Woman convicted of killing Inuk woman gets ‘escorted pass’ from prison
HALIFAX — A woman serving a life sentence for the murder of pregnant Loretta Saunders is getting a temporary pass from prison. Victoria Henneberry was…
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Sen. Lynn Beyak apologizes for racist letters, says she’ll obey ethics report
OTTAWA — Sen. Lynn Beyak sought to stave off suspension from the upper chamber Tuesday, pledging to do more to make amends for the harm…
Cayuga Nation leadership dispute results in demolition
SENECA FALLS — The Seneca County Board of Supervisors is calling on U.S. Attorney, James Kennedy to launch an investigation into the actions of the…
Indigenous politician concerned about singing of royal anthem in legislature
By Allison Jones, The Canadian Press TORONTO — Members of Ontario's legislature began a new tradition Monday of singing “God Save the Queen'' in the…
Ripples from Ontario police action felt in Quebec as Mohawks block roads
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press MONTREAL — Tensions mounted Monday in Mohawk communities near Montreal after Ontario Provincial Police moved in on a rail…
Trudeau urges peaceful end to blockades as Scheer says PM’s done ‘literally nothing’
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The spirit of reconciliation requires a “peaceful resolution'' to the blockades that have kept rail traffic from…
Ten arrested in Tyendinaga, seven more solidarity blockades
By TRT Staff, with notes from The Canadian Press TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY — A police operation that saw officers descend on a rail blockade on…
Chanting Wet’suwet’en supporters defy injunction; return to B.C. legislature
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press VICTORIA — Supporters of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and their bid to stop a pipeline across their traditional territories returned…
Coastal GasLink pipeline investor committed to closing deal despite protests
By Dan Healing, The Canadian Press CALGARY — An investment firm buying a stake in the Coastal GasLink pipeline says it remains “committed'' to the…
PM urges patience, promises reconciliation in face of anti pipeline blockades
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press, with files from Ian Bickis in Toronto and Laura Osman at Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin…
Scheer says Canadian economy is held “hostage” by pipeline protesters
VANCOUVER — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says anti-pipeline protests by “radical activists'' are a warm-up act in the next battles against the Trans Mountain expansion…
Jane Philpott appointed dean of Queen’s University faculty of health sciences
KINGSTON — Former federal health minister Jane Philpott has been tapped to lead the faculty of health sciences at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont.. The…
‘People are starting to wake up’: Pipeline protesters expect long term change
By Laura Kane, The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — Opponents of a natural gas pipeline in northwestern British Columbia say they believe protests across the country…
Arrests made as anti pipeline protesters block Vancouver ports, defy injunction
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police said 33 people were arrested early Monday as officers in the city and in nearby Delta enforced an injunction preventing blockades…
Hate crime investigators lay charge in defacement of Indigenous painting
OTTAWA — Police made an arrest in the hate-crime investigation into the defacement of an Indigenous painting on an Ottawa campus on January 28. Investigators…