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Indigenous monitor role appointment faces privacy concerns: B.C. police watchdog

Indigenous monitor role appointment faces privacy concerns: B.C. police watchdog

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog has run into complications as it works to name an Indigenous civilian monitor for its investigation of the shooting death of a Tla-o-qui-aht man in February, its chief civilian director says.
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Feds face calls for inquiry into military's handling of Iraq war crime reports

Feds face calls for inquiry into military's handling of Iraq war crime reports

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is facing calls for an independent inquiry following allegations the military failed to respond to a complaint three years ago that Iraqi forces being trained by Canadian troops had committed war crimes.
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National group concerned about provincial reopening plans in light of COVID variant

National group concerned about provincial reopening plans in light of COVID variant

Some provinces hit hard by the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic have moved toward shedding more public health restrictions, but a national group is calling for those governments to slow their plans.
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Systemic review of B.C. government supports for Indigenous children required: report

Systemic review of B.C. government supports for Indigenous children required: report

VICTORIA — The circumstances surrounding the overdose death of a 17-year-old on her birthday are related to the alienating experiences of thousands of Indigenous children forced to attend Canada's residential schools, says British Columbia's children
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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 8:30 p.m. Yukon has announced three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one probable infection in the territory.
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Alberta finance minister defends $1.3B loss on Keystone XL as 'calculated decision'

Alberta finance minister defends $1.3B loss on Keystone XL as 'calculated decision'

EDMONTON — Alberta’s finance minister says the province's $1.3-billion investment of taxpayers’ money in the now-defunct Keystone XL oil pipeline project was a prudent gamble given the potential payoff in profits and jobs.
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PM to get short list of potential governor general candidates in a few days

PM to get short list of potential governor general candidates in a few days

OTTAWA — Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says a short list of potential candidates to become Canada's next governor general will be in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's hands in "the next few days.
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Trudeau lands in England for G7 summit as leaders pressed to share COVID-19 vaccines

Trudeau lands in England for G7 summit as leaders pressed to share COVID-19 vaccines

CORNWALL, ENGLAND — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau landed in England on Thursday ahead of a three-day summit with fellow G7 leaders amid growing pressure on Canada to share COVID-19 vaccines with low-income countries.
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Liberals table bill to make criminal pardons quicker, cheaper

Liberals table bill to make criminal pardons quicker, cheaper

OTTAWA — The federal government is tabling legislation to make it easier and less expensive to obtain a criminal pardon.
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Father of man accused in anti-Muslim attack in London, Ont., calls it 'senseless act'

Father of man accused in anti-Muslim attack in London, Ont., calls it 'senseless act'

The deadly attack against a Muslim family in southwestern Ontario was "a senseless act," the father of the man accused in what police believe was a deliberate hate crime said Thursday.
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