Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing continued backlash over his decision to fly to British Columbia to spend time with his family on the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. The Native Women's Association of Canada says it is shocked that Trudeau, in its words, ``ducked out entirely'' from a national day set aside to reflect on the legacy of residential schools. The Prime Minister's Office says he spent several hours on the phone talking to residential school survivors. He also participated in a ceremony on Parliament Hill on Wednesday night.

A Saskatchewan First Nation says it has identified about 300 unmarked graves at a former Indian Residential School site. Earlier this year, Cowessess First Nation used ground-penetrating radar that discovered as many as 751 graves near where the Marieval school stood. Not all the graves were believed to belong to children. Catholic Church parishioners are thought to have been buried there, as well as members of neighbouring communities. In the months since, The First Nation has worked with the Roman Catholic Church, the RCMP and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada to put names to the unmar

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says honouring today's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is not just for Indigenous people.He says it's for all Canadians to come to terms with an ugly side of this country's history -- the forced removal of Indigenous children from their families to attend residential schools where many faced neglect, abuse, disease and death.Trudeau spoke last night on Parliament Hill on the eve of today's first Truth and Reconciliation day.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is again reminding Canadians that encouraging people to get vaccinated and protecting those who have gotten their shots is the key way through this pandemic and out of it. He says his government will move ahead with the five vaccine-related priorities that he committed to during the election campaign, like a vaccine mandate for federal workers and requiring travellers to be fully vaccinated before getting on a plane or train. He’s also ready to move on his promise to health-care workers.Rounding out his top five priorities include finalizing a vaccine passport f

Annamie Paul is stepping down as leader of the Green Party of Canada.Paul announced her resignation in Toronto this morning, a week after the federal election that saw her party's share of the popular vote drop significantly.Paul came in fourth in Toronto Centre, her third failed attempt to win the riding.The party elected two candidates, including its first in Ontario the same number of seats it held before the election.The Greens also drew 2.3 per cent of the popular vote, less than half the 6.55 per cent they received in the previous election.Paul overcame a bid to oust her as leader just w

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are on their way back to Canada after being detained in China for nearly three years. Trudeau told a news conference tonight on Parliament Hill that Kovrig and Spavor, who have become known in Canada and around the world as the ``two Michaels,'' were on a plane that left China, accompanied by Canadian ambassador Dominic Barton. The news comes hours after Meng Wanzhou walked freely out of a British Columbia Supreme Court, when a judge agreed to a discharge order that withdrew a U.S. extradition request again

Canada's top doctor says safety data won't be the only factor public health officials and parents will have to consider when deciding whether or not to vaccinate young kids against COVID-19. Dr. Teresa Tam says children's risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19 are low compared to the rest of the population, but warned rare incidents can become more common as the virus spreads. She also points to the impacts of "long COVID," which is still being studied, and the importance of limiting disruptions to school as things to consider.The National Advisory Committee on Immunization and the Pu

The SNC Lavalin legal saga has been thrust back into the spotlight after the RCMP announced they've charged two former executives and the engineering company itself for allegedly paying bribes to obtain a Montreal bridge repair contract. Former SNC Lavalin vice-president Normand Morin and former SNC Lavalin International VP Kamal Francis, along with SNC Lavalin and its subsidiary, each face multiple fraud and conspiracy charges. Michel Fournier, former president and CEO of the Federal Bridge Corporation, admitted to receiving bribes from SNC Lavalin related to a 128 million dollar repair proj

Uncertainty of the outcome of the Vancouver Granville riding drags on following Monday's federal vote.Liberal candidate Taleeb Noormohamed has been leading New Democrat Anjali Appadurai.Noormohamed was incorrectly projected as winner Wednesday night after the Elections Canada website showed 100 per cent of the polls in the riding had reported.But another page on the website shows only 45 per cent of an estimated 6,800 special ballots have been counted in Vancouver Granville, more than enough to overcome any small lead, as the count continued Thursday.Other nail-biter B.C. ridings include West