Indigenous News

OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge verbally approved a landmark $23-billion settlement on Tuesday that will see Ottawa compensate more than 300,000 First Nations children and their families over chronic underfunding of on-reserve child-welfare services.

VICTORIA — A commercial helicopter with 14 people on board landed safely in Victoria on Tuesday after it was hit by lightning.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is taking steps to accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles to meet its 100-per-cent sales target five years sooner than initially planned.

OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee is asking the heads of Canada's major grocery chains to appear before MPs and explain their plans to stabilize food prices.

VICTORIA — A limited partnership between four Vancouver Island First Nations and one of British Columbia's major forest companies is being hailed as a path forward for the industry in the province.

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VICTORIA — The sale of Premier David Eby's condominium in Victoria has become embroiled in the debate over the New Democrat government's proposed law on short-term rental accommodations.

MONTREAL — A peace bond was the only option for prosecutors trying to protect a Montreal woman whose estranged husband later killed her along with her two young sons, an inquest heard Tuesday.

OTTAWA — Canada supports the idea of "humanitarian pauses" in the latest Israel-Hamas war to allow aid into the Gaza Strip, and to help civilians and foreign nationals get out, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday.

MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. reported a drastic drop in profits for the three months ended Sept. 30, citing falling consumer demand, fallout from the B.C. port workers strike and a raft of forest fires and floods.