Canada

Young Indigenous leaders speak on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Senate

OTTAWA - Dr. Meghan Beals says she wants Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to resemble Remembrance Day. The Prince Edward Island physician is one of five young Indigenous leaders who ...

Sep 26, 2022

Poilievre denounces Diagolon 'losers' over threat of sexual assault against his wife

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he has asked the RCMP to look into "disgusting" comments made by the founder of a far-right group about sexually assaulting his wife. Jeremy MacKenzi...

Sep 26, 2022

Suspect to face murder, arson charges following triple homicide near Montreal

MONTREAL - Police say a man detained at the scene of a Montreal-area triple homicide will appear in court today to face murder and arson charges. A 38-year-old woman and her children, aged five and tw...

Sep 26, 2022

COVID travel restrictions announcement, Fiona's aftermath : In The News for Sept. 26

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 Sept. 26 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Sep 26, 2022

Quebec votes: CAQ, PQ leaders head to Fiona-battered Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Two of Quebec's main party leaders are heading to the les-de-la-Madeleine region, which is in cleanup mode after a battering from post-tropical storm Fiona. Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamond...

Sep 26, 2022

Joly to raise abortion, sexual violence in closing UN speech

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is urging countries to uphold women's rights and abortion access while rooting out sexual violence, as the United Nations General Assembly comes to a clos...

Sep 26, 2022

Military en route to assist with recovery efforts

Residents of Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec are coming to terms with the full scope of the damage left behind after post-tropical storm Fiona tore through the region over the weekend as one of the...

Sep 26, 2022

Feds to lift border vaccine mandates, mandatory use of ArriveCan

OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to officially announce the end of COVID-19 border restrictions today, including mandatory vaccinations, testing and quarantine of international travellers. ...

Sep 26, 2022

Leaders urge Quebecers to vote as advance polls open ahead of provincial election

MONTREAL - Quebec's main political party leaders spent Sunday rallying their supporters to head to the polling stations, as Quebecers got a first chance to vote for who will lead them after the Oct. 3...

Sep 25, 2022

Industry minister to represent Canada at former Japanese PM's funeral

OTTAWA - Federal Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will represent Canada at former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's state funeral this week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was scheduled...

Sep 25, 2022