Category Archives: Canada
751 unmarked graves at Saskatchewan residential school: First Nation
COWESSESS FIRST NATION -- A Saskatchewan First Nation says it has found 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school. The Cowessess First Nation says ground-penetrating radar recentl...
Jun 24, 2021
Another mass burial site, navigating COVID-19 expertise : In The News for June 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 June 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 24, 2021
Canadians must be savvy in navigating COVID-19 expertise: observers
TORONTO - As scientific and medical discourse plays out in real time online and in the media during the COVID-19 pandemic, observers specializing in science and risk communication say Canadians must b...
Jun 24, 2021
Montreal Canadiens could advance to Stanley Cup final on Quebec's Fête nationale
MONTREAL - For the first time since 1993, the Montreal Canadiens are one win away from the Stanley Cup final. Tonight's game - being played in Montreal - coincides with Quebec's Fte nationale holiday....
Jun 24, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, June 23, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 516,201 new vaccinations administered for a total of 33,56...
Jun 23, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, June 23, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Some provinces and territories do not report daily case numbers. There are 1,410,927 confirmed ...
Jun 23, 2021
First Nation to hold news conference about discovery of 'hundreds of unmarked graves'
REGINA - A First Nation in southern Saskatchewan is to hold a virtual news conference Thursday morning about what it calls "the horrific and shocking discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves" at the s...
Jun 23, 2021
Liberals introduce bill to combat online hate speech as Commons adjourns for summer
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has introduced a bill it says will protect Canadians from online hate speech. It would amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to reinstate an amended version of a controve...
Jun 23, 2021
Cheaper, more potent cannabis found in B.C. government-run stores: study
VANCOUVER - The price of cannabis at government-run stores in British Columbia declined while potency rose between 2019 and 2020, says a new report that has a researcher raising questions about what i...
Jun 23, 2021
Alberta paleontologists find dramatic change in bite force as tyrannosaurs matured
Tyrannosaurs are well known as having been ferocious predators at the top of the food chain millions of years ago, but a study led by an Alberta-based researcher shows the reptiles didn't start out li...
Jun 23, 2021