Category Archives: Canada

Trump, seeking support, headlines anti-abortion rally in Washington
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump threw his arms around America's formidable anti-abortion movement Friday, making history as the first sitting president to ever address the annual March for Life rally in per...
Jan 26, 2020

Senators may have to rein in activism in minority Parliament: new govt rep
OTTAWA - Independent senators may have to curb their enthusiasm for amending government legislation now that they're operating in a minority Parliament, the government's new r...
Jan 26, 2020

Leadership race or no, Tories will hold Liberal government to account: Scheer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer sought Friday to put the Liberals on notice that despite the Tory leadership race, the Official Opposition won't rest. Scheer wished all the candidates well,...
Jan 26, 2020

Tumour on Edmonton woman's liver was rare parasite, not cancer
EDMONTON - Cassidy Armstrong says she washes her hands, cleans her vegetables and doesn't own any pets. "How did I get it? I don't know," says the 36-year-old from Edmonton. Armstrong had su...
Jan 26, 2020

'Supersites' in Iqaluit, Whitehorse to improve Arctic weather forecasting
Weather matters in the Arctic like it does in few other places, but Environment Canada's forecasts for the North have long been hampered by poor data. Now, two new "supersites" in Whitehorse...
Jan 26, 2020

Toronto man says trip to Auschwitz is about educating future generations
TORONTO - Joseph Gottdenker was not there the day his relatives were herded into a Polish town square and marked for either a stint in a forced labour camp or instant execution at the hands of Ge...
Jan 26, 2020

Deputy prime minister asks Opposition not to delay new NAFTA
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is asking the Opposition parties not to hold up the new North American free trade deal. Freeland has sent a letter to the leaders of the Conservatives,...
Jan 26, 2020

'There are many degrees of hate': Quebec blogger takes on far right
MONTREAL - Far-right group La Meute was once seen as a growing threat in Quebec, with members marching by the hundreds through city streets against what they claimed was the creeping "I...
Jan 26, 2020

Metis leaders raise concerns about national council, call for reform
OTTAWA - The regional Metis presidents of Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan are calling for reform of the Metis National Council, raising serious concerns about "dysfunction" and about ...
Jan 26, 2020

Coronavirus lockdown and a return to the Super Bowl; In The News for Jan. 24
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 Jan. 24 ... What we are wa...
Jan 26, 2020