Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives apologized to the families of four First Nations women murdered by a serial killer in 2022 for refusing to search a Winnipeg-area landfill where it’s believed the remains of two of the women were taken.

The scam starts with fake articles featuring celebrities. Next comes a crypto ruse, and finally, the fraudsters impersonate the authorities. More than 32,000 people have fallen victim, but now the scammers themselves have been exposed.

The federal government is moving to add PFAS, a class of thousands of chemicals used in a wide range of products from food containers to clothing, to the official list of toxic substances, in light of growing scientific and public concern about the substances in Canada and around the world.

The prime minister’s intelligence and security adviser says it’s time for Canada to be less dependent on its partners, comments that come a day after the U.S. launched a trade war against its northern neighbour.

Canadian former Olympian-turned-fugitive Ryan Wedding remains active in the drug trade while on the run, according to U.S. authorities. Prosecutors warn against the release of Wedding’s co-accused in Toronto, who was purportedly kidnapped last year by a Mexican cartel over a $600,000 drug debt.