Canada

Despite Uvelde, National Rifle Association sticks with plans for Houston convention

WASHINGTON - The National Rifle Association is pressing ahead with its annual meeting in Houston despite the mass shooting tragedy in Uvelde, Tex. The association, easily one of the most powerful poli...

May 26, 2022

Quebec drops section of assisted-death bill to ensure it gets adopted quickly

QUEBEC - The Quebec government is removing a section of its end-of-life care bill that would have allowed quadriplegics and people with cerebral palsy to receive an assisted death. Health Minister Chr...

May 26, 2022

Canada's transport minister detects 'shift' in U.S. outlook after meetings in D.C.

WASHINGTON - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says he is detecting a positive "shift" in the Biden administration's approach to Canada following meetings in the U.S. capital. Alghabra spent Tuesday in...

May 26, 2022

Quebec to start monkeypox vaccination of contacts as officials confirm 25 cases

MONTREAL - Quebec's interim public health director says the province could start vaccinating people against monkeypox as soon as Friday. Dr. Luc Boileau says there are now 25 confirmed cases of the di...

May 26, 2022

Tory leadership contenders spar in French debate: In The News for May 26, 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 May 26, 2022 ... What we are watching in Canad...

May 26, 2022

With debates over, Conservative leadership candidate turns to final membership push

OTTAWA - Now that the second official debate of the race is out of the way, Conservative leadership hopefuls will turn their attention to signing up as many supporters as they can before a fast-approa...

May 26, 2022

Mass shooting inquiry to hear from senior Mountie granted special accommodation

TRURO, N.S. - The inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia is expected to hear today from a retired senior Mountie who has been granted special accommodations to ensure he is not re-traumati...

May 26, 2022

Cheese not on the table in Canada-U.K. trade talks as Britain seeks market access

OTTAWA - The British foreign secretary has often been mocked for her preoccupation with cheese. It started eight years ago when Liz Truss expressed outrage in a speech to her party's annual conference...

May 26, 2022

Calgary man who admitted to participating in terrorism activity to be sentenced

CALGARY - A man who admitted to terrorism-related acts with the militant group Islamic State is to be sentenced today in a Calgary courtroom. Hussein Borhot, who is 36, has pleaded guilty to one count...

May 26, 2022

Canada donates $1 million to probe sexual violence by Russian troops in Ukraine

OTTAWA - Canada is committing an extra $1 million to help the international community investigate sex crimes by Russian troops in Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly said Canada would give t...

May 26, 2022