Canadian Press

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in London for a major summit today on European defence, as leaders seek to set the conditions toward a lasting peace in Ukraine as Washington pulls back. Trudeau will join numerous European leaders at the summit, which is aimed at sorting out how to prevent Russia from taking further aggression […]

A final report into missing children and unmarked graves at residential schools is calling on the federal government to create an Indigenous-led national commission with a 20-year mandate to investigate missing and disappeared Indigenous children. It’s also calling on Canada to refer itself to the International Criminal Court for investigation. Kimberly Murray, Canada’s special interlocutor […]

Members of Parliament held an emergency debate in the House of Commons Monday evening on a string of recent deaths of First Nations people during interactions with Canadian police forces. Six First Nations people have died in the last two weeks at the hands of police officers, which NDP MP Lori Idlout characterizes as a […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face his cabinet today after losing yet another long-held Liberal seat. Trudeau’s Liberals were hopeful they could retain the Montreal riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, but those hopes were dashed after the Bloc Québécois won it in an extremely tight three-way race with the NDP. The Montreal race was widely viewed on […]

A new Statistics Canada report says people with disabilities are twice as likely to live in food insecure households than those without disabilities. The report used data from the 2021 Canadian Income Survey and found 26.4 per cent of respondents with a disability experienced some level of food insecurity, compared to 12.5 per cent of […]

Canadian sports minister Carla Qualtrough said Sunday that the government is withholding some of Canada Soccer’s funding following a spying scandal involving the women’s soccer team at the Paris Games. Her statement came a day after FIFA docked six points from the squad, banned head coach Bev Priestman and two assistant coaches for a year […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on social media that Ottawa has approved Alberta’s request for federal assistance after a fast-moving wildfire hit Jasper National Park and its townsite late Wednesday. The park’s social media account says the fire has caused significant loss within the townsite, but the specific locations or neighbourhoods affected are not being […]

While one-third of Canadians say they have read the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, many fail to distinguish between its text and that of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, a new survey suggests. There is also significant division when it comes to whether Canadians agree with the opening line of the Charter, which sets the […]

As Canada grapples with the imperative to meet its net-zero carbon emission targets, a new player has emerged on the energy scene: Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). These compact reactors present a modern twist on traditional nuclear technology, which has languished without significant new developments for three decades.   By promising faster construction, lower costs and […]

Canadians gathered with heads bowed for sombre Remembrance Day ceremonies across the country on Saturday at a time when wars rage in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, and peace seems far off for many. That included here in Regina, where a pair of ceremonies were held. An indoor ceremony at the Brandt Centre and one […]