Canada

Pope Francis apologized for residential schools on historic Canadian visit

On a warm July day in 2022, thousands of dignitaries, Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors travelled from across Canada to powwow grounds in central Alberta. For some, the journey took ...

Apr 21, 2025

Canadians remember Pope Francis for historic apology for residential schools

TORONTO - Pope Francis will be remembered by Canadian Catholics as a progressive leader whose approach to the papacy helped usher in a new era of Indigenous relations and make the church more responsi...

Apr 21, 2025

In the news today: Advance polls open for final day before election

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Advance polls open for final day before election Canadians hoping to vote early in the upcoming federal electi...

Apr 21, 2025

Advance polls open for last day as election campaign heads into final week

OTTAWA - Canadians hoping to vote early in the upcoming federal election have until the end of the day to visit an advance polling station as the campaign enters its final week. Today is the fourth an...

Apr 21, 2025

'Overwhelming': Saskatoon drugs crisis far reaching with deaths and hundreds of calls

SASKATOON - The black concrete walls outside Saskatoon's only safe consumption site show the wake left by the city's drug crisis. The names of those who've died, most from drug poisoning, are scrawled...

Apr 20, 2025

Hockey fans conflicted over travelling to U.S. to see their teams in NHL playoffs

Jack Gurevitch is a Montreal Canadiens superfan and a proud Canadian who's upset by United States President Donald Trump's tariffs and threats to annex Canada, but he says he won't let the political s...

Apr 20, 2025

Fire breaks out on grounds of steel plant northeast of Montreal

MONTREAL - A fire broke out this morning on the grounds of an ArcelorMittal steel factory in the Montrgie region of Quebec. The fire began around 4 a.m. in scrapped vehicles outside the plant, accordi...

Apr 20, 2025

New Brunswick group hopes to foster pride in basketball's Canadian roots

ST. STEPHEN - The rise in patriotism prompted by a hostile U.S. president is renewing focus on everything Canada has given the world, and a small New Brunswick mill town wants people to know the sport...

Apr 20, 2025

Day 3 of advance polls finds Liberals in Ottawa, NDP, Conservatives in BC

OTTAWA - Canadians continue to head to the polls in advance voting today as federal leaders find themselves out West and in the capital. Both NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Po...

Apr 20, 2025

Connor, Scheifele use their smarts to make Jets soar

WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele go together like laces and hockey skates. The Jets' top-line duo each had a goal and two assists to boost Winnipeg to a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues i...

Apr 19, 2025