MAYERTHORPE, Alta. — The Royal Canadian Air Force says the search for a missing pilot and his Cessna 172 has ended with the discovery of the light plane and a body in a wooded area northwest of Edmonton. “The search for missing pilot Scott Schneider has ended with the discovery… … Keep Reading

OTTAWA — A Liberal MP has apologized and rescinded a certificate of appreciation she presented last week to a man a Jewish advocacy group calls a purveyor of anti-Semitism. Mississauga-Erin Mills MP Iqra Khalid says she was unaware of some of the views held in the past by Amin El-Maoued,… … Keep Reading

BURNABY, B.C. — The RCMP arrested protesters Thursday as officers enforced a court injunction to dismantle a protest camp and snuff a sacred fire at a site where the Trans Mountain pipeline ends in Burnaby, B.C. Cpl. Daniela Panesar said police began enforcing an order obtained by the City of… … Keep Reading

FREDERICTON — The widow of a civilian killed in last Friday’s Fredericton shootings says she has no regrets about a profane phrase she directed at Justin Trudeau during his condolence call to her Wednesday. Melissa Robichaud said her family was hurt the prime minister did not reach out to them… … Keep Reading

SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will move forward to create a statutory holiday dedicated to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. Trudeau confirmed today the holiday will be aimed at remembering the legacy of residential schools and reflecting on a path toward reconciliation. He told reporters in… … Keep Reading

HALIFAX — A transgender activist has filed a human rights complaint against the Nova Scotia Department of Health, saying it’s unfair the province covers breast removal surgeries for transgender men, but not breast augmentations for transgender women. Serina Slaunwhite has spent the last year and a half fighting the provincial… … Keep Reading

TORONTO — Ontario has frozen the salaries of executives across the public sector as it reviews how raises are granted to top earners at agencies that include school boards, universities and hospitals. In a directive issued to public-sector agencies this week, Treasury Board President Peter Bethlenfalvy said all base salaries… … Keep Reading

OTTAWA — A Liberal MP is under fire for presenting a “certificate of appreciation” to a man one Jewish advocacy group labels a purveyor of anti-Semitism. B’nai Brith Canada has started a petition demanding that Mississauga-Erin Mills MP Iqra Khalid apologize and rescind the federal certificate she presented last week… … Keep Reading

OTTAWA — The federal government is reviewing a decision of the UN Human Rights Council that concluded Canada violated the rights of an undocumented irregular migrant by denying her access to essential health care. As part of its non-binding ruling, the council says Canada has an onus to provide the… … Keep Reading

OTTAWA — Liberal MP Arif Virani is urging Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer to remove Maxime Bernier from caucus after the defiant MP tweeted what Virani calls “hateful attacks.” Virani, the parliamentary secretary to the minister of heritage posted Wednesday a letter addressed to Scheer on Twitter, urging Bernier’s removal and… … Keep Reading