Canada

Pope's health is an 'extreme concern' but trip to Canada remains unchanged: Miller

OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says Pope Francis's upcoming trip to Canada remains unchanged at the moment, but the pontiff's health is an "extreme concern." Miller's comment...

Jun 15, 2022

Bid bon voyage to ArriveCan travel requirement mayors of border cities urge Ottawa

WASHINGTON - Border-city mayors, tourism industry leaders and an opposition MP say it's time to bid a less-than-fond farewell to the ArriveCan app. The mayors of Niagara Falls and Sarnia, Ont., say re...

Jun 15, 2022

Tyson 'Freedom George' Billings pleads guilty to charge related to convoy protest

OTTAWA - Tyson Billings has pleaded guilty to a charge of counselling to commit mischief related to his involvement in the protest that gridlocked Ottawa in February. Nicknamed "Freedom George" by his...

Jun 15, 2022

Leak in military sex misconduct deal, Tory leadership poll: In The News for June 15

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 15 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jun 15, 2022

Press to join U.S.-led Indo-Pacific economic framework, business leaders urge Ottawa

WASHINGTON - There's a four-letter F-word American leaders don't much use these days when they talk about international trade: "free." Instead, President Joe Biden's newest economic relationships in t...

Jun 15, 2022

Personal information about more than 100 military sex misconduct claimants leaked

OTTAWA - The company overseeing the federal government's $900-million settlement deal with military members who experienced sexual misconduct in uniform is admitting to more privacy breaches, despite ...

Jun 15, 2022

B.C. money laundering public inquiry report, recommendations to be released

VANCOUVER - A report being released today is expected to explain how billions of dollars in suspected illegal cash was funnelled into British Columbia's real estate sector, casinos and luxury car mark...

Jun 15, 2022

New poll suggests Liberal, NDP voters prefer Charest and Brown over Poilievre

OTTAWA - New polling suggests Liberal and New Democrat voters think Jean Charest or Patrick Brown would make the best leader of the federal Conservative party. The data released by the research firm L...

Jun 15, 2022

177 Ukrainian refugees land in Newfoundland on second provincially-chartered flight

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - As a plane carrying 177 Ukrainian refugees touched down in St. John's, N.L., Tuesday night, Pamela Ryder Lahey was at the front of the crowd inside the airport waiting for five youn...

Jun 14, 2022

Tories want Marco Mendicino to resign over Emergencies Act remarks

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say the public safety minister has lost credibility over his comments about the decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, and they're calling for him to resign. Marco ...

Jun 14, 2022