Canada

Indigenous leaders should have keys to 100 Wellington, Metis leader says

OTTAWA - The Metis National Council wants to be given their own set of keys to a building across from Parliament Hill that has been designated as space for Indigenous Peoples. The leaders of the Metis...

Feb 09, 2020

Canadians arrive from Wuhan and call to 'recanvass' Iowa results; In The News for Feb. 7

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 Feb. 7 ... What ...

Feb 09, 2020

'Tore my world apart:' Indigenous Bar Association to honour Colten Boushie

Andre Bear remembers pain building deep inside him as he digested news of a controversial acquittal of a Saskatchewan farmer who shot and killed a young Indigenous man. "It really tore my world apart,...

Feb 09, 2020

Two groups of Canadians arrive home after evacuation from Wuhan on two flights

CFB TRENTON, Ont. - Family members looked forward to reuniting with loved ones after two groups of weary Canadian citizens finally returned home Friday from the centre of a novel coronavirus...

Feb 09, 2020

'We are feeling strong': B.C. pipeline opponents brace for more possible arrests

SMITHERS, B.C. - Opponents of a natural gas pipeline said they were bracing for further police action Thursday following the arrest of six people near a work site in northern British Columbi...

Feb 08, 2020

No injunction for B.C. taxi industry against Uber, Lyft pending judicial review

VANCOUVER - The taxi industry is promising to continue its fight against Uber and Lyft after a judge rejected a bid to grant an injunction against the companies pending a legal challeng...

Feb 08, 2020

Names in the mix: an updated list of potential Conservative leadership contenders

OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race is underway and the deadline to register as a candidate and meet the first round of requirements is Feb. 27. These candidates have been approved by the party,...

Feb 08, 2020

Experts urge PM Trudeau to use African trip to reset relationship

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left Thursday for a trip to Africa, where he will be the first Canadian prime minister to participate in a session of the African Union. With just five...

Feb 08, 2020

Wet'suwet'en supporters light ceremonial fire at steps of B.C. legislature

SMITHERS, B.C. - A ceremonial fire is burning on the front steps of the British Columbia legislature as supporters of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs join protests across Canada to halt a natural gas p...

Feb 08, 2020

NewsAlert: Flight from Wuhan carrying 176 passengers lands in Vancouver

A plane carrying Canadian citizens home from the centre of the global novel coronavirus outbreak has landed in Vancouver. The evacuation flight organized by the federal government departed from&n...

Feb 08, 2020