Canada

'Rips your heart out:' Two men learn they were switched at birth in Manitoba hospital

Edward Ambrose remembers wanting to be just like his father - a mentor, a hard worker, a proud family man. More than sixty years later, Ambrose would receive shocking news. That man was not his father...

Feb 14, 2023

Turpel-Lafond stripped of honorary degree over claims of Indigenous heritage

REGINA - The University of Regina says it has rescinded the honorary doctor of laws degree it awarded to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond in 2003 as she faces questions about her Indigenous heritage. The Univ...

Feb 14, 2023

Airborne incursions offer clear evidence that Norad needs an upgrade: U.S. expert

WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States are eyeing the sky with suspicion these days - as well as the shared continental defence system that's supposed to be watching it for them. The North American...

Feb 14, 2023

CFL takes over ownership of Montreal Alouettes franchise

TORONTO - The Canadian Football League has taken over operating the Montreal Alouettes. The CFL made the announcement Tuesday, adding former Alouettes president Mario Cecchini has been appointed inter...

Feb 14, 2023

In The News for Feb. 14: Gun control group looks to convince MPs about disinformation

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. 14, 2023 ... What we are watchin...

Feb 14, 2023

Gun-control group to tell MPs 'disinformation' muddied assault-style firearm measures

OTTAWA - A prominent voice for stricter gun control is poised to tell MPs the federal government's efforts to outlaw assault-style firearms have become mired in disinformation. The group PolySeSouvien...

Feb 14, 2023

Ottawa moves to acquire land for Lac-Megantic rail bypass, 10 years after disaster

OTTAWA - The federal government is moving to acquire land so that it can build a rail bypass in Lac-Megantic, Que., nearly 10 years after a downtown freight train derailment killed 47 people. Transpor...

Feb 13, 2023

Premiers agree to accept new federal health-care funding offer

Canada's premiers will formally accept an offer from the federal government for billions in additional health-care funding, but say they will also insist the money continue to flow for more than 10 ye...

Feb 13, 2023

Totem at Royal B.C. Museum on way home to Central Coast after repatriation ceremony

VICTORIA - A totem pole taken from an Indigenous village on British Columbia's Central Coast more than 100 years ago is on its way home after a repatriation ceremony at the Royal B.C. Museum, where it...

Feb 13, 2023

Photojournalist, news organization file lawsuit against RCMP over 2021 arrest

VANCOUVER - Canadian photojournalist Amber Bracken and news organization the Narwhal have filed a lawsuit against the RCMP, claiming Bracken was wrongfully arrested and detained for three nights while...

Feb 13, 2023