WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Canada’s federal government and the provincial Manitoba government agreed Friday to spend tens of millions to help search a landfill for the remains of two slain Indigenous women. A sum of $20 million Canadian (US$14.7 million) from each government is to go toward a search of the privately owned Prairie Green landfill … Read more
FILE – Protesters, one wearing a mask and holding a poster that reads “The revolution starts from Rosia Montana,” sit on the pavement, blocking the traffic, in front of the Romanian parliament in Bucharest, Oct. 20, 2013, during a protest against the exploitation of gold by by Gabriel Resources, a Canadian mining company, at Rosia … Read more
TORONTO — Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney, who forged closer ties with the United States through a sweeping free trade agreement and whose Progressive Conservative party suffered a devastating defeat just after he left office, died Thursday. He was 84. The country’s 18th prime minister died peacefully and surrounded by family, his daughter Caroline … Read more
Brian Mulroney, an electrician’s son who served two terms as Canada’s prime minister, forging close ties with President Ronald Reagan as a fellow conservative and Cold War ally and becoming one of the first Western leaders to formally recognize the perils of climate change, has died at 84. His daughter Caroline Mulroney announced the death … Read more
A Montreal-area teacher gave his junior high school students an assignment last month: Produce an artwork in the style of Jean-Michel Basquiat. They must not copy the late New York painter’s art, the teacher wrote in a note to students. “I am very familiar with Basquiat’s work and will return copied work, because it is … Read more
CARMAN, Manitoba — A Canadian man has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his wife, three young children and a 17-year-old female relative, authorities said Monday. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Insp. Tim Arseneault said Ryan Howard Manoakeesick, 29, has been charged and said the dead are the suspect’s 30-year-old … Read more
Patricia Jaggernauth was spotted in Beverly Hills after meeting with executives over her upcoming American television debut. The Emmy Award-winning Canadian television host is preparing a crossover to the American entertainment scene, after a career spanning over 20 years as a national TV Weather Anchor and international Weather Expert on CP24, and as a fixture … Read more
TORONTO — The lawyer for a Canadian man accused of selling lethal substances on the internet to people at risk of self harm said he will be pleading not guilty to upgraded murder charges. Kenneth Law was charged in December with 14 counts of second-degree murder, and his lawyer, Matthew Gourlay, confirmed Friday those have … Read more
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The family of a mother of eight who was a huge “Star Trek” fan has ensured the final frontier will be her ultimate resting place. Gloria Knowlan was 86 at the time of her death 12 years ago. A small quantity of ashes from her cremated body are to be in … Read more
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Supreme Court of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Friday blocked new provincial laws against public consumption of illegal substances. The ruling imposes a temporary injunction until March 31, with the judge saying “irreparable harm will be caused” if the laws come into force. The Restricting Public Consumption of … Read more