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Bill C-9, known as the Combatting Hate Act, received royal assent in June and was aimed at combating antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of hate against marginalized groups.

First Nations chiefs say the federal government is enabling residential school denialism by failing to make it a crime.

Canada's federal justice minister ordered the courts to reopen the sisters' case, after they spent almost three decades in prison for what may be wrongful murder convictions.

Executive Director Lorraine Daniels says the new building centered on cultural teachings and a dock planned for the riverbank are ways for survivors to reclaim the space.

British Columbians are going to the polls about two years ahead of schedule, after Premier David Eby called an early election to be held on Oct. 24.

The party's caucus has been thinned to 30, amid differences over its ideology, and questions about its direction under both its former leader and new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay

Heather's mother, Jody Aspin, told Global News she was outraged to learn of the parole board's decision and said she is made to continuously suffer.

Residents in Lake Bonavista should expect to see the speed limit signs start to change in the coming months, with everything completed by the end of the year.

In Halifax, a one-bedroom apartment is listed for rent at $1,750 a month, located in a three-storey building on Tower Road, about three blocks east of Dalhousie University.

Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation has spent years digging in provincial archives, looking for death records of children from the time a residential school operated on the nation.

It has been five years since a Kamloops First Nation shared preliminary findings of an investigation into potential burial sites on the grounds of the former residential school.

There were nearly 300 vehicles broken into in the west end and downtown alone in August, and in many cases Edmonton police said wallets, ID and other personal items were stolen.

Hundreds gathered in Longueuil to mark one year since 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi was killed by police, as his family renewed calls for answers and justice.

As the next generation gathers for National Indigenous Peoples Day, Rock Your Roots hosted thousands of kids to help shape the future of reconciliation in Saskatoon.

The 7.4-magnitude quake struck on Monday, toppling apartment blocks, damaging homes, schools and hospitals, sending residents into the streets across western Colombia.

To accommodate the bike lanes along 79 Street, much of the on-street parking would be removed. A portion from 76 to 90 Avenue would also change into a one way, southbound lane.

On Boxing Day in 2024, Duane Nepoose careened through a red light at a Calgary intersection with a stolen minivan and rammed into the side of Victoria Desjardins' family's car.

Steinem, a prolific American feminist, author, activist and figurehead of the women's rights movement, died on Wednesday at her home in New York City, she was 92.

Police arrested the suspect after getting reports of erratic behaviour and determined he had been involved in three other morning incidents involving women with children.

The report also explores other human rights issues, including a deadly crackdown on protests in western Afghanistan over restrictions on women’s clothing.