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Transformation in Winnipeg and slaughter in Mariupol: In The News for Apr. 22

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 Apr. 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Apr 22, 2022

Higher-paid agency nurses could pose 'dangerous challenge' to health system: union

A nursing union boss wants Canada's auditor general to find out how many privately contracted nurses are working for health authorities across the country, doing the same work as staff counterparts wh...

Apr 22, 2022

Singh styles NDP-Liberal deal the 'Anhad Accord' after his daughter

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has revealed that his party calls the pact he made with Justin Trudeau the "Anhad Accord" after his baby daughter. In his most personal public remarks yet about his m...

Apr 22, 2022

Former The Bay store in downtown Winnipeg to be given to Indigenous group

WINNIPEG - One of the landmark stores formerly run by the Hudson's Bay Co. is about to undergo a major transformation in the name of reconciliation with Indigenous people. The company's six-storey, 65...

Apr 21, 2022

Trudeau says Canada 'very supportive' of Sweden, Finland joining NATO alliance

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is "very supportive" of Sweden and Finland joining NATO. Each of the countries has expressed an interest in becoming part of the defensive military a...

Apr 21, 2022

House of Commons set to welcome back public, lift COVID-19 ban on visitors

OTTAWA - The House of Commons will next week lift a ban on public visits, introduced more than two years ago to stem the spread of COVID-19. The Commons chamber's public gallery will reopen on Monday,...

Apr 21, 2022

B.C. police probe possible hate crime over arson fire at home of Ukrainian pastor

VICTORIA - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress and its British Columbia council are calling on police in Victoria to investigate an arson fire as a hate crime. The congress says in a statement that someon...

Apr 21, 2022

B.C. prioritizing negotiation over litigation for Indigenous rights

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it has developed "a new approach to litigation" as part of its process to implement its 2019 legislation adopting the United Nations Declaration on the ...

Apr 21, 2022

Electric vehicle popularity grows in 2021 but still not on track for federal targets

OTTAWA - Electric vehicle sales grew almost 60 per cent last year but they need to pick up the pace even more to hit federal sales mandates expected by the end of this year. Statistics Canada says Can...

Apr 21, 2022

Military officer retires, heads to Ukraine amid sex misconduct investigation

OTTAWA - A senior military officer who was under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct has retired and travelled to Ukraine. Defence sources say lieutenant-general Trevor Cadieu hung up his unif...

Apr 21, 2022