Canada

BoC interest rate announcement, land acknowledgments : In The News for Oct. 27

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 Oct. 27 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Oct 27, 2021

'We encourage people to do the research': A look at developing land acknowledgments

When Lance Cardinal was approached by the Edmonton Oilers to act as an Indigenous consultant, the Cree artist and designer knew the first thing he wanted to do was create a land acknowledgment. Cardin...

Oct 27, 2021

COVID may be contributing to increase in 'random assaults' in Vancouver: experts

VANCOUVER - An uptick in random assaults highlighted by Vancouver police could point to bigger problems that may be magnified by the pandemic, say experts. Vancouver police said in a series of posts o...

Oct 27, 2021

In their own words: Quick Quotes about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet

OTTAWA - The makeup of the newly sworn-in Liberal cabinet caused a stir of responses on Tuesday. Here are some of things people said about the picks. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "One of the things w...

Oct 26, 2021

Underground fuel spill found next to Iqaluit's water treatment plant

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The City of Iqaluit says an old underground spill is likely responsible for fuel that is contaminating the city's tap water. City officials say in a news release that they found sig...

Oct 26, 2021

Five things to know about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed the new makeup of his cabinet that included some additions, subtractions and a shakeup for others. Here are five things to know about the cabinet and wh...

Oct 26, 2021

For 90 minutes on Wednesday, CF Montréal will have to forget about the MLS

MONTREAL - After a heartbreaking tie in Toronto on Saturday, CF Montral's players are no doubt concerned about their team's poor position in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference. But on Wednesday ...

Oct 26, 2021

Canadian citizens will be able to sponsor fleeing North Koreans for the first time

OTTAWA - A human rights organization says Canadians will be able to sponsor people fleeing North Korea under a new program to help refugees escaping Kim Jong Un's authoritarian regime. HanVoice says a...

Oct 26, 2021

Fires in cargo ship off B.C. coast may take days to put out: coast guard

VICTORIA - The Canadian Coast Guard says it may be several days before fires can be put out inside containers on a cargo ship anchored off the Victoria coast. The agency says in a statement that time ...

Oct 26, 2021

Albertans vote in favour of removing equalization from Constitution

EDMONTON - The final results from Alberta's equalization referendum show almost 62 per cent of those who voted want to see the principle of equalization removed from the Constitution. A second referen...

Oct 26, 2021