He created a logo to honour residential school victims. Now retailers are using it to 'make a buck'

Andy Everson is tired of private companies using his art to "capitalize on the atrocities" committed against children in Canada's residential school system.


Federal, B.C. governments reach deal on child care funding

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government has reached a deal with British Columbia on federal child care funding.


U.S. war in Afghanistan will end Aug. 31 to spare 'another generation of Americans,' Biden says

President Joe Biden on Thursday said "speed is safety" as the United States seeks to end the nearly 20-year war.


Two-dose COVID-19 vaccine response works against delta variant, researchers find

New research from France adds to evidence that widely used COVID-19 vaccines still offer strong protection against the delta variant that now accounts for most U.S. infections.


Quebec may use vaccine passports this fall to shut out those not fully vaccinated from bars, gyms, festivals

If COVID-19 cases surge in the fall, Quebec may use vaccination passports to limit access to certain services for people who aren't fully vaccinated, Health Minister Christian Dubé announced Thursday.


B.C. wildfires damaged key rail lines, backlogging Canada's freight supply chain

Wildfires burning across B.C. damaged rail lines and brought train shipments to a grinding halt, causing a backlog of deliveries of all sorts of freight that is only now starting to slowly clear.


Tam talking to provinces, territories about protecting kids too young to be vaccinated

Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said today her team is having “focused discussions” with the provinces on how to limit the risk of COVID-19 spreading among children who can’t receive a vaccine yet.


NDP MPs call for investigation of child abuse at residential schools

NDP MPs Mumilaaq Qaqqaq and Charlie Angus are calling on Justice Minister David Lametti to launch an investigation into "crimes against humanity" in Canada following preliminary discoveries of unmarked burial sites at former residential schools.


Winnipeg man charged with murder in stabbing of 3-year-old daughter

A Winnipeg man has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly abducting his three-year-old daughter and stabbing her to death Wednesday morning.


Suspect in Haiti president's killing purportedly an ex-guard at Canadian Embassy: minister

Two men believed to be Haitian-Americans — one of them purportedly a former bodyguard at the Canadian Embassy in Port-au-Prince — have been arrested in connection with the assassination of Haiti's president, a senior Haitian official said Thursday.