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Canada will deploy Leopard 2 tank squadron to NATO battlegroup in Latvia

Canada will deploy Leopard 2 tank squadron to NATO battlegroup in Latvia

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces will deploy 15 Leopard 2 battle tanks and about 131 personnel to a NATO force in Latvia by next spring, Defence Minister Anita Anand said Friday.
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Manitoba RCMP, community leaders look to Saskatchewan after deadly crash

Manitoba RCMP, community leaders look to Saskatchewan after deadly crash

The mayor of Dauphin, Man., and a city councillor in Humboldt, Sask., are members of a club that no one wants to belong to: community leaders responding to unimaginable and unexpected tragedies.
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How ground-penetrating radar is used to find unmarked graves at residential schools

How ground-penetrating radar is used to find unmarked graves at residential schools

OTTAWA — Indigenous communities searching for unmarked graves have encountered a rising number of individuals questioning, or outright denying, that children disappeared or died in residential schools, says a new report from an independent special in
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Residents of Quebec town evacuated 2 weeks ago because of fire to return home Sunday

Residents of Quebec town evacuated 2 weeks ago because of fire to return home Sunday

MONTREAL — Residents of a northern Quebec town that has been under an evacuation order for the past two weeks due to forest fires are expected to be allowed home on Sunday, the town's mayor said.
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House of Commons passes motion to permanently allow virtual attendance, voting

House of Commons passes motion to permanently allow virtual attendance, voting

OTTAWA — The House of Commons passed a motion Thursday evening to keep hybrid workplace rules adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic. This means members of Parliament can attend sittings and committee meetings virtually, and keep voting through an app.
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In The News for June 16 : Manitoba grieving after deadly highway crash kills 15

In The News for June 16 : Manitoba grieving after deadly highway crash kills 15

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 June 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ... Residents in Dauphin, Man.
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Thousands allowed back home, but officials say wildfires still leaving many displaced

Thousands allowed back home, but officials say wildfires still leaving many displaced

People in parts of Alberta and British Columbia are returning home after wildfire evacuation orders were lifted Thursday. Thanks to recent rain and favourable winds, roughly 2,000 residents from Tumbler Ridge, B.C., were allowed to return home.
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'Hero to me': Kyiv's memory wall a reminder of losses in Ukraine-Russian conflicts

'Hero to me': Kyiv's memory wall a reminder of losses in Ukraine-Russian conflicts

KYIV, Ukraine — Yuri Pisarenko reaches high up on the Memory Wall of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine, pulls down a faded portrait of his grandson and reverently puts an identical photo in its place.
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Bus carrying seniors to casino crashes with semi in Manitoba; 15 dead and 10 injured

Bus carrying seniors to casino crashes with semi in Manitoba; 15 dead and 10 injured

CARBERRY, Man. — A day trip to the casino for a busload of seniors turned to devastation and unimaginable loss Thursday after a fiery crash with a truck on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Winnipeg.
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Manitoba bus crash brings focus on safety of at-grade intersections in Canada

Manitoba bus crash brings focus on safety of at-grade intersections in Canada

The deadly crash in Manitoba between a bus full of seniors and a semi has brought renewed attention on the safety of numerous so-called at-grade intersections on Canadian highways.
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