Indigenous

OTTAWA — When Sarah Morin hears the phrase "axe the tax," what enters her mind is "freedom." The 41-year-old is a stay-at-home mother of two who has been using a food bank amid cost-of-living pressures.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back against premiers who are asking him to cancel an upcoming increase to the federal carbon price, saying they have not proposed better ideas to fight climate change.

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is making a navigation and support centre to provide safe shelter for the homeless in Edmonton permanent and has announced plans for a similar facility to be created in Calgary.

ZEBALLOS, B.C.

OTTAWA — The United States ambassador to the United Nations implored Canada last month to keep funding the UN relief agency for Palestinians, International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says.

Ottawa forwards Daryl Watts and Brianne Jenner, and Toronto right-wing Natalie Spooner have been named the Professional Women’s Hockey League's three stars of the week.

NEUDORF, SASK. — Horses walked along a fence Tuesday as RCMP vehicles drove onto a rural property in southern Saskatchewan where Mounties say four members of a family were found dead.

RICHMOND — Mounties in Richmond, B.C., are warning the public after a "significant rise" in romance scams and investment schemes in the city, with a loss of more than $16 million last year.

MONTREAL — Canadian authorities tried to reassure the public about the safety of bridges in the country following the collapse of a bridge in Baltimore, Md., early Tuesday morning after it was rammed by a container ship.

IQALUIT, Nunavut — A fire in Iqaluit has severely damaged a building that housed several businesses, including a weekly newspaper serving Nunavut. City fire crews responded to the blaze just after 8 a.m. Tuesday.