National News

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Canadian was in Rome Thursday to deliver a lecture to religious scholars at a centuries-old university about clergy abuse and a proposed zero-tolerance policy that could help stop it.

WASHINGTON — Canadians are more likely than their U.S. counterparts to see language, customs and traditions as central to their national identity, a new survey suggests.

MONTREAL — Officials in Quebec say they've tracked down and killed one of two escaped wild boars that have been on the loose since at least September.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...

VANCOUVER — Forensic genealogy is still in the research and development phase, and while its value is clear for solving crime, the ethics debate has a long way to go, says an expert in the field.

OTTAWA — Canada's financial intelligence agency warns that illicit cash is being laundered through online gambling sites that provide a variety of ways to disguise shady funds.

VICTORIA — A cache of scientific equipment that could fit in the back of an SUV has been lowered into the Southern Ocean, north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and is already streaming open-source data for anyone wanting to monitor the ocean's health.

VANCOUVER — The winter storm that blanketed southern British Columbia with snow Wednesday meant a day off work or school for some, but it had much harsher implications for those without a home.

MELFORT, Sask. — Some family members say they don't have faith in a coroner's inquest as Mounties who responded to a stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation testified they found people bleeding and others dead.

VICTORIA — Expanding British Columbia's electrical system is an economic and environmental opportunity the province must use to its advantage, said Premier David Eby. A planned 10-year, $36-billion expansion of B.C.