Canada

Alberta lieutenant-governor says not a done deal she'll OK proposed sovereignty act

EDMONTON - Alberta's lieutenant-governor says it's not a done deal that she would automatically sign off on a proposal from a United Conservative Party leadership candidate to pass a bill aimed at ign...

Sep 01, 2022

Family of man who died after Vancouver police beanbag shooting seeks inquest

VANCOUVER - The family of a man who died in custody last week after Vancouver police used a beanbag shotgun is calling for a public inquest and systemic changes in how the department treats people on ...

Sep 01, 2022

Nunavut confirms first case of avian influenza; says wild bird infected

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut says it has confirmed the first case of avian influenza in the territory. The case was discovered by the Canadian Wildlife Service in a live thick-billed murre on Coats Isla...

Sep 01, 2022

Culture minister bashes 'Laurentian elites' as Alberta celebrates birthday holiday

EDMONTON - Alberta celebrated its inaugural birthday party holiday with Culture Minister Ron Orr bashing the prime minster and "Laurentian elites" while asserting the province has received the short e...

Sep 01, 2022

Fight for fewer words: Pierre Poilievre promises new law against government jargon

OTTAWA, Ill. - Pierre Poilievre is waging one of his final battles in the Conservative leadership race. The self-styled free speech defender's latest target: the jargon used by the federal bureaucracy...

Sep 01, 2022

Police must take online threats and harassment against journalists seriously: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino will tell chiefs of police today that all police forces need to take seriously a pattern of hate and harassment targe...

Sep 01, 2022

'Nothing about us without us.' Northern premiers address Arctic Circle forum

YELLOWKNIFE - Canada's territorial premiers stressed the need to invest in northern communities and include northerners in decision-making at an Arctic Circle gathering in Greenland that concluded ear...

Sep 01, 2022

Quebec votes: Liberal blames Quebec Conservative leader's rhetoric for rising threats

SHERBROOKE, Que. - Liberal candidate Marwah Rizqy is blaming Conservative Party of Quebec Leader ric Duhaime for the highly charged political climate. Rizqy says she has been receiving deaths threats ...

Sep 01, 2022

Quebec votes: CAQ seeks small wins with promises for improving health care

MONTREAL - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is playing the short game with his party's election heath-care promises. On Day 5 of the election campaign, Legault is promising an additional ...

Sep 01, 2022

COVID vaccine announcement, Trudeau visits Winnipeg : In The News for Sept. 1

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 Sept. 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Sep 01, 2022