Canada

Pope voices sorrow over Canadian deaths, doesn't apologize

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sorrow over the discovery in Canada of the remains of 215 Indigenous students of church-run boarding schools but didn't offer the apology sought by...

Jun 6, 2021

Action to save Montreal's Chinatown needs to come faster, advocates say

MONTREAL - Hotels and luxury condos have sprung up around the ornate red and gold gate that marks the south entrance to Montreal's Chinatown, towering above the busy dumpling restaurants and mom-and-p...

Jun 6, 2021

Canadian Bar Association urges firms to hire more Indigenous lawyers

The first Indigenous head of the Canadian Bar Association was a law school student in his mid-20s when he met his grandfather and learned he'd survived a "horrible" existence at a residential school i...

Jun 6, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on June 5, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday June 5, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 374,245 new vaccinations administered for a total of 25,763,9...

Jun 5, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, June 5, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday June 5, 2021. There are 1,391,174 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,391,174 confirmed cases (25,339 active, 1...

Jun 5, 2021

Canada to tax tech giants as planned despite framework G7 tax deal, says Freeland

Canada is proceeding with its plan to tax technology giants next year even as the world's wealthiest democracies proposed a new global tax framework that includes plans to impose a levee on the firms,...

Jun 5, 2021

Pope, Canadian Cardinals meet amid calls for church to act on residential schools

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis met today with two Canadian Cardinals as pressure mounts for the Catholic Church to take action and accept responsibility for the residential school system that targeted In...

Jun 5, 2021

Trudeau's acknowledgment of Indigenous genocide could have legal impacts: experts

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's acceptance of an inquiry's finding that Canada committed genocide against Indigenous people could have tremendous legal impact if a court ever weighs Ottawa's ...

Jun 5, 2021

COVID has turned Old Montreal, once a playground for tourists, into violent district

MONTREAL - For Fouad Filali, owner of Le Snateur restaurant in Old Montreal, the families with children who used to visit the historic district have been replaced by young people who sometimes are vio...

Jun 5, 2021

Canada may see more 'zombie fires' as climate warms and winters shorten: experts

VANCOUVER - Blazes that continue to burn through the winter in Canada were once thought to be a myth, but the so-called zombie fires may become more common as temperatures get warmer and less snow fal...

Jun 5, 2021