Indigenous News

HALIFAX — The federal government is spending $2.5 million to expand an entrepreneurship program for Indigenous women and create a similar program for Indigenous youth.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the standards that appeal courts have long used to review trial judgments, saying they promote the fair assessment of witness testimony.

TORONTO — A touch of Target is coming back to Canada. Hudson’s Bay announced Friday that it will begin stocking the U.S. retailer's children's apparel brand Cat & Jack in its department stores and online on March 14.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s premier drew fire from both opposition leaders Friday after confirming he will be away from the legislature the week of March 18 to attend a hydrogen energy conference in Germany.

MONTREAL — Cruises are surging back to popularity among Canadians this March break, as more travellers look to try a buoyant type of tourism they may have avoided since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Three young men have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after a pregnant woman and her partner were found dead in Bowmanville, Ont., last year. Durham Region police Det. Sgt.

OTTAWA — Canada's labour market is getting a helping hand from population growth as the economy added 41,000 jobs in February. Statistics Canada also reported on Friday that the unemployment rate ticked up to 5.8 per cent.

OTTAWA — The search is on for the next leader of the Canadian Armed Forces — and it's long past time that a woman became chief of the defence staff, observers say. Canada has had 21 full-time defence chiefs since 1964, all of them men.

TORONTO — Joey Votto has agreed to a non-roster invite with the Toronto Blue Jays, the former National League MVP said on social media.

TORONTO — The CEOs of four of Canada's biggest banks received an average $11 million in compensation last year, despite most of them failing to meet performance targets.