Category Archives: Canada

Chiefs say Pope's visit important to understand impacts of residential schools
MASKWACIS - Leaders from four First Nations in central Alberta say the Pope's upcoming visit could help the world understand the trauma the residential school system caused to Indigenous people. Pope ...
Jun 27, 2022

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Final fuel standard regs to start later, cut more emissions
OTTAWA - The federal government is delaying new emissions standards on gasoline and diesel another year but is demanding the oil and gas sector make bigger cuts to fuel emissions by 2030, given how mu...
Jun 27, 2022

What is the legal status of abortion in Canada and do we need a law? Experts weigh in
OTTAWA - After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision Friday - the ruling that had, for decades, guaranteed a woman's right to get an abortion across the United States - Libe...
Jun 27, 2022

At G7 summit, Trudeau and other leaders mock Putin's bare-chested horseback riding
SCHLOSS ELMAU, GERMANY - G7 leaders gathering to discuss turning up the pressure on Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine are also taking aim at the Russian president's penchant for taking off his sh...
Jun 27, 2022

Ottawa announces $221 million for Quebec's long-term care homes
MONTREAL - The federal government is injecting more than $221 million to help Quebec long-term care homes improve the prevention and control of infections. Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos say...
Jun 27, 2022

Ottawa residents, police brace for protests on Canada Day
Ottawa is bracing for a new round of protests expected to start on Canada Day and the city's mayor and chief of police say they are ready. Mayor Jim Watson and interim police chief Steve Bell say secu...
Jun 27, 2022

Montreal police arrest suspect in shooting death of 15-year-old girl
Montreal police say they've made an arrest in the case of a 15-year-old girl killed in a drive-by shooting last year. Police told a news conference today that a 26-year-old man is expected to face a f...
Jun 27, 2022

Canada in talks with NATO allies about boosting military forces in Latvia
Ottawa is talking with allies about boosting a Canadian-led combat unit in Latvia as the NATO military alliance moves to reinforce its eastern front with Russia. Latvia's ambassador to Canada revealed...
Jun 27, 2022

Calls increase for more money as Montreal and rest of Quebec facing housing crunch
Montreal's mayor and a provincial opposition party leader are warning that the city's affordable housing shortage is going to get worse if more money isn't made available. Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante...
Jun 27, 2022

Canada ships seeds to Ukraine to help hard-pressed farmers targeted by Russia
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Canada is sending seeds to Ukraine including buckwheat, a fast-growing crop. The minister says Ukraine asked Canada - also a major grain grower -...
Jun 27, 2022