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WHO adviser says G7 leaders need strong leadership to end COVID-19 pandemic

OTTAWA - A senior adviser to the director general at the World Health Organization says G7 leaders must make ending the COVID-19 pandemic a critical part of their summit in Germany or they risk losing...

Jun 27, 2022

Trudeau at the G7 and BC under another heatwave: In The News for June 27, 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 Monday, June 27, 2022 ... What we are watching...

Jun 27, 2022

G7 leaders to hear from Ukrainian President, Russia-allied India at summit

SCHLOSS ELMAU, GERMANY - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to address G7 leaders today as they discuss the threat to global stability posed by Russia's invasion of his country. The c...

Jun 27, 2022

B.C. scientists see recovery but fear more heat domes could change ecosystems forever

VANCOUVER - A year after the heat dome event that killed billions of plants and animals in British Columbia, scientists say ecosystems are recovering, but could be transformed forever if such events b...

Jun 27, 2022

Rodeo group in Alberta sorry for float that critics say was racist

SUNDRE, Alta. - Organizers of a rodeo in southern Alberta are apologizing for a parade float with a turban-wearing man in a fake beard seated on a manure spreader with the words "The Liberal" painted ...

Jun 26, 2022

Outrage over decision to end U.S. rights to abortion fuels protests in Canada

MONTREAL - Women and allies across Canada voiced anxiety and outrage on Sunday as they took to the streets to denounce the United States Supreme Court's decision to overturn the law that provided the ...

Jun 26, 2022

'Largest spiritual Indigenous gathering' to return during Pope's visit to Alberta

LAC STE. ANNE, Alta. - Rev. Garry LaBoucane remembers going to Wakamne - or God's Lake - during the Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage as a boy. "It was always a family tradition," the 74-year-old said in an in...

Jun 26, 2022

Quebec homeowners say Ottawa must address decades of erosion caused by ship traffic

VERCHRES, Que. - Every year, 100-year-old Anglique Beauchemin watches more of her land crumble into the St. Lawrence River. From her home along a busy stretch of river in Verchres, Que., on Montreal's...

Jun 26, 2022

'In a crisis': Deaths of Indigenous women in Winnipeg spark calls for safe housing

Lori Ann Mancheese always wanted a home. But the 53-year-old mother of five from Manitoba's Ebb and Flow First Nation died before her dream could come true. Earlier this month, her remains were found ...

Jun 26, 2022

Climate goals may be at odds with G7 response to fallout from Russian invasion

GARMISCH, Germany - G7 leaders will spend part of their upcoming summit discussing how to end reliance on oil and gas in general, and Russian oil in particular, in response to the European energy cris...

Jun 26, 2022