Ontario Cannabis Store announces supply agreements with 26 licensed producers

TORONTO — The Ontario Cannabis Store says it has partnered with 26 licensed producers for its online retail platform. The store, which will be Ontario’s…

Trudeau running again

MONTREAL — Justin Trudeau will run again in the 2019 federal election. The Liberal leader formally announced his nomination at a party event Sunday in…

Vanadals spray paint Montreal statue of Sir John A. Macdonald

MONTREAL — A downtown Montreal statue of Sir John A. Macdonald was spray-painted red early Friday, with an anti-colonial group claiming responsibility for the vandalism.…

Range of reactions to possible holiday to mark legacy of residential schools

The federal government’s intention to enact a statutory holiday aimed at remembering the legacy of Canada’s residential school system has drawn mixed reactions from Indigenous…

Natan Obed re elected head of Canada’s national Inuit group

INUVIK, N.W.T. — The newly re-elected leader of Canada’s 60,000 Inuit says he plans to make housing a priority during his second term as president.…

Indigenous patients still waiting for equity in health care system: CMA health summit

WINNIPEG — First Nations doctors shared personal stories at a national health summit to demonstrate how Indigenous patients still face racism and unequal access to…

‘Four of a dozen kids will not make it:’ Tina Fontaine’s family healing together

WINNIPEG — Melissa Stevenson was just starting her career 18 years ago when a summer position at the Indigenous Family Centre in Winnipeg connected her…

National Lacrosse League’s Saskatchewan Rush to fly Iroquois flag at home games

The Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League are honouring the heritage of the sport by flying an Iroquois flag at all home games. Rush…

Toronto Zoo welcomes newest addition: a baby pygmy hippopotamus

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo is celebrating the birth of a rare and endangered pygmy hippopotamus. Kindia, a 12-year-old female, gave birth to a female…

Plains bison roaming free in Banff National Park for first time in decades

BANFF, AB — Parks Canada says wild plains bison that were reintroduced to Banff National Park are now free-roaming animals. Officials say 31 bison were…

Conquistador reenactment leaders apologize to Pueblo Indians

SANTA FE, NM — Organizers of the annual reenactment of a 17th-century Spanish conquistador reclaiming Santa Fe from Native Americans have issued an apology to…

Feds to test limits of Indigenous housing ideas through new contest

OTTAWA — The Trudeau Liberals are offering Indigenous communities $30 million in prize money as part of a contest that could end up rewriting the…

Case of Inuk woman missing six days after release from custody subject of probe

MONTREAL — The disappearance of an Inuk woman for six days after she was released from Montreal police custody at about midnight is raising questions…

Bank Of Montreal replaces plaques commemorating killing of Iroquois chief

MONTREAL — Two stone markers on the facade of a Bank of Montreal building in the city’s tourist district that commemorated the murder of an…

Ontario Tories announce changes to welfare programs, plan to scrap basic income pilot

TORONTO — Ontario’s new Progressive Conservative government ushered in the first of what it promised would be major reforms to social assistance on Tuesday, reducing…