National News

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VANCOUVER — Advocates for alleged victims of British Columbia serial killer Robert Pickton say they remain focused on getting justice for the women, as Pickton lies in a Quebec hospital in a coma after being attacked in prison.

FORT NELSON, B.C. — Residents of Fort Nelson, B.C. and the Fort Nelson First Nation will be able to return home as of 8 a.m. on Monday morning, weeks after wildfires forced thousands to evacuate.

SQUAMISH, B.C. — Mounties say two people have died following a plane crash near Squamish, B.C.

MONTREAL — An average of one child a day goes to the emergency room for a drowning or near-drowning in Quebec during the summer months, new research has found.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to France next month for the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

OTTAWA — A panel of United Nations experts say Canada is failing to ensure equitable justice, citing trial delays and problems with initiatives meant to lower the rate of Indigenous people behind bars.

OTTAWA — The clip is of a real historical event — a speech given by Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler in 1939 at the beginning of the Second World War. But there is one major difference.

WINNIPEG — In mid-March 2022, a young Indigenous woman stood outside Winnipeg's Salvation Army and spoke with a man who invited her back to his home.

SQUAMISH, B.C. — Mounties are investigating a report of a plane crash in the remote backcountry near Squamish, B.C. A statement from the RCMP says police were informed of an automatic crash notification from a smartphone on Friday evening.