Canada

As life's rhythms return, Highland Park residents resist 'normalization' of shootings

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - The trauma of the Fourth of July was already beginning to yield to life's regular rhythms Wednesday, just 48 hours after America's latest mass shooting brought tragedy and infamy...

Jul 07, 2022

Que. man denied surgery in BC, return of the Calgary Stampede: In The News for July 7

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 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Jul 07, 2022

Hospital 'nightmare' in B.C. for Quebec patient denied surgery: father

VANCOUVER - A Quebec man who fell and broke his jaw, cheekbone and a bone around his left eye while visiting British Columbia says his surgery was cancelled after he was told his home province "won't ...

Jul 07, 2022

'Pent up demand': Calgary Stampede returns with parade, spectators and no limits

CALGARY - The rides are going up, concession stands are waiting, stuffed animals are displayed at games tables and the Calgary Stampede is raring to go Friday in its first return to full capacity sinc...

Jul 07, 2022

AFN delegates expected to vote on national chief's suspension as convention closes

VANCOUVER - It's the last day of the Assembly of First Nations annual gathering in Vancouver, and the leadership issue still hasn't been solved. Chiefs are expected to vote today on an emergency resol...

Jordan Davidson Jul 07, 2022

Chiefs' 'squabble' over leadership diverts AFN focus from real issues: youth leader

VANCOUVER - The national youth council co-chair for the Assembly of First Nations says politics and squabbling around leadership are getting in the way of Indigenous topics that matter most. Rosalie L...

Jul 06, 2022

Surging energy prices harmful to families, should drive green transition: Freeland

OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government is absolutely concerned with the struggles Canadians are facing as a result of inflation, but insists the current energy crisis is ...

Jul 06, 2022

Soldier James Topp wore uniform while criticizing vaccine mandates to draw attention

OTTAWA - Warrant Officer James Topp says he doesn't believe people would have paid attention if he hadn't donned his uniform to publicly oppose the Canadian military's vaccine requirements. That decis...

Jul 06, 2022

First set of tickets for Pope's mass in Edmonton booked within minutes

EDMONTON - Thousands of tickets for the Pope's open-air mass at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium were all booked about 15 minutes after they were made available to the public for free. The July 26 mass...

Jul 06, 2022

Ukrainian Canadian Congress calls on Canada to lead effort to oust Russia from G20

OTTAWA - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress wants Russia expelled from the G20. The group's president, Alexandra Chyczij, has written to the prime minister asking him to lead a global campaign to expel R...

Jul 06, 2022