Canada

More potential unmarked graves discovered at Canada school

Investigative team finds 66 graves of Indigenous children at former residential school in British Columbia run by Catholic Oblates order.

Canada to pay more than $2B to Indigenous survivors of abuse

A class-action lawsuit brought by 324 Indigenous communities has resulted in the settlement, which will be placed in a not-for-profit trust independent of the government.

Canada to repatriate almost two dozen citizens from Syria

It is the largest repatriation of Daesh family members yet for Canada as up until now Prime Minister Trudeau's government has treated the detained Daesh families on a case-by-case basis.

Remains of 'a young child' found at Indigenous school in Canada

Over the past year and a half, more than 1,300 children's graves have been found near boarding schools where Indigenous children were forcibly assimilated.

Biden, Obrador, Trudeau discuss trade, migration at 'Three Amigos' summit

Leaders of US, Canada, Mexico pledge to promote prosperity for people throughout the hemisphere as they open wide-ranging talks on sidelines of North American Leaders Summit.

Canada finalises $15B deal to purchase US F-35 fighter jets

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to buy 88 Lockheed Martin jets is the largest investment in the Royal Canadian Air Force in more than 30 years.

Repeat of Canada trucker protests called off over security breaches

The founder of the anti-government protest group says he was not going ahead with the protests because he could not "guarantee public safety" and that participants risked severe sanctions.

Canada's Hudson Bay polar bear population shrinks as Arctic ice recedes

Government survey estimates a total population of 618 bears, down from 842 five years earlier, in the Western part of Hudson Bay, on the southern tip of the Canadian Arctic.

Massive winter storm wallops US and Canada

Over 200 million people are under weather warning as storm envelops much of America, causing highway closures and thousands of flight cancelations days before Christmas. Storm expected to affect about two-thirds of all Canadians.

Countries reach historic nature protection deal at UN conference

The agreement calls for raising $200 billion by 2030 for biodiversity from a range of sources and to stump up $30 billion in yearly conservation aid for the developing world.

China, Canada confident of securing 'peace pact for nature' at COP15

Talks are set to wrap up on Monday in Montreal and countries are racing to agree on language in framework that calls for protecting 30% of global land and marine areas by 2030 and providing tens of billions of dollars to developing countries.

Canada ups biodiversity aid as Brazil, others seek $100B from Global North

Ottawa announces increase of millions in aid it will send to low-income countries at UN biodiversity talks, where Brazil is seeking at least $100 billion from developed nations, a demand shared by India, Indonesia and African countries.