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Brittney Griner back home in US after Russian prisoner swap

Brittney Griner back home in US after Russian prisoner swap

Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday, nearly 10 months after the basketball star’s detention in Russia made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad and set off a political firestorm.
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First Nations leaders reject Trudeau’s proposed gun law, citing risk to treaty rights

First Nations leaders reject Trudeau’s proposed gun law, citing risk to treaty rights

Chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations also oppose Alberta, Saskatchewan sovereignty bills
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Canada to stop directly financing fossil-fuel projects abroad, with some exceptions

Canada to stop directly financing fossil-fuel projects abroad, with some exceptions

Policy applies to extraction, production and marketing of crude oil, natural gas or thermal coal
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Quebec judge authorizes class-action lawsuit against ‘addictive’ Fortnite video game

Quebec judge authorizes class-action lawsuit against ‘addictive’ Fortnite video game

‘The court concludes that there is a serious issue to be argued’
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Children’s deaths from influenza up in B.C., with five mortalities last month

Children’s deaths from influenza up in B.C., with five mortalities last month

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, an average of five to six kids died per flu season across Canada
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Liberals aim to secure long-term role for feds in national child-care system

Liberals aim to secure long-term role for feds in national child-care system

New legislation introduced, does not make any specific financial promises
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Police reveal identity of Philly’s slain ‘Boy in the Box’

Police reveal identity of Philly’s slain ‘Boy in the Box’

66 years later, authorities hope revelation will bring them a step closer to the boy’s killer
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Putin vows to persist with strikes in Ukraine, ignoring West

Putin vows to persist with strikes in Ukraine, ignoring West

Kremlin demands Kyiv recognize Crimea and other land gains in Ukraine as part of Russia
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Katrina Chen exits B.C. cabinet, citing ‘long-standing trauma,’ gender-based violence

Katrina Chen exits B.C. cabinet, citing ‘long-standing trauma,’ gender-based violence

Chen focusing on herself and her son, taking ‘time and space to heal’
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Media shunning transparency law due to worsening delays, journalist says

Media shunning transparency law due to worsening delays, journalist says

Users complain of lengthy delays, heavily blacked-out documents or full denials
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