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Indigenous groups keen to see Pope Leo continue reconciliation work

Indigenous groups keen to see Pope Leo continue reconciliation work

OTTAWA — Indigenous groups in Canada say they want to see Pope Leo XIV continue the reconciliation work started by his predecessor, the late Pope Francis.
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Ottawa looks to off-load costly, seldom-used mobile hospitals bought for the pandemic

Ottawa looks to off-load costly, seldom-used mobile hospitals bought for the pandemic

OTTAWA — The federal government expects to spend about $7 million this fiscal year to store and maintain four custom-made, portable hospitals that cost taxpayers more than $200 million to buy — facilities meant to bolster overwhelmed hospitals during
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B.C. judge orders limit in tailings dam deposits at Mount Polley mine

B.C. judge orders limit in tailings dam deposits at Mount Polley mine

VANCOUVER — The Supreme Court in British Columbia has ordered that the Mount Polley mine limit the tailings it can deposit into its storage facility while a First Nation challenges an addition to the dam in court.
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Complainant in hockey players' trial pushes back during tense cross-examination

Complainant in hockey players' trial pushes back during tense cross-examination

A woman pushed back Friday after a defence lawyer suggested she felt embarrassed and ashamed for the choices she made the night she alleges she was sexually assaulted by five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney to unveil his new cabinet on Tuesday

Prime Minister Mark Carney to unveil his new cabinet on Tuesday

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to unveil his new cabinet at Rideau Hall on Tuesday — and it's expected to be a slimmed-down front bench meant to signal a more businesses-minded approach to government.
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'Policing in Nunavik is broken': Inuit group wants change after latest fatal shooting

'Policing in Nunavik is broken': Inuit group wants change after latest fatal shooting

MONTREAL — A political organization that represents Inuit in Quebec says policing in the Far North is "broken" after an officer shot and killed an Inuk man on Tuesday.
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Liberal candidate says judicial recount ordered in Ontario riding he narrowly lost

Liberal candidate says judicial recount ordered in Ontario riding he narrowly lost

OTTAWA — A Liberal candidate who lost to his Conservative rival by just 77 votes in the federal election says his request for a judicial recount has been granted.
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White House downplays North American auto industry's concerns about U.K. trade deal

White House downplays North American auto industry's concerns about U.K. trade deal

WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday downplayed the North American automobile industry's claim that U.S. President Donald Trump's new trade deal with the United Kingdom could make the sector less competitive.
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NDP talking to the Carney government about getting official party status: Davies

NDP talking to the Carney government about getting official party status: Davies

OTTAWA — Interim NDP leader Don Davies said Friday his party is in "very early" discussions with Prime Minister Mark Carney's government about being granted official party status in the House of Commons.
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Ontario First Nation seeks emergency relief in Federal Court over water crisis

Ontario First Nation seeks emergency relief in Federal Court over water crisis

A First Nation in northwestern Ontario is seeking $200 million in emergency relief from the federal government to address the "critical" state of its water and sewage system as part of legal action launched in Federal Court, lawyers for the community
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