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Canada sending another $30M in aid to Turkey, Syria, as rebuild begins

OTTAWA - The federal government is sending another $20 million in aid for people affected by the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, and matching millions more in private donations. Internatio...

Feb 24, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario Métis sign self-government deal

EDMONTON - Three Mtis groups have signed a deal with Ottawa that recognizes them as Indigenous governments. The deal between the federal government and the Mtis nations of Alberta, Saskatchewan and On...

Feb 24, 2023

Manitoba, federal government reach $6.7B health-care deal

WINNIPEG - The federal government says in a news release that it has signed an agreement in principle with Manitoba to invest more than $6.7 billion in the province's health-care system over 10 years....

Feb 24, 2023

Canadians 'Stand with Ukraine' on one-year anniversary of Russian invasion

From coast to coast, thousands of Canadians are expected to take part today in a series of rallies in support of Ukraine on the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion. Spearheaded by the Ukrainian ...

Feb 24, 2023

In The News for Feb. 24: After a year of war, Canadians still stand with Ukraine

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Friday, Feb. 24, 2023... What we are watching ...

Feb 24, 2023

Ontario church Harriet Tubman attended gets upgrades, to soon reopen for tours

Edward Roy Cassell Smith sometimes imagines his ancestors rejoicing in the balcony of the Salem Chapel, where freed slaves first came to worship nearly 170 years ago. The small church in St. Catharine...

Feb 24, 2023

A grim anniversary: Ukrainians mark one year since Russia invaded Kyiv

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainians woke up to their second year of war this morning, as the military continued to beat back invading Russian forces in the southeastern region of the country. Missile strikes r...

Feb 24, 2023

Ice sculptors say they're not worried about losing their craft to climate change

OTTAWA - As part of an annual festival celebrating winter, Ottawa's Sparks Street has been lined in recent weeks with ice sculptures depicting everything from animals and flowers to a Tim Hortons cup....

Feb 24, 2023

Ottawa pledges $2.4M for trades apprenticeship program in the N.W.T.'s Tlicho region

YELLOWKNIFE - The federal government is committing more than $2.4 million to create 30 new apprenticeships in the Northwest Territories' Tlicho region. The Tlicho Trades Apprenticeship Program is mean...

Feb 23, 2023

Federal disaster aid program for 2021 B.C. floods now tops $1 billion

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The mayor of Abbotsford says the British Columbia farming community has come a long way since devastating flooding in 2021 - but still has far to go with long-term recovery and repa...

Feb 23, 2023