As Catholic Church balked at paying residential school settlement, Quebec nuns sold nearly $25M in real estate
Three orders of nuns who once staffed residential schools got millions for real estate as they downsized their operations.
Pfizer to seek U.S. authorization for COVID booster shot as Delta variant spreads
Pfizer Inc. plans to ask U.S. regulators to authorize a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine within the next month, the drugmaker's top scientist said on Thursday, based on evidence of greater risk of reinfection six months after inoculation and the spread of the highly contagious delta variant.
Former generals join the fight to bring endangered Afghan interpreters to Canada
Three distinguished, former task force commanders from Canada's war in Afghanistan have written an urgent appeal to the immigration minister to restart a resettlement program for local interpreters who worked alongside soldiers and diplomats.
14-year-old basketball prodigy wins Scripps National Spelling Bee with 'murraya'
Zaila Avant-garde from Harvey, La., breezed to the championship at the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, becoming the first African American winner and only the second Black champion in the bee's 96-year history.
RoseAnne Archibald elected 1st female national chief of Assembly of First Nations
After five rounds of voting over the span of two days, former Ontario regional chief RoseAnne Archibald has been named the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.
Haiti needs international support to investigate president's assassination: Michaëlle Jean
Former governor general Michaëlle Jean, who was born in Haiti, says the inquiry into the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse will require international support because the Caribbean country's national police service has been infiltrated by criminal organizations.
Paris police detain Lil Baby, frisk NBA's James Harden
American rapper Lil Baby was detained in Paris on Thursday for allegedly transporting drugs, while NBA star James Harden was also stopped but not detained, according to the city prosecutor's office.
Long-term care homes in B.C. open to fully vaccinated visitors later this month
Residents in B.C.'s long-term care facilities will soon be allowed to visit with friends and family members without restrictions, provided they are fully vaccinated.
Conservatives pitch fiscal reform to end 'mistreatment of Western Canadians'
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said his party would revamp the country's fiscal stabilization program in what he calls a "first step to end the mistreatment of Western Canadians."
Unvaccinated tourists won't be allowed into Canada 'for quite a while,' Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today that Canada has no plans to open its borders to unvaccinated tourists in the foreseeable future because the pandemic isn't over yet.