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Adviser on unmarked graves says some landowners are refusing access for searches

Some private landowners are refusing access to residential school survivors who are looking to perform ceremony or search their properties for possible unmarked graves, a Senate committee heard Tuesday.

The Survivors’ Flag hangs to honour Indigenous Peoples who were forced to attend residential schools, on the grounds of the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Sept. 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

These foods cost more in Canada, despite inflation rate slowdown

Overall inflation in Canada is cooling, according to just-released data, but the trend is not being reflected at grocery stores, where prices for some items continue to grow.

Trudeau's top aide Telford to testify, amid Hill drama over foreign interference

After weeks of resistance, and ahead of a vote that could have compelled it to happen, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced Tuesday that his chief of staff Katie Telford will testify about foreign election interference, before a committee that has been studying the issue for months.

Saskatoon police euthanize 2 coyotes that were 'acting strange'

Saskatoon police are urging caution after two coyotes were euthanized over the weekend.
Sask. Polytech awarded licences to study cannabis

Saskatchewan Polytechnic students may get a chance to try their hand at cannabis research, now that the school has been awarded federal licences to study the plants.
Worst place in Canada for bed bugs has been revealed

A Canadian city has just been named the worst in the country for bed bugs for the third year in a row.

Winnipeg

'Everything was lost': Manitoba business owner victim of Instagram hack

A Winnipeg business owner is reminding others to be careful online after her social media accounts were hacked over the weekend.
Two men who lost fingers crossing into Canada become Canadian citizens

Razak Iyal was given a warm embrace as he officially became a Canadian citizen, more than six years after nearly freezing to death walking across the Canada-United States border in Manitoba.
Adviser on unmarked graves says some landowners are refusing access for searches

Some private landowners are refusing access to residential school survivors who are looking to perform ceremony or search their properties for possible unmarked graves, a Senate committee heard Tuesday.

Calgary

'They've had years': Renewed calls to change name of Calgary's Sir John A. Macdonald School

Students and community members will gather in protest outside the Calgary Board of Education Centre Tuesday morning, calling for the removal of the Sir John A. Macdonald name from a northwest junior high school.
'New and upgraded': Calgary students, staff enjoy new southeast school

Families in the southeast Calgary community of Auburn Bay now have a new school for their children to attend.
DNA leads police to suspect in break-in assault of Rocky View County homeowner

An investigation into DNA samples found after an attack on a homeowner in Rocky View County has led to the arrest of a serial break-in suspect.

Edmonton

Fallen Edmonton police officers moved to funeral home in procession

A procession took constables Brett Ryan and Travis Jordan from the medical examiner's office to Serenity Funeral Home at around noon.
Body found on Whitemud Drive, EPS investigating

Police are investigating after a body was found at the side of Whitemud Drive on Tuesday morning.
Illegal right turns have led to 5 crashes involving vehicles and Valley Line Southeast LRT trains: TransEd

Officials say drivers illegally turning right has led to five crashes with Valley Line Southeast LRT trains.

Toronto

Ontario's summer forecast has been revealed. What to expect from June to September

The Farmers' Almanac has released its 2023 summer forecast, and, according to the long-range forecaster, Ontario could be in for some 'hot and soggy' summer months.
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VIDEO | Doug Ford sports new look after miscommunication with barber at Walmart

Doug Ford said a misunderstanding with a barber led to the shortest haircut he's ever had.
Worst place in Canada for bed bugs has been revealed

A Canadian city has just been named the worst in the country for bed bugs for the third year in a row.

Ottawa

Via Rail apologizes after Muslim man told not to pray at Ottawa train station

Via Rail is apologizing after a Muslim man was told he couldn't pray at the Ottawa train station.
Ottawa residents should expect military aircraft during Biden visit

Ottawa residents should expect to see military aircraft in the sky before and during U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to the capital later this week.
Ottawa shoppers flock to Nordstrom as liquidation sale begins

Ottawa shoppers lined up outside the city's two Nordstrom locations Tuesday morning ahead of the start of a liquidation sale.

