Canada

Long waits outside Montreal passport office, police called due to size of crowd

MONTREAL - The federal minister responsible for Passport Canada is calling the situation at a Montreal passport office unacceptable. Families Minister Karina Gould says senior managers are on the grou...

Jun 21, 2022

Sergeant-at-arms 'flabbergasted' at Ottawa police inaction on harassment amid convoy

OTTAWA - The sergeant-at-arms for the House of Commons says he was "flabbergasted" at how the Ottawa police allowed the harassment of members of Parliament and staffers to go on during the protests ag...

Jun 21, 2022

MPs agree to expedite passage of 'extreme intoxication' bill in House of Commons

The Liberal government has moved to expedite its "extreme intoxication" bill in the House of Commons with a unanimous consent motion. Members of Parliament unanimously agreed today to pass Bill C-28 b...

Jun 21, 2022

Errors and omissions revealed in RCMP statements after Nova Scotia mass shooting

HALIFAX - In the days following the mass shooting that left 22 people dead in Nova Scotia, the RCMP's statements to the public were riddled with mistakes, confusion and omissions, a newly released rep...

Jun 21, 2022

Defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre reviewing vaccine requirement for Canadian Armed Forces

OTTAWA - Defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre is reviewing the Canadian military's COVID-19 vaccine mandate after a similar requirement for most other federal employees was suspended on Monday. The Departmen...

Jun 21, 2022

MPs want more funding for community groups trying to prevent ideological extremism

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is calling on governments to provide more money to front-line community organizations trying to stem the tide of ideologically motivated violent extremism. In a n...

Jun 21, 2022

Quebec extends state of emergency in Saguenay, Que., because of landslide threat

MONTREAL - Quebec is extending a state of emergency in a city north of Quebec City where a neighbourhood is threatened by landslides. Public Security Minister Genevive Guilbault tweeted late Monday af...

Jun 21, 2022

Some Quebec adults could get 4th or 5th COVID-19 shots this fall: vaccine committee

MONTREAL - Quebec's immunization committee is recommending that the province prepare for another round of COVID-19 vaccination that could see some adults receive a fifth shot by the fall. The committe...

Jun 21, 2022

Watchdog clears Vancouver police for less-lethal rounds at 'Freedom Convoy' protest

OTTAWA - The Ontario police watchdog says two Vancouver police officers did not commit a criminal offence by shooting less-lethal rounds at two protesters during the "Freedom Convoy"' demonstration in...

Jun 21, 2022

National Indigenous Peoples Day, drug decriminalization : In The News for June 21

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 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jun 21, 2022