Canada

Singh demands Trudeau drop legal battle against First Nations children, survivors

OTTAWA - New Democrats are making a renewed push for the federal government to take concrete steps toward reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. In the House of Commons today, NDP Leader Jagmeet Sing...

Greg Fry Jun 03, 2021

Study suggests fishing gear entanglement stunting growth of endangered right whales

HALIFAX - Scientists are reporting a troubling reduction in the length of North Atlantic right whales, suggesting a key factor in their stunted growth may be the fishing gear many haul around after be...

Jun 03, 2021

'Cracks' appearing as Canadian military faces confluence of challenges: defence chief

OTTAWA - Canada's top military commander says he is starting to see "cracks" as the Canadian Armed Forces faces a confluence of challenges both at home and abroad. In an interview with The Canadian Pr...

Jun 03, 2021

Moving forward on MMIWG findings, Quebec vaccination rates: In The News for June 3

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 June 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Jun 03, 2021

Liberals, Tories take clashing views of China criticism as anti-Asian racism surges

OTTAWA - Liberals and Conservatives have stumbled into a thorny debate over fears that criticism of China can bleed into bigotry, as wariness of the global superpower rises alongside incidents of anti...

Jun 03, 2021

Two years after MMIWG report, Ottawa releases preliminary national plan

OTTAWA - Two years after the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its sweeping findings, a plan to move forward on its 231 calls to justice is finally being p...

Jun 03, 2021

Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have begun planning to give second doses in the coming weeks. More than 24.5 million people across Canada have n...

Jun 03, 2021

Identifying children's remains at B.C. residential school stalled by lack of records

VANCOUVER - A lack of access to records and first-hand data would hinder the ability to identify the remains of 215 children found at a former residential school in Kamloops, says the director of the ...

Jun 03, 2021

Two Quebec cities most affected by pandemic have lower COVID-19 vaccination rates

MONTREAL - Two of the Quebec cities most affected by COVID-19 - Montreal and its northern suburb Laval, Que., - have among the lowest vaccination rates in the province, according to data from Quebec's...

Jun 03, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, June 2, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 344,941 new vaccinations administered for a total of 24,514...

Jun 02, 2021