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Canada's tragic residential-school reckoning could be grim harbinger for U.S.

Canada's tragic residential-school reckoning could be grim harbinger for U.S.

WASHINGTON — It took just two weeks for the first Indigenous cabinet member in American history to publicly express her deep personal dismay at the grim residential school revelations emanating from north of the border.
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MPs ponder whether virtual proceedings have any place in post-pandemic Parliament

MPs ponder whether virtual proceedings have any place in post-pandemic Parliament

OTTAWA — Like millions of Canadians, members of Parliament are contemplating with mixed emotions the prospect of returning to business as usual after 15 months of working from home.
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No winning ticket for Saturday's $6 million Lotto 649 jackpot

No winning ticket for Saturday's $6 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $6 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in Ontario.
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International students navigate numerous barriers as they look to begin fall classes

International students navigate numerous barriers as they look to begin fall classes

VANCOUVER — A prospective student from Pakistan who will be enrolling in Vancouver's Simon Fraser University says she's "freaking out step-by-step" as she navigates hurdles to get her education, made far more difficult by COVID-19.
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Solar lights placed next to each unmarked grave at former residential school site

Solar lights placed next to each unmarked grave at former residential school site

COWESSESS FIRST NATION — Members of the Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan spent Saturday morning placing solar-powered lights next to each of the 751 unmarked graves near the site of a former residential school.
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Two more Catholic churches burn in B.C.'s southern Interior, chief says

Two more Catholic churches burn in B.C.'s southern Interior, chief says

CAWSTON, B.C. — Mounties are investigating after they say two more Catholic churches in British Columbia's southern Interior were destroyed in early-morning fires. RCMP say the Princeton detachment got a report at 3:52 a.m. that St.
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Collective bargaining deal reached in Quebec slaughterhouse labour dispute

Collective bargaining deal reached in Quebec slaughterhouse labour dispute

MONTREAL — A labour dispute at a slaughterhouse near Quebec City that resulted in more than one million chickens being euthanized has come to an end. Workers at the Exceldor co-operative in St-Ansèlme, Que.
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Fate unknown for four Canadians who may be affected by condo collapse near Miami

Fate unknown for four Canadians who may be affected by condo collapse near Miami

MIAMI — The federal government still isn't offering any more details about whether Canadians are caught up in a deadly building collapse near Miami.
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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): 2:20 p.m. Manitoba is reporting 106 new cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths as it relaxes some public health restrictions today.
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'Legacy horrific' but Ontario trucker's retrial more sensitive to victim: lawyers

'Legacy horrific' but Ontario trucker's retrial more sensitive to victim: lawyers

EDMONTON — Lawyers say the retrial of a man to be sentenced next week for killing a woman in his hotel room 10 years ago is an example of how cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls should be handled.
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