Indigenous

TORONTO — Ontario public servants have won additional pay increases of 6.5 per cent - the latest in a series of retroactive pay decisions for workers affected by a wage restraint law that was found unconstitutional.

TORONTO — A big-screen adaptation of Kim Thúy’s autobiographical novel “Ru” had the author revisiting sometimespainful childhood memories of fleeing Vietnam but she says it was “a privilege” to do so through the eyes of its young star.

Glenn Howard and John Epping are usually the skips to beat at the Ontario men's curling championship. Add another name to that list for this week's playdowns in Dorchester, Ont. Sam Mooibroek's young Whitby, Ont.

OTTAWA — Calling for the genocide of the Jewish people would violate school policies on antisemitism, Canada's major universities say — but they are largely quiet on whether urging the eradication of the state of Israel would meet the same standard.

HALIFAX — The Transportation Safety Board says the 2021 sinking of a large fishing boat that caught fire off the south coast of Nova Scotia raises broad concerns about the lack of firefighting knowledge among crews in general.

TORONTO — Canadian indie rock band Tokyo Police Club is calling it quits. The Newmarket, Ont.-formed act says it's planning "one last big bash" later this year and will play two nights in Toronto before breaking up.

MONTREAL — Masks made by the subsidiary of a Quebec-based company are being used for executions in the United States, justice advocacy groups say.

CHARLOTTETOWN — A Prince Edward Island cabinet minister has asked a law firm to conduct a brief inquiry into a village councillor's decision last fall to display a sign on his property denying the existence of unmarked graves at former residential sc

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — The operator of the Fallsview Casino Resort has been fined after Ontario's gaming regulator says it failed to flag a patron who brought in tens of thousands of dollars in cash in a reusable grocery bag.

Four passengers and two crew members are dead after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Fort Smith, N.W.T. A lone survivor was taken to hospital.