Canada

'These are targeting aspects': First Nations leaders urge caution when crossing U.S. border due to ICE

For the hundreds of Kashechewan First Nation evacuees in Niagara Falls, the Canada-U.S. border crossing is just a short walk away. But the First Nation is directing its members to stay on the Canadian...

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Provinces hit by extortion wave to meet in Surrey, B.C.: Eby

British Columbia Premier David Eby says officials from four provinces will meet in Surrey, B.C., to discuss a wave of extortion cases with the head of the RCMP national team handling the phenomenon that...

2h ago

Canadian companies criticized over ties to U.S. immigration enforcement

OTTAWA — Canadian companies are coming under fire over their ties to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as U.S. President Donald Trump pursues a mass deportation campaign to expel vast numbers...

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Canadian companies criticized over ties to U.S. immigration enforcement

OTTAWA — Canadian companies are coming under fire over their ties to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as U.S. President Donald Trump pursues a mass deportation campaign to expel vast numbers...

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Inuit call for a larger role in Canada's Arctic defence surge

OTTAWA — The leader of the national organization representing Inuit says the federal government must bring them to the table when it makes its plans for defence spending in the Arctic. Inuit Tapiriit...

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Man cleared of 1984 murder makes Vancouver court appearance on new charges

VANCOUVER — Mark Edward Grant, who was acquitted of the 1984 murder of 13-year-old Winnipeg schoolgirl Candace Derksen, made a brief video appearance in a Vancouver courtroom today on charges of unlawful...

3h ago

Federal money for Arctic projects should go to the territories: N.W.T. premier

OTTAWA — Federal money meant for Arctic projects and programs should go to the territories, Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson said on Wednesday. Simpson made the remarks while taking questions...

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Ottawa remains open to deal with Meta to restore news to Facebook, Instagram

OTTAWA — Canada continues to be open to a deal to bring news back to Meta's platforms, including Facebook, a spokesperson for Culture Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday. Meta removed news from Facebook...

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B.C.-based Pattison says it didn't know Virginia warehouse was to become ICE facility

ASHLAND, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES — A gigantic warehouse across the street from an outdoor equipment store has become a flashpoint in Virginia as the U.S. grapples with the Trump administration's immigration...

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Food inspection agency to cut more than 1,300 jobs, says union

OTTAWA — The union representing employees at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said staff have been told 1,371 agency jobs will be cut as part of the government's cost-cutting exercise. The Agriculture...

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