Canada

'Protect the little ones:' Saskatchewan begins vaccinating young kids against COVID

REGINA - Randall Robins sighed with relief after her three-year-old daughter received her first COVID-19 shot. "It was good," Khloe Robinssaid to her mom before looking at stickers a nurse had just gi...

Jul 22, 2022

Canada's Immigration Department revamps anti-racism strategy following criticism

OTTAWA - The federal Immigration Department has updated its anti-racism strategy following criticism during the Ukrainian refugee crisis, but groups representing applicants and refugees say it's uncle...

Jul 22, 2022

Canadian bishops collecting donations from papal visit 'inappropriate': AFN chief

OTTAWA - The assembly of Catholic bishops organizing Pope Francis's visit to Canada, where he is expected to apologize for the church's role in residential schools, is soliciting donations from those ...

Jul 22, 2022

Air Force establishes new division to 'protect Canadian interests in space'

OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force's newest division is focused on extraterrestrial matters. A reorganization of the existing space-focused team will now be known as 3 Canadian Space Division, with...

Jul 22, 2022

Conservative party moving ahead with third debate Aug. 3, still deciding format

OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada is pushing ahead with a third leadership debate, telling members to tune in Aug. 3. The party informed members of the date in an email Thursday night after co...

Jul 22, 2022

Canada's 2003 world hockey junior team also accused of group sexual assault

HALIFAX - Hockey Canada says members of its 2003 men's world junior hockey championship team are being investigated for a group sexual assault. The national sports organization says it learned of the ...

Jul 22, 2022

Clash over whether U.S. officers can be armed in Canada keeps Nexus offices closed

MONTREAL - A dispute over legal protections for American customs officers has kept Nexus enrolment centres closed in Canada more than three months after they reopened south of the border - due in part...

Jul 22, 2022

Canada shares expertise on moving grain from Ukraine, but faith in Russia 'nil'

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is working to help get much-needed grain out of Ukraine to famine-threatened parts of the world now that the embattled country and Russia have signed...

Jul 22, 2022

Confronting Pope Francis, Monkeypox experience : In The News for July 22

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 July 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jul 22, 2022

Advanced DNA offers hope to solve cold cases, but some Canadian cops slow to adopt it

MONTREAL - Advances in DNA technology are being credited with solving a growing pile of cold case murders in the United States, but some Canadian police forces are lagging behind their U.S. counterpar...

Jul 22, 2022