Canada

Quebec legislature holds hearings today on violent, sexual hazing in hockey

Quebec's legislature is holding hearings today on violence in hockey hazing rituals and the possibility that similar practices exist in other sports. The legislature is studying the issue after a rece...

Feb 22, 2023

A timeline of events since the detection of possible unmarked graves in Kamloops

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The Tk'emlups te Secwepemc announced in May 2021 that ground-penetrating radar had revealed the possible remains of as many as 215 children around the former Kamloops Indian Resid...

Feb 21, 2023

Accused extremist recruiter expected to plead guilty to terrorism charges

OTTAWA - An accused extremist recruiter is returning to the Ontario Superior Court on Thursday and is expected to plead guilty to terrorism offences, eight years after he was first charged. Awso Peshd...

Feb 21, 2023

Saskatchewan chief to lead advisory committee on residential school documents

A chief in Saskatchewan who became well-known after his First Nation found what are believed to be 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school will lead a new committee for sharing ...

Feb 21, 2023

Quebec premier to visit Newfoundland and Labrador for talks on Churchill Falls deal

Quebec Premier Franois Legault will travel to Newfoundland and Labrador on Thursday for two days of talks on a new Churchill Falls hydroelectricity deal. Legault made the announcement during question ...

Feb 21, 2023

Parliamentary committee looks to expand its study on foreign election interference

OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee is set to decide whether or not it will expand its current study on foreign election interference to include more details about the 2021 federal election. The meetin...

Feb 21, 2023

Legault pitches English Canada for closure of Roxham Road and transfer of migrants

MONTREAL - Quebec's premier is making a pitch to English Canada for the closure of an irregular border crossing used by asylum seekers and for would-be refugees to be transferred outside his province....

Feb 21, 2023

Ukraine seeks Canadian help to repair damaged railways : In The News for Feb. 21

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 Feb. 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Greg Fry Feb 21, 2023

Alberta, Saskatchewan methane emissions almost 4 times more than reported: research

New research using advanced technology suggests heavy oil facilities in Alberta and Saskatchewan are releasing almost four times the amount of a powerful greenhouse gas than they report to government....

Feb 21, 2023

B.C. First Nation to release results of search for unmarked graves at school site

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation is releasing the results of a preliminary search for unmarked graves on the grounds of a former residential school. The Tseshaht First Nation is pr...

Feb 21, 2023