Vancouver

Sask. First Nation launches Bill C-92 consultations in Vancouver while demanding justice for Noelle O’Soup

A Saskatchewan First Nation is taking the first steps towards self-governing child and family services within its own community, while demanding justice for one of its young members who died while in the care of B.C.’s government.
Hate crimes unit joins probe of Sikh international student's assault in Kelowna, B.C.

RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., confirm the BC Hate Crimes Team has joined an investigation into an attack on an international student in the city.
Vancouver park board offers tips on how to 'respect' city's coyotes

Now that coyote denning season is in full swing, the Vancouver park board is offering some tips for “peaceful coexistence” between the animals and humans.

Montreal

Income tax cuts and big drop in GDP growth in Quebec budget

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard's budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year cuts income taxes and projects a big drop in economic growth.
'Everyone's devastated': Friends say neuroscientist, 31, missing in Old Montreal fire

A 31-year-old neuroscientist is believed to be among the six people missing after a massive fire in Old Montreal last week. An Wu was staying at the heritage building on Place d'Youville to attend a conference, according to friends and family.
'We cannot make a mistake': Painstaking recovery process as 6 remain missing in Old Montreal fire

Rescuers say it will be a long, slow process as they continue the work to recover any additional bodies from the wreck of a fire in Old Montreal last week. Six people are still missing as of Tuesday morning. The body of one victim, a woman, was extracted on Sunday.

Vancouver Island

Man arrested after standoff involving reported gun in Campbell River

The Campbell River RCMP say a 53-year-old man was arrested after police received a report of someone brandishing a gun inside a home last week.
Caught on cam: Orcas delight BC Ferries passengers sailing between Vancouver and Victoria

A family of transient orcas put on a show for passengers aboard a large BC Ferries vessel this weekend.
Nanaimo shooting victim remains in hospital, search for suspect continues

Mounties say the victim of a weekend shooting in Nanaimo remains in hospital while officers continue to canvass downtown residents and businesses for eyewitnesses and video evidence.

Atlantic

Student charged with attempted murder in stabbings at Halifax-area high school

A 15-year-old is facing a number of charges, including attempted murder, after two staff members were stabbed at a high school in Bedford, N.S., Monday morning.
Bedford high school needs support, 'time to heal' following stabbing: NSTU president

The president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) is weighing in after two staff members and a student, who is also the suspect, were injured in a stabbing at Charles P. Allen High School in Bedford, N.S., Monday morning.
New Brunswick's $12.2-billion budget targets challenges that come with growth

The New Brunswick government tabled a $12.2-billion budget Tuesday that forecasts a small surplus and promises a funding boost to help stabilize the ailing health-care sector.

Northern Ontario

Worst place in Canada for bed bugs has been revealed

A Canadian city has just been named the worst in the country for bed bugs for the third year in a row.
Gwyneth Paltrow's lawyer calls Utah ski collision story 'BS' at trial

Gwyneth Paltrow's lawyer called the story of a retired optometrist who is suing her over a 2016 ski collision 'utter B.S.' on Tuesday during the trial's opening day in Utah, where the actor-turned-lifestyle influencer appeared in court, and tried to shield herself from photographers' view with a notebook.
Sudbury police looking for transport truck hit by SUV in MR80 crash

Sudbury police are looking for a transport truck and its driver believed to have been hit by an SUV in Monday's crash on MR80, originally believed to be a single-vehicle collision.

Kitchener

Officer who fatally shot Beau Baker expected to testify at inquest today

The second day of the inquest into the fatal police shooting of a Kitchener man is underway.
Two officers injured, 232 charges laid by WRPS during Waterloo St. Patrick’s Day weekend

The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) says its officers laid 232 charges and arrested 18 people in connection to the large St. Patrick’s Day street party in Waterloo’s university district.
Two arrested after stand off at Kitchener motel

Two people have been arrested after a stand off at a Kitchener motel.

More Taco Bells could open in Sask. as part of 200-restaurant expansion plan

More Taco Bells could open in Sask. as part of 200-restaurant expansion plan

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VIDEO | Doug Ford sports new look after miscommunication with barber at Walmart