A jurisdictional battle between Ottawa and Ontario over funding for a new elders home in a northern First Nation could leave dozens of residential school survivors separated from their families and community a second time, says the First Nation’s chief. The long-term care licence for the facility at Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, about 550 km northwest of Toronto…
Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner said he was “very disappointed and also surprised” after a decision to clear him of wrongdoing following two positive drug tests was appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The Montreal-based body known as WADA announced Saturday that it is seeking a ban of one to two years for the U.S….
The Liberal party of today is not quite the same as the one elected in 2015 promising to foster new paths and nation-to-nation relationships with Indigenous Peoples, the leaders of the three national Indigenous organizations said as they look ahead to the fourth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday. “Our reconciliation moment that…
Some Chinese students in Canada accuse Beijing of targeting them and their families back in China with online threats and harassment — part of a campaign to crack down on anti-government dissent abroad. Ruohui Yang is one of those students. He said he came to Canada in 2015 when he was 15 years old because his parents wanted…
Christine Sinclair, one of the founding players for the Portland Thorns in the National Women’s Soccer League, announced Friday she’s retiring from the game. Sinclair will finish out the season with the Thorns. Portland plans to honour her before the final regular season home game on Nov. 1. The 41-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., retired from the Canadian…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canada Revenue Agency wants to hear from Canadian taxpayers on how it can improve its services and “do better.” CRA launched public consultations on Wednesday, calling on individuals, non-professional representatives, and tax intermediaries to give feedback on the agency’s programs and services. Canadians have until Dec….
Scott Ross became suspicious of a scam when he received a lengthy email from an unknown sender, claiming to have access to his online browsing data, personal photographs and his phone number — information the person would release if he didn’t pay almost $2,000 in bitcoin. But Ross, 57, said he felt his face immediately go…
Los Angeles Kings defenceman Drew Doughty sustained a fractured left ankle during NHL pre-season action versus the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, the Daily Faceoff reported. Per the report, he is scheduled to undergo additional imaging to determine if there is other structural damage. Doughty, 34, was injured during the first period following a collision…
A new study is warning that children’s eye health around the world may be on the decline. Nearly one in three were nearsighted in 2023 and that’s expected to rise in the next two decades. The study, published Tuesday in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, analyzed the results of 276 studies that involved more than…
For a few weeks in June, concerns ran high on Parliament Hill about unnamed MPs or senators possibly being compromised, perhaps even consciously, by foreign states — fears raised by a startling but opaque report by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. “We cannot and must not remain indifferent in light of such a revelation,” Bloc…
