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'Hallowed space': Divers pull 275 artifacts from 2022 excavation of Franklin ship

'Hallowed space': Divers pull 275 artifacts from 2022 excavation of Franklin ship

Eleven metres below the surface of the Northwest Passage, deep within the wreck of one of Capt. John Franklin's doomed ships, something caught the eye of diver Ryan Harris.
Pierre Poilievre thinks he can win over new Canadians. Here's how he plans to do it.

Pierre Poilievre thinks he can win over new Canadians. Here's how he plans to do it.

OTTAWA — A young Pierre Poilievre sits in front of a room of Conservative faithful and explains their party's strategy for winning a majority mandate. That hasn't happened yet.
Feds, Northwest Territories to create Indigenous protected area for Great Bear Lake

Feds, Northwest Territories to create Indigenous protected area for Great Bear Lake

MONTREAL — The federal government, the Northwest Territories and the Délı̨nę Got'ı̨nę government signed off on a plan Saturday to create an Indigenous protected area around Great Bear Lake.
COP15 nature negotiations racing to finish line but disagreements still plentiful

COP15 nature negotiations racing to finish line but disagreements still plentiful

MONTREAL — The draft text of a new agreement to protect nature from destructive human behaviour is still littered with disagreement as COP15 talks in Montreal barrel toward their conclusion on Monday.
Dignitaries, family and friends gather for funeral of Manitoba politician Jim Carr

Dignitaries, family and friends gather for funeral of Manitoba politician Jim Carr

WINNIPEG — Politicians of all stripes joined hundreds of mourners who gathered on Saturday to pay tribute to Jim Carr, the Liberal member of Parliament who died five days earlier at the age of 71 following a battle with cancer.
N.W.T. announces latest case of private health information mishandled

N.W.T. announces latest case of private health information mishandled

YELLOWKNIFE — A privacy breach affecting people who stayed at a COVID-19 isolation centre is the latest in a long line of cases of health information being mishandled in the Northwest Territories. Late last week, the N.W.T.
Grocery shoplifting on the rise in Canada amid inflation, industry insiders say

Grocery shoplifting on the rise in Canada amid inflation, industry insiders say

Shoplifting has surged to an alarming level across Canada, industry insiders say, with inflation and labour shortages cited as major factors behind the increase.
Friendly rivals: with EV tensions in past, Canada poised to compete with biggest ally

Friendly rivals: with EV tensions in past, Canada poised to compete with biggest ally

WASHINGTON — Friends, partners, allies — and rivals.
As politicians played inflation blame game in 2022, what really drove rising prices?

As politicians played inflation blame game in 2022, what really drove rising prices?

OTTAWA — Some called it "Justinflation." Others called it "greedflation." But reality might be a lot less catchy than the wordplay that has taken off in Canadian politics this year.
Dreams of Chinese fame persist at Vancouver pageant, where stars are born

Dreams of Chinese fame persist at Vancouver pageant, where stars are born

VANCOUVER — The eight women lining up to take questions included a pediatrician, a legal assistant and a piano teacher. But standing on stage in their bikinis at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, B.C.