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Unmarked graves finding triggered Canada's year of reckoning over residential schools

Unmarked graves finding triggered Canada's year of reckoning over residential schools

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Percy Casper, 73, spent 10 years as a child at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. He has spent the past year grieving. A member of the Bonaparte Indian Band near Cache Creek, B.C.
Talks break down between Canada’s largest federal public union and Treasury Board

Talks break down between Canada’s largest federal public union and Treasury Board

OTTAWA — Canada’s largest federal public sector union has declared an impasse in negotiations with Ottawa and plans to file for conciliation.
Day 3 of jury deliberations in Quebec City Halloween 2020 murder trial

Day 3 of jury deliberations in Quebec City Halloween 2020 murder trial

QUEBEC — The 11 jurors considering the fate of the accused in Quebec City's Halloween 2020 sword attack that left two people dead and five others injured are deliberating for a third day.
Royals visit Ottawa, April inflation rate : In The News for May 18

Royals visit Ottawa, April inflation rate : In The News for May 18

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
A timeline of events since the finding of unmarked graves in Kamloops last May

A timeline of events since the finding of unmarked graves in Kamloops last May

VANCOUVER — The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc announced in May last year that the remains of as many as 215 children were found using ground-penetrating radar around the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia’s Interior.
Livestreamed mass shooting shows more internet regulations needed: experts

Livestreamed mass shooting shows more internet regulations needed: experts

WINNIPEG — David Shanks felt a familiar sense of distress as he learned a video was quickly spreading online depicting a mass shooting in a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket.
No winning ticket sold for Tuesday's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket sold for Tuesday's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — There was no winning ticket sold in Tuesday's Lotto Max $60 million draw. However, two of the eight available $1 million Maxmillion prizes were claimed by ticket holders in the Prairies and Ontario.
Prince Charles nods to 'darker' past, need for reconciliation as Canadian tour begins

Prince Charles nods to 'darker' past, need for reconciliation as Canadian tour begins

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, began a three-day Canadian tour Tuesday in St. John’s, N.L.
A report on wildfire in Lytton, B.C., says more community fireproofing needed

A report on wildfire in Lytton, B.C., says more community fireproofing needed

VANCOUVER — A wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of Lytton couldn’t have been stopped, even with an area-wide emergency response, says a new report.
Ottawa interim police chief Steve Bell didn't ask feds to invoke Emergencies Act

Ottawa interim police chief Steve Bell didn't ask feds to invoke Emergencies Act

Ottawa’s interim police chief says he did not ask the federal government to invoke the Emergencies Act during the “Freedom Convoy” in February.