Canada

Pope's visit to Canada sparks calls to renounce centuries-old Doctrine of Discovery

OTTAWA - As Pope Francis travelled across Canada, so did a demand to revisit centuries-old declarations. At the front of a basilica in Quebec, where the 85-year-old pontiff prepared to preside over ma...

Jul 30, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Pope says Indigenous people suffered genocide at residential schools

ROME - Pope Francis says the abuses Indigenous Peoples faced while being forced to attend residential schools amounted to genocide. The pontiff made the comment while speaking to reporters on a flight...

Jul 30, 2022

May readies Green leadership bid, asked MP Mike Morrice to consider running: sources

OTTAWA - Elizabeth May, who is preparing a bid for the leadership of the Green Party, first asked the only other Green MP if he would consider taking the helm before she decided to apply for her old j...

Jul 29, 2022

Deleted bookmark led to child pornography site that depicted Amanda Todd: Crown

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Crown attorney says a device seized from the home of the Dutch man accused of harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd contained a deleted bookmark to a child pornogra...

Jul 29, 2022

Canada's ambassador to Ukraine working off-site in Kyiv due to security concerns

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the flag over the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv in May and announced it was reopening for business. But nearly three months on, Canada's ambassador to Ukraine ...

Jul 29, 2022

In-person service for mail-in passport requests now available at 300 sites in Canada

OTTAWA - Some travellers keen to get their passports will now be able to request their mail-in applications be transferred to any of the more than 300 local Service Canada centres for processing. They...

Jul 29, 2022

Visa denials denounced at Montreal AIDS conference, federal minister cancels speech

MONTREAL - The president of the International AIDS Society says her organization will re-evaluate how it organizes international conferences as a result of visa denials by the Canadian government. Ade...

Jul 29, 2022

Pope wraps up trip and SCOC to clarify consent stance: In The News for July 29, 2022

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 Friday, July 29, 2022 ... What we are watching...

Jul 29, 2022

Pope to hold two meetings with Indigenous groups as his six-day tour comes to an end

QUEBEC - Pope Francis is set to end his six-day tour of Canada that he has called a pilgrimage of penance with meetings in Quebec City and Iqaluit. The pontiff is scheduled to begin the day with priva...

Jul 29, 2022

Crisis line gets double the number of calls for help after Pope's apology

EDMONTON - People who provide mental health support across the country have been significantly busier helping those with trauma after Pope Francis arrived in Canada and apologized for evil committed b...

Jul 29, 2022