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Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Russia needs to be accountable for “an element of genocide” he says it’s committing by taking thousands of Ukrainian children from their homes and trying to erase their Ukrainian identity. PM declines to weigh in on allegations that Israel is committing genocide in GazaTheContinue Reading

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Politics The $1.9-billion federal Indian boarding home settlement agreement is designed to make it easier to make claims than previous settlements for Indigenous people, but it doesn’t include a recommendation for an official apology — something survivors say they still want. Ottawa paid non-Indigenous families to house Indigenous children —Continue Reading

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Politics Environment and Climate Change Canada says it’s now able to publicly identify links between episodes of extreme heat and climate change within days of a weather event. Department says weather attribution analysis can confirm climate change’s role in heat waves within days David Thurton · CBC News · Posted: Jun 16,Continue Reading

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Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Switzerland today for a peace summit as Ukraine’s president works to shore up his country’s defence by securing more international support. ‘Ukraine is in danger of losing. Ukraine needs help now,’ says PM’s former adviser Ashley Burke · CBC News · Posted: Jun 15, 2024 4:00Continue Reading

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Politics Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the federal government is continuing to investigate options for giving status to some undocumented people in Canada — but he doesn’t see consensus on the issue in the country or in the government caucus. Miller has said there are between 300,000 and 600,000 undocumented people in CanadaContinue Reading

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Politics Protecting military trainers in the event they’re deployed back into Ukraine is the top consideration for Canadian defence planners as France steps up pressure on allies to join its training initiative, Canada’s top military commander says. Paris has been inviting allies to take part in a new training mission inside UkraineContinue Reading

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Politics Federal government to announce long-awaited funding to replace deteriorating northern Ontario hospitalThe federal government will provide $1.24 billion in new money to replace an aging hospital originally built as a tuberculosis sanatorium along northern Ontario’s James Bay Coast, according to a senior government source. Commitment comes after fears newContinue Reading