Canada

Pope Francis to carry mass at one of Quebec's basilicas, Indigenous pilgrim site

MONTREAL - The site of the first mass in Quebec during the Pope's weeklong visit to Canada to make amends with First Nations, Mtis and Inuit communities is a renowned pilgrimage destination that merge...

Jul 23, 2022

Prospect of forgiveness stirs complex feelings among residential school survivors

EDMONTON - Residential school survivor Rod Alexis remembers his late father telling him: "Son, I don't know how to be a parent." "I lost the gift that was given to us by the Creator because I was all ...

Jul 23, 2022

Advocates say Canadians struggling with rising food costs need help from government

OTTAWA - With the cost of living rising at the fastest pace in decades, Canadians struggling to put food on the table are turning to community organizations for help. The Community Food Centre in Stra...

Jul 23, 2022

Rogers says it couldn't have restored emergency services any faster during outage

TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. says in a submission to the federal telecom regulator that it could not have restored emergency services any faster during a widespread service outage earlier this...

Jul 22, 2022

Public gathering violation conviction set aside for Calgary preacher and his brother

CALGARY - A preacher and his brother have successfully appealed their convictions for hosting public gatherings during the pandemic and are to have their fines reimbursed. Twice in 2021, Artur and Daw...

Jul 22, 2022

Conservative party says it had evidence to disqualify Brown, releases new allegations

OTTAWA - A Conservative committee reviewing Patrick Brown's disqualification from the Tory leadership race has concludes the party had the evidence it needed to recommend he be removed from contention...

Jul 22, 2022

One killed, others injured in explosion at company in Montreal suburb

MONTREAL - A 40-year-old man was killed and others were injured following an explosion at a polymer company in a Montreal suburb. Paramedics from Urgences-sant were called at around 11:30 a.m. to the ...

Jul 22, 2022

'Protect the little ones:' Saskatchewan begins vaccinating young kids against COVID

REGINA - Randall Robins sighed with relief after her three-year-old daughter received her first COVID-19 shot. "It was good," Khloe Robinssaid to her mom before looking at stickers a nurse had just gi...

Jul 22, 2022

Canada's Immigration Department revamps anti-racism strategy following criticism

OTTAWA - The federal Immigration Department has updated its anti-racism strategy following criticism during the Ukrainian refugee crisis, but groups representing applicants and refugees say it's uncle...

Jul 22, 2022

Canadian bishops collecting donations from papal visit 'inappropriate': AFN chief

OTTAWA - The assembly of Catholic bishops organizing Pope Francis's visit to Canada, where he is expected to apologize for the church's role in residential schools, is soliciting donations from those ...

Jul 22, 2022