National News

OTTAWA — Canada is extending a scaled-down version of its military mission in Iraq and the Middle East for another two years.

Ottawa has added more Iranian individuals and companies to its sanctions list after the government faced heavy criticism at a diaspora event this weekend.

OTTAWA — A judge's erroneous direction that Canadian officials should secure the release of four men from detention in northeastern Syria amounts to a "wholesale expansion" of the law, a federal lawyer told an appeal hearing Monday.

YORKTON, Sask. — Two sisters who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say are wrongful murder convictions hugged tightly after a Saskatchewan judge granted them bail.

OTTAWA — Israeli diplomats in Canada are set to return to work on Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu caved to public pressure and announced a delay in his contentious plan to overhaul the country's judiciary.

OTTAWA — Prominent Indigenous organizations are making major requests of the federal government in its upcoming budget, seeking billions in investments for infrastructure and economic development.

OTTAWA — The modernization of Parliament's Centre Block is within budget so far, but the federal government needs to do a better job at making up their minds before major construction begins, the federal auditor general says in a new report.

OTTAWA — The federal government's slow rollout of high-speed internet to rural areas is putting First Nations at an economic disadvantage while billions of dollars earmarked to fix the issue remains untouched, says Canada's auditor general.

OTTAWA — The federal government has appointed a deputy commissioner for Indigenous corrections in a move towards tackling the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Canada's criminal justice system.

VANCOUVER — The booming population of Canada geese is "wreaking havoc" on Vancouver's green spaces, and the park board is asking for help in keeping their numbers in check.