Indigenous

LYTTON, B.C. — Archeologists have uncovered thousands of artifacts, including a 7,500-year-old spear point, as they dig below what was Lytton, B.C., the village destroyed by fire in June 2021.

EDMONTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau entered the Alberta pension-exit debate Wednesday, telling Premier Danielle Smith in a letter that the federal government will fight any threat to the stability of the Canada Pension Plan.

CALGARY — Last week's ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada against large portions of the federal government's impact assessment law could reset the policy landscape in this country in favour of energy development, the head of a major oil and gas lob

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man who killed his pregnant wife and burned her body in 2006 has been granted full parole.

Two victims with ties to Canada who were killed in Hamas's attacks on Israel were remembered fondly by relatives on Wednesday, who called for the world to recognize the brutality of what happened.

MONTREAL — Unifor says workers at the St. Lawrence Seaway Corp. are ready to strike as of midnight Saturday. It says it has issued a 72-hour strike notice to the employer and will bargain through Thursday in an attempt to reach a deal.

For Mansour Shouman, a Canadian in the Gaza Strip, a blast at a hospital that was said to have killed hundreds has deepened fear among Palestinians in the territory under constant bombardment, and convinced residents that nowhere is safe.

WINNIPEG — Wab Kinew was sworn-in as Manitoba premier and named his lineup of cabinet ministers Wednesday in a colourful ceremony filled with the music and customs of the many Indigenous communities in the province.

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations launched its new national climate strategy in Ottawa on Wednesday, calling on federal, provincial and territorial governments to work with First Nations to implement their climate priorities.

OTTAWA — An officer who served as a liaison between the "Freedom Convoy" and police told an Ottawa courtroom Wednesday that there were several convoys headed to the capital to protest last year. Const.