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Chantel Moore shot by N.B. police officer in chest, abdomen and leg, inquest hears

Chantel Moore shot by N.B. police officer in chest, abdomen and leg, inquest hears

FREDERICTON — Chantel Moore, a 26-year-old Indigenous woman killed by police in New Brunswick in June 2020, was shot twice in the chest, once in the abdomen and once in her left leg, the pathologist who conducted an autopsy on her said Wednesday. Dr.
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Canada on 'upward trajectory' on NATO spending, modernizing Norad: defence minister

Canada on 'upward trajectory' on NATO spending, modernizing Norad: defence minister

WASHINGTON — The federal government is on an "upward trajectory" when it comes to meeting NATO spending targets and modernizing Norad, but Defence Minister Anita Anand stopped well short Wednesday of committing Canada to any firm timelines.
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Russia shuts down CBC/Radio-Canada Moscow bureau, removes journalist accreditations

Russia shuts down CBC/Radio-Canada Moscow bureau, removes journalist accreditations

OTTAWA — Russia's Foreign Ministry says it is shutting down CBC/Radio-Canada's Moscow bureau and revoking the accreditations and visas of its journalists.
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Unmarked graves finding triggered Canada's year of reckoning over residential schools

Unmarked graves finding triggered Canada's year of reckoning over residential schools

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Percy Casper, 73, spent 10 years as a child at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. He has spent the past year grieving. A member of the Bonaparte Indian Band near Cache Creek, B.C.
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Talks break down between Canada’s largest federal public union and Treasury Board

Talks break down between Canada’s largest federal public union and Treasury Board

OTTAWA — Canada’s largest federal public sector union has declared an impasse in negotiations with Ottawa and plans to file for conciliation.
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Day 3 of jury deliberations in Quebec City Halloween 2020 murder trial

Day 3 of jury deliberations in Quebec City Halloween 2020 murder trial

QUEBEC — The 11 jurors considering the fate of the accused in Quebec City's Halloween 2020 sword attack that left two people dead and five others injured are deliberating for a third day.
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Royals visit Ottawa, April inflation rate : In The News for May 18

Royals visit Ottawa, April inflation rate : In The News for May 18

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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A timeline of events since the finding of unmarked graves in Kamloops last May

A timeline of events since the finding of unmarked graves in Kamloops last May

VANCOUVER — The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc announced in May last year that the remains of as many as 215 children were found using ground-penetrating radar around the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia’s Interior.
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Livestreamed mass shooting shows more internet regulations needed: experts

Livestreamed mass shooting shows more internet regulations needed: experts

WINNIPEG — David Shanks felt a familiar sense of distress as he learned a video was quickly spreading online depicting a mass shooting in a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket.
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No winning ticket sold for Tuesday's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket sold for Tuesday's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — There was no winning ticket sold in Tuesday's Lotto Max $60 million draw. However, two of the eight available $1 million Maxmillion prizes were claimed by ticket holders in the Prairies and Ontario.
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