Category Archives: Canada
What you need to know about Bill C-53 and the recognition of Métis self-government
OTTAWA - The committee process for a testy piece of legislation that would recognize Mtis governments in three provinces has been extended until at least February. House of Commons committee hearings ...
Jan 03, 2024
In the news today: Ottawa to accept applications from refugees seeking to leave Gaza
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Ottawa to accept 1,000 applications from Canadians' relatives seeking way out o...
Jan 03, 2024
Court injunction against law banning public drug use disappointing, say police chiefs
VANCOUVER - A top British Columbia law enforcement official says a recent court decision placing a temporary injunction on a law to restrict public drug use takes away police enforcement tools. Vancou...
Jan 02, 2024
Ottawa to accept 1,000 applications from Canadians' relatives seeking way out of Gaza
OTTAWA - The federal government says a maximum of 1,000 Palestinian relatives of Canadian citizens will be able to apply to escape the Gaza Strip with Canada's help. The special extended family progra...
Jan 02, 2024
Dennis Edney, lawyer for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr, dead at 77
EDMONTON - A well-known Canadian lawyer who played a critical role in the release of Omar Khadr, a young detainee at Guantanamo Bay, has died. Dennis Edney died Saturday at the age of 77. The soccer-p...
Jan 02, 2024
Business group urges Ottawa to start charm offensive on trade ahead of U.S. election
OTTAWA - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is calling on Ottawa to conduct another NAFTA-style charm offensive to defend Canada's trade interests in the U.S. ahead of November's presidential election. ...
Jan 02, 2024
Montreal organization may have to stop feeding homeless for first time since 1877
Montreal's oldest organization serving people without housing says it can no longer afford to serve meals on weekends. Accueil Bonneau, which operates a soup kitchen and provides other services in Old...
Jan 02, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Amber Alert for baby missing from Montreal area this morning
MONTREAL - An Amber Alert has been issued for a baby girl missing from the Montreal area. Montreal police say one-year-old Zeynab Cherrabi El Alaoui was allegedly abducted today by her 18-year-old mot...
Jan 02, 2024
Canada pledges to work with U.S. over competing claims to Arctic sea floor
The federal government is pledging to work with its American counterparts after the U.S. claimed parts of the Arctic sea floor that Canada also wants. The U.S. filed its claim last month with the Unit...
Jan 02, 2024
2 N.B. men to learn if they will be tried again after 1984 murder convictions quashed
FREDERICTON - Two New Brunswick men whose 1984 murder convictions were recently quashed are expected to learn this week whether they will be put on trial again. A hearing is set for Thursday involving...
Jan 02, 2024
