Beyond Local

OTTAWA — Afghanistan's pre-Taliban envoy has kept his country's Ottawa embassy running in the hopes that democracy will eventually return to his homeland, as he asks Canadians to fight "gender apartheid."

OTTAWA — Ontario's Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action lawsuit alleging that Canadian authorities illegally strip searched federal inmates hundreds of thousands of times over three decades.

VICTORIA — The mother of a teenage girl who became the face of online extortion in Canada says she was emotional to hear that British Columbia is planning legal changes to protect those whose intimate photos are shared without their consent.

STRATHCONA PARK, Alta. — The Alberta government is promising $92 million in funding for youth mental health.

WINNIPEG — A First Nations woman told a courtroom she was left scared and sick to her stomach after a priest allegedly assaulted her at a residential school more than 50 years ago.

OTTAWA — People who have been convicted of a number of indecency and anti-abortion offences that are no longer on the books can now have those convictions expunged.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced more support for Ukraine and a new hydrogen agreement with Europe on Tuesday alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

OTTAWA — Canada's official Opposition is expressing little confidence that the Liberal government will appoint a truly independent watchdog to investigate foreign interference.

OTTAWA — As members of Parliament gear up to grill the CEOs of Canada's largest grocery store chains, experts say elected officials should push for more transparency on why grocers are making so much money.

MONTREAL — A Montreal elementary school teacher has pleaded guilty to several sex-related crimes involving five young girls.