Category Archives: Canada
Ottawa convoy protest leader charged with perjury, obstruction of justice
Ottawa convoy protest organizer Pat King is now facing perjury and obstruction of justice charges as he tries to secure his release from jail. King was arrested on Feb. 18 on charges related to his in...
Apr 19, 2022
Rise in COVID hospitalizations, Buy American challenges : In The News for April 19
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 April 19 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 19, 2022
One-quarter of Canadians have been infected with COVID-19, poll suggests
OTTAWA - Almost one in four Canadian respondents to a new online survey said they had been infected with COVID-19, while about three in four had not. As the country grapples with its sixth wave of the...
Apr 19, 2022
'We should be able to manage:' Provinces experiencing rise in COVID hospitalizations
REGINA - Hospitals across Canada are facing a resurgence of patients with COVID-19 that some health officials say will likely continue for another month. Latest data from the Public Health Agency of C...
Apr 19, 2022
Veterans group winding down work helping Afghan interpreters get to Canada
OTTAWA - What began as a 30-day fundraising campaign to help Afghan interpreters flee the Taliban turned into a harrowing, chaotic and deeply frustrating eight-month effort for the Veterans Transition...
Apr 18, 2022
Events broadcast on Trudeau's Facebook page must be bilingual: language commissioner
MONTREAL - The official languages commissioner says events broadcast live on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Facebook page must be accessible in both English and French. More than a dozen people compl...
Apr 18, 2022
Manitoba Métis delegation heads to Rome for meeting with Pope Francis
WINNIPEG - A Mtis group from Manitoba is flying to Rome today ahead of a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday. The delegation from the Manitoba Mtis Federation will be the first to mee...
Apr 18, 2022
ATCO Electric agrees to $31 million penalty following regulator's investigation
EDMONTON - Regulated utility ATCO Electric has agreed to pay a $31 million administrative penalty after an Alberta Utilities Commission investigation found it deliberately overpaid a First Nation grou...
Apr 18, 2022
Albatross came back to Vancouver Island to feed over hundreds of generations: study
VANCOUVER - The short-tailed albatross were creatures of habit, according to a new study that found they returned to Vancouver Island to feed for generations over a 4,200-year period before being driv...
Apr 18, 2022
An inside look at Patrick Brown's pitch for selling Conservative party memberships
OTTAWA - An apology to the Tamil community, improving cricket infrastructure, and putting a visa office in Kathmandu are just some of the promises Patrick Brown has made in hopes of becoming the next ...
Apr 18, 2022