Canada

Unvaccinated Conservative MPs should 'stay home' from Parliament: Bloc leader

OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet said Wednesday the next session of Parliament should happen in person with any members who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 staying home. Qu...

Sep 29, 2021

'State of crisis:' National medical group urges lockdowns in Alberta and Saskatchewan

CALGARY - The Canadian Medical Association is calling for lockdowns in Alberta and Saskatchewan to protect health-care systems it says are crumbling under pressures caused by COVID-19. Both western pr...

Sep 29, 2021

Teaching Canadians to observe solemn new Truth and Reconciliation Day could take time

OTTAWA - These days thoughts of Remembrance Day conjure images of chilly, solemn ceremonies, red poppy wreaths and the sound of the Last Post reverberating over silent crowds. But a century ago, many ...

Sep 29, 2021

First Nations chief says less awareness in Quebec about national day for survivors

MONTREAL - The chief of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador is lamenting Quebec's decision not to officially recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Ghislain Picard and asse...

Sep 29, 2021

Maj.-Gen. Fortin never got written reasons for removal from vaccine campaign: Lawyer

OTTAWA - The legal battle over Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's sudden removal as head of Canada's vaccine distribution campaign is continuing today in Federal Court. Fortin's legal team wrapped its arguments ...

Sep 29, 2021

Quebec mother of five victim of homicide, suspect to appear in court: police

JOLIETTE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a man is set to appear in court today in connection with the slaying of a mother of five young children. Andranne Ouellet, 32, was found unresponsive in a...

Sep 29, 2021

Refugee family that helped Edward Snowden land in Canada to begin new life

MONTREAL - A refugee advocacy group says a family that helped shelter whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong in 2013 have landed in Canada after a long legal battle to find them a safe new home. Ma...

Sep 29, 2021

All miners safe after rescue out of mine near Sudbury, Ont.

The rescue of 39 miners trapped hundreds of metres underground in northern Ontario was complete Wednesday morning after the final worker emerged at the surface "giving fist bumps" to the rescue team. ...

Sep 29, 2021

Coroner's jury hears evidence in inquest into police shooting of Indigenous N.B. man

MIRAMICHI, N.B. - A five-member coroner's jury is beginning to hear evidence today at an inquest into the police killing last year of an Indigenous man in New Brunswick. Rodney Levi, who was from the ...

Sep 29, 2021

Calls for stronger gun control, failure in Afghanistan : In The News for Sept. 29

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. 29 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Sep 29, 2021