Canada

Indigenous languages, consultation among issues raised before Pope Francis's visit

Before Pope Francis's arrival in Canada last July, federal officials flagged concerns about the level of consultation done with a First Nations community that was set to host him. Briefing notes prepa...

Nov 8, 2022

Health ministers expect details after promise of federal funding boost

VANCOUVER - Provincial and territorial health ministers have presented a united front as they seek more federal funding, and today expect to hear more details on cash promised by their federal counter...

Sheldon Spackman Nov 8, 2022

LGBTQ students allege mistreatment, want change at Saskatchewan Bible college

REGINA - Jordan McGillicky says she was devoted to sports and her studies at a private Saskatchewan college but eventually felt driven away from the school because of her sexuality. She enrolled two y...

Nov 8, 2022

Protesters at Windsor, Coutts blockades set to testify at Emergencies Act inquiry

A local Alberta politician facing charges for participating in "Freedom Convoy" protests at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade is set to testify today at the public inquiry into the federal government...

Nov 8, 2022

Election day? More like election week as experts, officials warn of delayed results

WASHINGTON - Last-minute voters are headed to the polls across the United States today - but the results of the 2022 midterm elections may not be clear for days. Campaign officials and political obser...

Nov 8, 2022

Senators ponder loosening French requirements for diplomats as Canada pivots to Asia

OTTAWA - A Senate committee studying the future of Canada's foreign service is pondering whether French needs to be a lower priority for recruiting diplomats. The foreign-affairs committee is looking ...

Nov 7, 2022

Minister links chronic pain with toxic drug overdoses, commits $5M to pain network

VANCOUVER - The federal government is putting $5 million toward chronic pain resources in what Carolyn Bennett, minister of mental health and addictions, says is part of an effort to help stop people ...

Nov 7, 2022

PM free to reopen Constitution if he has problem with notwithstanding clause: Ford

OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is free to reopen talks with the provinces about the notwithstanding clause and the Constitution, though he'd recommend against it...

Nov 7, 2022

Feds hold groundbreaking ceremony for Moderna's mRNA vaccine factory in Montreal area

LAVAL, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today took part today in a groundbreaking ceremony for biotechnology company Moderna's new mRNA vaccine factory in Laval, Que., a suburb of Montreal. The fa...

Nov 7, 2022

Canadian Press NewsAlert: CUPE to end education worker protests in Ontario

TORONTO - A union representing 55,000 Ontario education workers who walked off the job Friday says protest sites "will be collapsed starting" Tuesday in response to Premier Doug Ford saying he will re...

Nov 7, 2022