Canada

Governor General: Climate change, Indigenous issues transcend boundaries with Russia

OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says Canada needs to find a way to continue cross-polar collaboration while holding Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine. "In terms of Indigenous Peoples, and r...

Feb 28, 2023

In The News for Feb. 28: Where is the money going on budget day in Alberta and B.C.?

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 Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023 ... What we are watchin...

Feb 28, 2023

Finance Minister Katrine Conroy to table her first budget, suggests deficits on way

VICTORIA - British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the provincial budget she'll release today won't be "quite as rosy" with deficits looming in the future. Conroy says the prospect of a ...

Feb 28, 2023

Researchers track high frequency of genetic diseases in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean

MONTREAL - Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region is known for its spectacular fjord and rugged outdoor landscapes. But its isolation has also made the region north of Quebec City home to something else...

Feb 28, 2023

Alberta set to deliver final budget before expected provincial election in May

EDMONTON - It's budget day in Alberta - the last before an expected provincial election in May. Finance Minister Travis Toews is to unfurl the spending document as the legislature begins its spring si...

Feb 28, 2023

MPs want to see Google in the hot seat for blocking news access to some Canadians

OTTAWA - Some members of Parliament want to see Google in the hot seat over the tech company's move to temporarily block news access to some of its Canadian users. The House of Commons heritage commit...

Feb 28, 2023

Vancouver police shoot man with rubber bullets in case of mistaken identity

Vancouver police say they have apologized to a man who was shot with rubber bullets in a wrongful arrest over a case of mistaken identity. Police say in a statement that officers obtained "reliable in...

Feb 27, 2023

Nunavut awaiting updated offer before signing onto federal health-care deal

YELLOWKNIFE - As provinces begin signing health-care funding agreements with the federal government, territories say further negotiations are needed to address challenges in the North. The federal gov...

Feb 27, 2023

Indigenous chiefs across Canada laud the pending approval of $2.8B settlement deal

VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders are voicing their formal support in Federal Court for a $2.8-billion settlement agreement to a class-action residential schools lawsuit. Former Tk'emlups te Secwepemc...

Feb 27, 2023

Studious raccoon shuts down South Kelowna, B.C., elementary school for the day

KELOWNA, B.C. - Some students at South Kelowna Elementary School in British Columbia got a surprise day off after a raccoon broke in and got comfortable in the building's ceiling. A statement from Cen...

Feb 27, 2023