Canada

Indigenous delegation to meet Pope Francis at Vatican set for March

An Indigenous delegation is to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican in early spring to discuss reconciliation and healing after a visit was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A joint stateme...

Feb 01, 2022

Trucker protest continues in Ottawa, Trudeau contracts COVID: In The News for Feb. 1

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 Feb. 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Greg Fry Feb 01, 2022

Statistics Canada set to give first glimpse at how economy fared in 2021

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled to provide its preliminary reading of how the economy fared last year. The release this morning will include a first estimate of growth in real gross domestic p...

Feb 01, 2022

Remaining protesters say they will not leave until all COVID restrictions are lifted

OTTAWA - Crowds have thinned out considerably on Parliament Hill and the surrounding area, where anti-COVID restrictions demonstrators have been protesting for days. But those that remain say they are...

Feb 01, 2022

Divergent views on how best to help Ukraine mark emergency Commons debate

OTTAWA - All parties in the House of Commons agree that Canada must stand in solidarity with Ukraine but they're showing sharp divisions over how best to do that. In an emergency debate tonight on Rus...

Jan 31, 2022

Commons ethics committee wants cellphone data collection halted over privacy concerns

OTTAWA - The House of Commons ethics committee says there should be a halt to Public Health Agency plans to collect data from millions of people's mobile phones, which is intended to understand travel...

Jan 31, 2022

Terry Fox 'above politics' so leave him out of protests: mayor of hero's hometown

PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - A British Columbia mayor says the defacing of a statue of Terry Fox near Parliament Hill has ignited disbelief among residents in the national hero's hometown, and he's calling ...

Jan 31, 2022

Freeland says budget needs to focus on economic growth, be mindful of high inflation

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says making homes more affordable to buy and boosting the country's economic potential will be key considerations in this year's federal budget. Freeland la...

Jan 31, 2022

B.C.'s legislature deputy clerk told to trust advice on retirement payment: trial

VANCOUVER - The former deputy clerk of the British Columbia legislative assembly told a trial that before she returned a retirement allowance she had received assurances from government officials that...

Jan 31, 2022

No cause yet for Vancouver house fire that killed three family members

VANCOUVER - The smell of smoke lingered Monday after a house fire in Vancouver killed three members of the same family, including a child, and injured two others. Fire officials have yet to confirm wh...

Jan 31, 2022