Canada

MPs begin another two days of hearings into Hockey Canada's sex assault settlement

OTTAWA - More Hockey Canada officials are appearing before a parliamentary committee this week as fallout continues over allegations that players from two World Junior Championship teams committed gro...

Jul 26, 2022

Montreal monkeypox cases levelling off, but officials concerned by rises elsewhere

MONTREAL - Monkeypox cases in Montreal appear to be hitting a plateau, but authorities say they're worried that soaring infections in the United States and a low vaccination rate could help the diseas...

Jul 26, 2022

Day 3 of Pope visit includes public mass and visit to Alberta pilgrimage site

EDMONTON - Tens of thousands of people are expected to fill Edmonton's football stadium today to take part in a public mass with Pope Francis. The pontiff is set to address Indigenous groups, resident...

Jul 26, 2022

Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper endorses Pierre Poilievre for party leader

OTTAWA - Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper has endorsed Pierre Poilievre to be the party's next leader. In a rare public return to party politics, Harper, who didn't wade into the Tori...

Jul 25, 2022

Prayers and tears: Scenes from the Pope's apology for residential schools

MASKWACIS - For minutes Pope Francis sat in his wheelchair, staring at hand-painted crosses marking graves. A helicopter whirled in the grey sky in the distance. Camera shutters clicked. Otherwise, th...

Jul 25, 2022

Quebecer Émile-Antoine Roy-Sirois, code name 'Beaver,' dies on front lines in Ukraine

MONTREAL - mile-Antoine Roy-Sirois, a 31-year-old Quebecer who recently died in Ukraine fighting Russian forces, volunteered on the front lines because he wanted to protect innocent women and children...

Jul 25, 2022

Man charged with killing Muslim family in London, Ont., to be tried elsewhere

LONDON, Ont. - The trial of a man facing terror-related murder charges in the deaths of four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., will be held in a different city. An Ontario judge ruled Monday...

Jul 25, 2022

Anand calls out 'desecration' after Tomb of the Unknown Solider draped with flags

OTTAWA - The federal government is facing fresh calls to boost security at the National War Memorial after images surfaced showing someone draping flags on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Pictures an...

Jul 25, 2022

Feds seek dental care program ideas from industry, no details on shape it will take

OTTAWA - The federal government has asked the private sector to weigh in on how companies could play a role in Canada's national dental care plan. The Liberals set aside $5.3 billion over the next fiv...

Jul 25, 2022

Reaction to the Pope's apology for Catholic Church's role in residential schools

MASKWACIS - Pope Francis delivered on Monday an apology for the Roman Catholic Church's role in residential schools, saying many Christians supported the colonization of Indigenous people. He made the...

Jul 25, 2022