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Parks Canada returns Chief Poundmaker's staff to family at Saskatchewan ceremony

Parks Canada returns Chief Poundmaker's staff to family at Saskatchewan ceremony

BATTLEFORD, Sask. — An artifact believed to have belonged to a 19th-century Plains Cree leader who played an important role in treaty talks and was known as a peacekeeper has been returned to his descendants.
Liberals promise to protect abortion access in Canada, but aren't clear yet on how

Liberals promise to protect abortion access in Canada, but aren't clear yet on how

Liberal lawmakers on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are vowing to defend access to legal abortions, but the issue's divergent and divisive history in each country guarantees they'll go about it in very different ways.
Jury at Quebec sword murder trial hears from final Crown expert psychiatrist

Jury at Quebec sword murder trial hears from final Crown expert psychiatrist

QUEBEC — The jury at the first-degree murder trial of Carl Girouard in the Quebec City Halloween sword attack started hearing from a final witness late Wednesday. Dr.
Canada's ambassador will return to Ukraine as soon as it's safe, Joly says

Canada's ambassador will return to Ukraine as soon as it's safe, Joly says

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada's ambassador to Ukraine will return to the country as soon as it is safe to do so, but neither she nor the prime minister would say whether they are planning to visit.
Launch national pharmacare with free birth control, NDP pitches

Launch national pharmacare with free birth control, NDP pitches

OTTAWA — If the government wants to solidify reproductive rights in Canada, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh suggests it start by launching pharmacare with a full slate of birth control options. Reproductive health has been in the spotlight since a leaked U.
YouTube says bill could cover users' videos, despite minister's assurances

YouTube says bill could cover users' videos, despite minister's assurances

OTTAWA — YouTube has warned that cooking videos made in people's kitchens and other home videos could be regulated by an online streaming law, despite assurances from the heritage minister that this will not happen.
Quebec to end mask requirement May 14, citing 'better and better' COVID-19 trend

Quebec to end mask requirement May 14, citing 'better and better' COVID-19 trend

MONTREAL — Quebec's top public health official said Wednesday the peak of the pandemic's sixth wave has clearly passed and the province is ready to end its mask mandate for indoor public spaces on May 14.
Ontario leaders kick off election campaign by debating proposed GTA highway

Ontario leaders kick off election campaign by debating proposed GTA highway

TORONTO — Ontario's election campaign began in earnest Wednesday with the party leaders promising to either build or cancel a planned highway that would cut through and serve key battleground areas.
Military dealing with gap in search-and-rescue services due to new procurement delay

Military dealing with gap in search-and-rescue services due to new procurement delay

OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Air Force is relocating two aircraft from Winnipeg to Vancouver Island to address a gap in Canada’s search-and-rescue coverage, the result of yet another delay in Canada’s troubled military procurement system.
Jury chosen in sex assault trial of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard

Jury chosen in sex assault trial of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard

TORONTO — A panel of jurors has been chosen to hear the sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard.