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Chiefs honour Indigenous leader wrongfully hanged in B.C. 154 years ago
Chiefs who gathered in New Westminster, B.C., to commemorate an Indigenous leader's wrongful trial and execution 154 years ago say they see signs of reconciliation from the federal government but their struggle for recognition continues in the courts.
Amnesty International urges Liberals to suspend refugee agreement with U.S.
Amnesty International is calling on the Canadian government to suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States in light of a controversial refugee policy implemented this week by the Trump administration.
Scheer's pledge to review new Food Guide challenged by health community
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer faced strong criticism from nutrition experts on Thursday, July 18, 2019, after he pledged to review the new Canada Food Guide should the Tories win power this fall.
Trudeau, Tusk take aim at Trump, and fixing WTO at Canada-EU summit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Council President Donald Tusk ended a summit on Thursday, July 18, 2019, that was bathed in the symbolism of solidarity with critical words for U.S. President Donald Trump's inflammatory rhetoric towards female congresswomen.
Wife of jailed Saudi blogger hails U.S. vice-president's call for husband's release
The wife of jailed Saudi dissident Raif Badawi said U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence gave her hope onThursday when he called on Saudi Arabia to free her husband.
Trudeau says Ottawa open to proposals for B.C. refinery as gas prices soar
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is open to proposals from the private sector for a refinery in British Columbia, as a public inquiry into the province's soaring gas prices reviews possible solutions.
Justin Trudeau takes aim at NDP over EU-Canada trade pact as summit wraps up
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called out New Democrats on Thursday, July 18, 2019, after their leader encouraged French officials to reject the comprehensive trade agreement between the European Union and Canada.
Firms know little about trade deals as Canada pushes to diversify: federal survey
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged European partners this week to finalize Canada's trade deal with the EU, a push that came with his government facing a tough sales job at home: getting domestic firms to use it.
Manitoba wants to attract Quebec civil servants worried about clothing law
The Manitoba government is planning to recruit civil servants from Quebec who are concerned about a new law in the province banning religious symbols at work.
Canadians need to be patient, present, unconditional with reconciliation: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says non-Indigenous Canadians need to be patient and unconditional in their support of Indigenous communities on the road to reconciliation and allow them to make mistakes.
Much scrambling, few answers in aftermath of 12,000-litre oil spill
Crews scrambled to contain a 12,000-litre oil spill off the Atlantic coast Thursday that has shut down production at the Hibernia offshore platform for two days.
Cambodia says 11 containers of Canadian trash among illegal garbage shipments
The Canadian government has asked officials in Cambodia for more information about 11 containers of Canadian garbage the southeast Asian country's environment ministry says ended up there illegally.
Abuse survivors await apology from Anglican Church for physical harm: Bennett
The Anglican Church's recent apology for doing "spiritual harm" to Indigenous Peoples is a beginning, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett said on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, but victims of sexual abuse at the hands of one priest in the 1970s and '80s continue to wait for an apology for physical harm they endured from a "man of the cloth."
Dozens of B.C.'s largest old-growth trees now on the protection list
The British Columbia government is protecting 54 of the province's largest and oldest trees along with a one-hectare buffer zone surrounding each of the giants.