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Study suggests forever renters, Parliament on summer break : In The News for June 23

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 June 23 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jun 23, 2022

Gender-affirming care in Canada comes with barriers and delays, especially in N.S.

HALIFAX - Despite progress in Canada in the field of transgender health care, for the more than 100,800 trans or non-binary Canadians, access to gender-affirming care comes with barriers and delays th...

Jun 23, 2022

Liberal-NDP agreement changed political dynamics on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA - A confidence and supply agreement reached between the Liberals and NDP three months ago changed the dynamic of the House of Commons, even in a parliamentary sitting that will mainly be rememb...

Jun 23, 2022

Canada hopes to spur action at Commonwealth to address impact of Russian war: Goodale

KIGALI, RWANDA - Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Ralph Goodale says the Canadian delegation hopes to make an impact in critical conversations about climate change and global food inse...

Jun 23, 2022

Beijing may have tried to discourage Canadians from voting Conservative: federal unit

OTTAWA - A federal research unit detected what might be a Chinese Communist Party information operation that aimed to discourage Canadians of Chinese heritage from voting for the Conservatives in the ...

Jun 23, 2022

B.C. fish farm licences renewed outside Discovery Islands until at least spring 2023

OTTAWA - The federal government says open-net pen salmon farming may continue off British Columbia's coast outside the Discovery Islands area, while Ottawa undertakes consultation on the plan to trans...

Jun 22, 2022

Damaged Queen Victoria statue is beyond repair, Manitoba government says

WINNIPEG - A statue of Queen Victoria that was toppled and beheaded by protesters last year outside the Manitoba legislature is beyond repair and will not be restored. "It's gone through a lengthy ass...

Jun 22, 2022

Quebec begins releasing data on COVID-19 levels in wastewater

MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department has begun releasing data on the presence of COVID-19 in wastewater. The government says the data can provide early warning of new pandemic waves or the emergence ...

Jun 22, 2022

Brown campaign manager joins Michelle Rempel Garner for possible UCP leadership bid

OTTAWA - Patrick Brown's campaign manager has left to help Michelle Rempel Garner with her possible bid for the United Conservative Party leadership in Alberta. Brown's federal leadership campaign say...

Jun 22, 2022

MPs meet soldier charged with criticizing vaccine requirements while in uniform

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are meeting today with James Topp, a Canadian soldier charged in May for speaking out against vaccine requirements while in uniform. The meetings come as Topp and his su...

Jun 22, 2022