Canada

After apology in Alberta, First Nations want Pope to say sorry on Quebec soil

MONTREAL - As Pope Francis's visit to Canada shifts east, Indigenous leaders say their communities deserve to hear him on Quebec soil beg forgiveness for the sins of the Catholic Church in that provin...

Jul 26, 2022

Ex-Liberal MP accused of using office for personal gain sees trial extended to fall

OTTAWA - The trial for former Liberal MP Raj Grewal, who stands accused of using his political office for personal financial gain, will extend until at least this fall. The ex-Brampton politician face...

Jul 26, 2022

Pence, newly burnished by Jan. 6 hearings, pressing ahead with presidential ambitions

WASHINGTON - Two of the central characters in America's January 6 drama are back in the national capital - both of them with presidential ambitions. Former vice-president Mike Pence, who refused to do...

Jul 26, 2022

B.C. residents 'fearful' after latest 'unsettling' shooting: minister

LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia's public safety minister says the latest round of shootings in public spaces has been "unsettling" for residents. Mike Farnworth called yesterday's shooting deaths of ...

Jul 26, 2022

MPs begin another two days of hearings into Hockey Canada's sex assault settlement

OTTAWA - More Hockey Canada officials are appearing before a parliamentary committee this week as fallout continues over allegations that players from two World Junior Championship teams committed gro...

Jul 26, 2022

Montreal monkeypox cases levelling off, but officials concerned by rises elsewhere

MONTREAL - Monkeypox cases in Montreal appear to be hitting a plateau, but authorities say they're worried that soaring infections in the United States and a low vaccination rate could help the diseas...

Jul 26, 2022

Day 3 of Pope visit includes public mass and visit to Alberta pilgrimage site

EDMONTON - Tens of thousands of people are expected to fill Edmonton's football stadium today to take part in a public mass with Pope Francis. The pontiff is set to address Indigenous groups, resident...

Jul 26, 2022

Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper endorses Pierre Poilievre for party leader

OTTAWA - Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper has endorsed Pierre Poilievre to be the party's next leader. In a rare public return to party politics, Harper, who didn't wade into the Tori...

Jul 25, 2022

Prayers and tears: Scenes from the Pope's apology for residential schools

MASKWACIS - For minutes Pope Francis sat in his wheelchair, staring at hand-painted crosses marking graves. A helicopter whirled in the grey sky in the distance. Camera shutters clicked. Otherwise, th...

Jul 25, 2022

Quebecer Émile-Antoine Roy-Sirois, code name 'Beaver,' dies on front lines in Ukraine

MONTREAL - mile-Antoine Roy-Sirois, a 31-year-old Quebecer who recently died in Ukraine fighting Russian forces, volunteered on the front lines because he wanted to protect innocent women and children...

Jul 25, 2022