Indigenous News

SURREY, B.C. — An Oregon man has been sentenced to 20 years in a U.S. federal prison for sexually exploiting three British Columbia children. RCMP say 37-year-old Kevin McCarty of Happy Valley, Ore.

VANCOUVER — Canadian figure skaters are hoping to build on detailed preparation and past performances in front of home support as the Skate Canada International Competition is set to get underway.

OTTAWA — Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole said Thursday that Canada's spy agency told him he would be a target of the Chinese government "into the future" for "an undetermined time.

WINNIPEG — Siblings of a man found not criminally responsible for killing their parents are suing Manitoba health authorities, claiming staff did not provide adequate psychiatric care, which resulted in the stabbings.

TORONTO — Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard testified Thursday that he does not remember meeting two of the five women who have accused him of sexual assault, and repeatedly said he would never have forced himself on anyone.

MONTREAL — A Montreal man who was killed in Israel during a surprise attack by Hamas earlier this month was remembered as a hero and a "larger-than-life" personality at a funeral Thursday.

OTTAWA — All Canadians must be able to see themselves in the justice system to have faith in how it works, says the veteran Alberta judge selected to fill a seat on the country's top court.

OTTAWA — A new report from Statistics Canada says self-reported paid sick leave coverage has increased moderately since 1995, but coverage for front-line workers is still far from universal.

OTTAWA — The criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers resumed Thursday with legal sparring as the defence attempts to gain access to internal police communications.

LANGLEY, B.C. — Investigators have determined that a body found at the scene of an explosion in Langley, B.C., was not murder.