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B.C. woman who married ISIS fighter, repatriated from Syrian camp granted peace bond

B.C. woman who married ISIS fighter, repatriated from Syrian camp granted peace bond

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — A judge has placed a terrorism peace bond on a British Columbia woman who was repatriated to Canada last year from a Syrian prison camp after she married an ISIS fighter.
Head of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami accuses Labrador group of 'co-opting' Inuit identity

Head of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami accuses Labrador group of 'co-opting' Inuit identity

OTTAWA — The president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami is accusing an organization in Labrador of co-opting Inuit identities to secure lands, rights and financial resources.
Defence policy update: Industry demand for clarity has Blair back at drawing board

Defence policy update: Industry demand for clarity has Blair back at drawing board

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Bill Blair says he recently instructed his team to rejig the Liberal government's long-promised defence policy update, so as to give industry more clarity on long-term spending plans.
Jurors in Peter Nygard's sexual assault trial begin deliberating their verdict

Jurors in Peter Nygard's sexual assault trial begin deliberating their verdict

TORONTO — Jurors at the sexual assault trial of Peter Nygard began their deliberations late Wednesday afternoon, with the fate of the former fashion mogul now resting in their hands.
Bus carrying crew for Shania Twain concert crashes on icy highway in Saskatchewan

Bus carrying crew for Shania Twain concert crashes on icy highway in Saskatchewan

WOLSELEY, Sask. — Members of Shania Twain's concert production crew were on a bus that crashed Wednesday morning on an icy highway in southeast Saskatchewan.
English Montreal school board sues after it's forced to communicate in French

English Montreal school board sues after it's forced to communicate in French

MONTREAL — Quebec’s largest English-language school board says it is taking the provincial government to court over strict language rules requiring almost all of the board’s written communications to be in French.
Quebec public sector strikes: Nurses, health staff launch two-day walkout

Quebec public sector strikes: Nurses, health staff launch two-day walkout

MONTREAL — Some unionized Quebec health-care workers launched a two-day strike Wednesday, the latest group to walk off the job over stalled contract talks with the provincial government.
As Trudeau pleads for end to violence, Ottawa says no more Canadians have left Gaza

As Trudeau pleads for end to violence, Ottawa says no more Canadians have left Gaza

OTTAWA — No Canadians were able to leave the besieged Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Global Affairs Canada confirmed, hours after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered an impassioned plea for a "humanitarian pause" in the clashes between Israeli forces a
Scientists call on Canada to adopt ecologically minded forest degradation definition

Scientists call on Canada to adopt ecologically minded forest degradation definition

TORONTO — The Canadian government must take action to stop the degradation of its forests from large-scale industrial logging, a letter signed by more than 100 scientists urged Wednesday.
Quebec mayor, 23, resigns mid-mandate because of burnout from managing forest fires

Quebec mayor, 23, resigns mid-mandate because of burnout from managing forest fires

CHAPAIS, Que. — One of Quebec's youngest mayors announced Wednesday she will be stepping down next week, suffering the effects of burnout from handling last summer's historic wildfire season in her northern community.