Canada

Canada court upholds Indigenous child compensation order

Sep 30, 2021 06:58

A Canadian federal court has upheld a human rights tribunal compensation ruling that ordered Ottawa to pay $40,000 to First Nations children who suffered discrimination in the welfare system.
Western media engaged in campaign to slander China: Official

Sep 28, 2021 14:49

Beijing has dismissed “rumors” by the mainstream media that Westerners may be used as hostages in future diplomatic disputes, against the backdrop of the release of two Canadians detained in China for spying.
Protester pelts pebbles at Canadian PM Trudeau on campaign trail

Sep 08, 2021 01:17

A protester has pelted pebbles at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a campaign trail in Ontario.
Canada’s Trudeau triggers snap elections in hopes of winning majority

Aug 16, 2021 04:11

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for snap elections, hoping to pull the plug on a two-year minority government and gain a strong majority in Parliament.
US intervenes in ousted Saudi spymaster’s case in Canada to protect national interests

Jul 29, 2021 02:14

The United States is intervening in a court case related to an ousted Saudi spymaster, citing protection of its national interests.
Another shocking discovery: 160+ more unmarked graves unearthed in Canada

Jul 13, 2021 11:47

Indigenous people in Canada have discovered 160 more "undocumented and unmarked" graves in British Columbia's Southern Gulf Islands.
Village in Canada destroyed in wildfires caused by record heat

Jul 02, 2021 10:33

A series of wildfires that have been ravaging the Canadian province of British Columbia for several days now due to abnormally high temperatures have mostly destroyed the village of Lytton, local authorities say.
Canada Day muted as country reckons with treatment of indigenous, other minorities

Jul 02, 2021 03:21

Multiple cities scrapped Canada Day celebrations on Thursday after the discovery of hundreds of remains of children in unmarked graves at former indigenous schools sparked a reckoning with the country's colonial past.
480 plus sudden deaths reported as heat wave hits Canada

Jul 01, 2021 09:13

At least 486 sudden deaths have been reported in Canada’s British Columbia since Friday, in what seems to be related to a record-breaking heat wave sweeping the province.
Nearly 200 bodies found near another former residential school in Canada

Jul 01, 2021 06:45

A Canadian indigenous group has discovered nearly 200 unmarked graves on the grounds of another former residential school in Canada’s Saskatchewan, shortly after the discovery of a mass grave of First Nation children shook the country and reignited the debate over the horrific abuses against indigenous people.