Indigenous

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has filed the first-ever application to secure an unexplained wealth order in Canada, the province's solicitor general said, calling the orders a "powerful tool" to clamp down on the proceeds of criminal act

Calgary police have asked the RCMP to conduct an independent review into how two teenage brothers were arrested and charged in a shooting that left a man dead and two other people injured.

OTTAWA — The Liberal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations is defending a bill that would formalize several Métis self-governance agreements, after more than a month of heated debate between Indigenous leaders at a parliamentary committee.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali fell silent for two full minutes as Crown attorney Daniel Porte neared the end of his closing arguments.

ORILLIA, Ont. — Police in Ontario say they have "strong reason" to believe a person arrested in Morocco by Belgian police was also behind alleged bomb threats against schools across much of the province earlier this month.

TORONTO — The Art Gallery of Ontario says it will review some of its governance policies and work on "rebuilding of trust" as it faces intense criticism over the departure of its celebrated Indigenous curator Wanda Nanibush earlier this month.

REGINA — Saskatchewan's auditor is to investigate the province's procurement and payment practices when people on social assistance need to stay at hotels.

Nearly one in 10 scientists say they have experienced political or workplace pressure to alter their findings, suggests a newly published paper surveying hundreds of researchers in government, academia and the private sector.

The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation that has been thrust into the controversy over Buffy Sainte-Marie’s ancestry says the legendary singer and songwriter should take a DNA test to provide an answer about her heritage.

VANCOUVER — A rookie surveillance officer with Canada's spy agency and another officer decades her senior were tracking a person in British Columbia in the summer of 2019 when they lost sight of their target.