Canada

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

Defeated Tory candidate to ask court to quash Liberal win in Calgary Skyview

OTTAWA - The Conservative incumbent who was defeated in Calgary Skyview in last week's federal election is planning to ask a court to quash the result, given allegations of dirty tricks by the Liberal...

Sep 29, 2021

Elizabeth May would not rule out serving as interim leader to steady troubled Greens

OTTAWA - Elizabeth May could return to the Greens as interim leader to stabilize the embattled party. Her chief of staff said that, if asked to take the helm until a permanent leader is found, she wou...

Sep 29, 2021

Joyce Echaquan's loved ones urge action on racism on the anniversary of her death

JOLIETTE, Que. - One year after Joyce Echaquan was mocked by staff as she lay dying in hospital, her family and community members called on Quebecers to honour her legacy by acknowledging systemic rac...

Sep 29, 2021