Canada

Liberals to launch Indo-Pacific strategy this year, shaped by looming China assembly

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says she will release Canada's long-delayed Indo-Pacific strategy this year. She says the strategy will be shaped by a major meeting the Chinese governmen...

Sep 30, 2022

Creator's Stone meteorite to be returned to its historic site after over 150 years

EDMONTON - After years of negotiations, the Alberta government signed an agreement Friday with a First Nations group committing to return an ancient meteorite to its historic location after being disp...

Sep 30, 2022

Joly, Blinken respond to Putin's 'political theatre' with even more Russian sanctions

WASHINGTON - Vladimir Putin's claim to parts of Ukraine is little more than "political theatre" with "no legitimacy," Canada and the United States declared Friday, and should have no impact on how bes...

Sep 30, 2022

'Major damage': East Coast fishing industry feeling impact from post-tropical storm

HALIFAX - The impact of post-tropical storm Fiona on Atlantic Canada's fishing industry is still being tallied, but Osborne Burke already knows it will cost almost $2 million to repair a major seafood...

Sep 30, 2022

'Unique ecosystem': N.W.T. First Nations sign benefit agreement with Parks Canada

YELLOWKNIFE - A group of First Nations has signed an agreement with Parks Canada to ensure they receive social and economic opportunities related to the Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest ...

Sep 30, 2022

Swedish jet maker complains Ottawa not following rules with F-35 negotiations

OTTAWA - Swedish fighter-jet maker Saab is accusing Ottawa of not following the rules when it comes to its plan to purchase 88 F-35s. The federal Liberal government announced in March that the F-35 ha...

Sep 30, 2022

Quebec election: CAQ leader defends millions to U.S. consulting firm during pandemic

MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is defending his government's decision to award millions of dollars worth of consulting contracts during the COVID-19 pandemic to a major Ameri...

Sep 30, 2022

Truth and Reconciliation Day, Aghan help held up: In The News for Sept. 30, 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, Sept. 30, 2022 ... What we are watchin...

Sep 30, 2022

Quebec election: Indigenous issues take back seat as campaign winds down

MONTREAL - Indigenous leaders in Quebec are lamenting the fact that priorities for their communities have been largely ignored during the provincial election campaign. Atikamekw Grand Chief Constant A...

Sep 30, 2022

Canada terror rules unchanged as Afghans face humanitarian crisis and winter looms

OTTAWA - Opposition parties and aid groups say the Trudeau government is dragging its feet in carving out exemptions to anti-terrorism laws to allow humanitarian groups to reach desperate people in Af...

Sep 30, 2022