prince Edward Island says a barrage of harassment that followed a visit from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has culminated in violence, after someone smashed the windshield in the company van.
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Liberals give themselves more time to meet five-year-old peacekeeping pledge

Liberals give themselves more time to meet five-year-old peacekeeping pledge

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government has quietly given itself more time to provide a 200-soldier force for peacekeeping, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first pledged to the United Nations nearly five years ago.
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Out-of-office reply: Prime Minister Trudeau, family on holiday in Costa Rica

Out-of-office reply: Prime Minister Trudeau, family on holiday in Costa Rica

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to Costa Rica for a two-week vacation with his family.
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'A specific form of anti-Black racism': Scholars want Canadian apology for slavery

'A specific form of anti-Black racism': Scholars want Canadian apology for slavery

More than a year after Canada proclaimed Aug. 1 as Emancipation Day, Black leaders and scholars are renewing their calls for Ottawa to make a formal apology for the country's history of slavery and its intergenerational harms.
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