Canada

As Pope's apology echoes, U.S. Indigenous boarding-school probe follows Canada's lead

WASHINGTON - On the heels of a historic moment of healing for Indigenous Peoples in Canada, their counterparts in the United States are anxiously anticipating a federal report on residential schools -...

Apr 10, 2022

Frustration over COVID-19 restrictions boosts Quebec Conservatives ahead of fall vote

MONTREAL - As Quebec Conservative Leader ric Duhaime arrived at a rally last Tuesday, he wore a mask, unlike most of the supporters he was greeting. In a province where opposition parties have general...

Apr 10, 2022

Families say 'forced' care won't work for youth while others say it could save lives

Families and advocates of youth addicted to illicit drugs are divided over whether minors should be forced into so-called secure care to stabilize them before longer-term voluntary treatment could be ...

Apr 10, 2022

Montreal's French citizens cast vote in first round of France's presidential election

MONTREAL - Thousands of French citizens hit the polling stations in Montreal Saturday to cast their votes in the first round of France's presidential election. The French Consulate in Montreal said in...

Apr 09, 2022

Ottawa marks the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge

Ottawa held celebrations on Saturday to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, which stands as one of Canada's most decisive military victories. Confederation Square became sil...

Apr 09, 2022

Federal government announces measures to assist Ukrainians seeking to come to Canada

OTTAWA - The federal government is exempting more Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion from providing biometrics before coming to Canada. It's one of a number of measures the government announced toda...

Apr 09, 2022

Woman dies after stabbing in Montreal in city's fifth homicide of the year

Montreal police are investigating after a 34-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in the city's east end Friday night. Police say they received a call around 7 p.m. about a conflict between two people i...

Apr 09, 2022

UCP leadership review of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney officially begins

EDMONTON - The controversial party vote to determine the future of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney begins today. Kenney is set to speak virtually to United Conservative Party members in the morning and m...

Apr 09, 2022

MacKay recalls the French, German NATO 'no' to Ukraine that Zelenskyy denounced

OTTAWA - Peter MacKay says he was chilled by a memory from his time as Canada's defence minister as he absorbed the recent images of Volodymyr Zelenskyy walking through the corpse-laden streets of Buc...

Apr 09, 2022

Pierre Poilievre draws huge crowds, but which candidate will have the memberships?

With 10 days left for candidates to enter the Conservative party leadership race - and 20 before $300,000 worth in fees are due - what's capturing the attention of those watching as of late are the cr...

Apr 09, 2022