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ONTARIO : Thunder Bay man who threw trailer hitch, killing Indigenous woman, gets 8 years

ONTARIO: Thunder Bay man who threw trailer hitch, killing Indigenous woman, gets 8 years

Brayden Bushby was found guilty of manslaughter for his role in the 2017 death of Barbara Kentner, who was struck by a metal trailer hitch thrown from a moving vehicle by Bushby
CANADA: Feds approve COVID-19 travel exemption for Stanley Cup playoffs

CANADA: Feds approve COVID-19 travel exemption for Stanley Cup playoffs

Plan includes rules, protocols that teams and players must abide by
CANADA: O'Toole wants Trudeau to stand up to China at G7, push relocation of Beijing Olympics

CANADA: O'Toole wants Trudeau to stand up to China at G7, push relocation of Beijing Olympics

For months, the Conservatives have pressed Trudeau to take a less tolerant approach toward China
WORLD: Meghan and Harry welcome second child, Lilibet 'Lili' Diana

WORLD: Meghan and Harry welcome second child, Lilibet 'Lili' Diana

The baby girl was born on Friday morning
CANADA: No early heads-up from U.S. about plan to propose higher softwood duties, Ng says

CANADA: No early heads-up from U.S. about plan to propose higher softwood duties, Ng says

North America saw new highs for lumber prices in May
CANADA: Trudeau's comments 'unfair' about Church and residential schools, Toronto archbishop says

CANADA: Trudeau's comments 'unfair' about Church and residential schools, Toronto archbishop says

'We want to work together. These types of sharp comments, which are not based on real fact, are most unfortunate,' Cardinal Thomas Collins expressed
CANADA: 'Convenient ignorance:' Peoples' knowledge of residential schools woefully lacking

CANADA: 'Convenient ignorance:' Peoples' knowledge of residential schools woefully lacking

Lack of understanding 'largely due to an education system that has shown a profound reluctance to come to grips with the horrors of the Indian residential school system'
WORLD: Pope voices sorrow over Canadian deaths, doesn't apologize

WORLD: Pope voices sorrow over Canadian deaths, doesn't apologize

Francis called on political and church authorities to work to shed light on what he called 'this sad affair' and to foster healing
CANADA: Trudeau's acknowledgment of Indigenous genocide could have legal impacts, experts say

CANADA: Trudeau's acknowledgment of Indigenous genocide could have legal impacts, experts say

'A court could say, under current rules of international law, that the state has accepted responsibility under international law for the crime of genocide,' University of Montreal law professor Bruno Gelinas-Faucher says
CANADA: Trudeau calls on Catholic Church to take responsibility for residential schools

CANADA: Trudeau calls on Catholic Church to take responsibility for residential schools

Trudeau says it's going to be important for Catholics across the country to reach out to bishops and cardinals on this issue