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Borutski inquest jury to present verdict, G7 Summit wraps up: In The News for July 28

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 July 28 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jun 28, 2022

More than half of Canadians oppose Oath of Allegiance to the Queen

OTTAWA - Most people in Canada do not think people should have to swear an Oath of Allegiance to the Queen, according to a poll ahead of Canada Day. A Leger poll for the Association of Canadian Studie...

Jun 28, 2022

G7 leaders to promise more support for Ukraine ahead of NATO Summit

SCHLOSS ELMAU, GERMANY - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his G7 counterparts are expected to end their summit in Germany with a show of support for Ukraine before all seven leaders will head to a NA...

Jun 27, 2022

Lawyer says 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Tamara Lich arrested

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - A lawyer for "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich says the Alberta woman has been arrested. Eric Granger confirmed in an email Monday evening that they were awaiting further de...

Jun 27, 2022

All three levels of government, police, organizers granted full standing on inquiry

OTTAWA - The commissioner of the inquiry examining Ottawa's use of the Emergencies Act to bring an end to the so-called "Freedom Convoy" protest in February has granted standing to the organizers, pol...

Jun 27, 2022

Chiefs say Pope's visit important to understand impacts of residential schools

MASKWACIS - Leaders from four First Nations in central Alberta say the Pope's upcoming visit could help the world understand the trauma the residential school system caused to Indigenous people. Pope ...

Jun 27, 2022

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Final fuel standard regs to start later, cut more emissions

OTTAWA - The federal government is delaying new emissions standards on gasoline and diesel another year but is demanding the oil and gas sector make bigger cuts to fuel emissions by 2030, given how mu...

Jun 27, 2022

What is the legal status of abortion in Canada and do we need a law? Experts weigh in

OTTAWA - After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision Friday - the ruling that had, for decades, guaranteed a woman's right to get an abortion across the United States - Libe...

Jun 27, 2022

At G7 summit, Trudeau and other leaders mock Putin's bare-chested horseback riding

SCHLOSS ELMAU, GERMANY - G7 leaders gathering to discuss turning up the pressure on Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine are also taking aim at the Russian president's penchant for taking off his sh...

Jun 27, 2022

Ottawa announces $221 million for Quebec's long-term care homes

MONTREAL - The federal government is injecting more than $221 million to help Quebec long-term care homes improve the prevention and control of infections. Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos say...

Jun 27, 2022