Canada

G7 leaders to hear from Ukrainian President, Russia-allied India at summit

SCHLOSS ELMAU, GERMANY - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to address G7 leaders today as they discuss the threat to global stability posed by Russia's invasion of his country. The c...

Jun 27, 2022

Rodeo group in Alberta sorry for float that critics say was racist

SUNDRE, Alta. - Organizers of a rodeo in southern Alberta are apologizing for a parade float with a turban-wearing man in a fake beard seated on a manure spreader with the words "The Liberal" painted ...

Jun 26, 2022

Outrage over decision to end U.S. rights to abortion fuels protests in Canada

MONTREAL - Women and allies across Canada voiced anxiety and outrage on Sunday as they took to the streets to denounce the United States Supreme Court's decision to overturn the law that provided the ...

Jun 26, 2022

'Largest spiritual Indigenous gathering' to return during Pope's visit to Alberta

LAC STE. ANNE, Alta. - Rev. Garry LaBoucane remembers going to Wakamne - or God's Lake - during the Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage as a boy. "It was always a family tradition," the 74-year-old said in an in...

Jun 26, 2022

Quebec homeowners say Ottawa must address decades of erosion caused by ship traffic

VERCHRES, Que. - Every year, 100-year-old Anglique Beauchemin watches more of her land crumble into the St. Lawrence River. From her home along a busy stretch of river in Verchres, Que., on Montreal's...

Jun 26, 2022

'In a crisis': Deaths of Indigenous women in Winnipeg spark calls for safe housing

Lori Ann Mancheese always wanted a home. But the 53-year-old mother of five from Manitoba's Ebb and Flow First Nation died before her dream could come true. Earlier this month, her remains were found ...

Jun 26, 2022

Climate goals may be at odds with G7 response to fallout from Russian invasion

GARMISCH, Germany - G7 leaders will spend part of their upcoming summit discussing how to end reliance on oil and gas in general, and Russian oil in particular, in response to the European energy cris...

Jun 26, 2022

Policy revamp might save lives in next heat dome, but so could community, say experts

VICTORIA - She died in the arms of firefighters. The 96-year-old woman now lingers in the memory of Chief Jim Ogloff of the Coquitlam Fire Department, a reminder of the impact of last summer's heat do...

Jun 26, 2022

Indigenous conservation Canada's way of the future, Guilbeault says

Tanya Ball began her career as a social worker for the Kaska Dene First Nation. Now she runs a land guardian program, working to monitor and protect a vast stretch of the band's northern British Colum...

Jun 25, 2022

Uneven economic recovery does not bring all Canadian women with it: experts

OTTAWA - After more than two years of economic turbulence through the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada's workforce participation overall appears quite rosy for women. The share of women aged 25 to 54 years o...

Jun 25, 2022