The Canadian Press

Woman back in Canada with young daughter after years in Syrian prison camps

OTTAWA — A Canadian woman who spent more than two years in Syrian prison camps is home from Iraq after fighting Ottawa to get an emergency...

COVID-19 recovery top priority in throne speech, but GG provides little detail

OTTAWA — The continuing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic and the work needed to recover are the undercurrents of Liberal plans for this session of Parliament...

Canada must strengthen critical infrastructure for future extreme weather: Blair

OTTAWA — Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says the risk of future storms has to be taken into account as British Columbia rebuilds following massive rainstorms...

Asylum seekers can use Roxham Road crossing in Quebec again as pandemic ban lifted

MONTREAL — An unofficial border crossing in rural Quebec that was used by asylum seekers to enter Canada has reopened after being closed for much of...

Throne speech outlines Liberal agenda, no bones thrown to opposition parties

Governor General centres ‘lifelong journey’ of reconciliation in throne speech

OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, the first Inuk person to serve in the role, centred the theme of reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Tuesday’s speech...

Union calls for independent review of workloads for veterans’ case managers

OTTAWA — The union representing case managers at Veterans Affairs Canada is calling for an independent review following reports its members are struggling with excessive workloads,...

Death toll rises to four as B.C. officials warn about next ‘atmospheric river’

Senior government officials in British Columbia warned residents on Saturday to brace for another round of weekend rainstorms even as the death toll from floods triggered...

‘I know that many of you are angry with me’: Kenney speaks to UCP tensions during AGM

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is acknowledging tensions within his United Conservative party, while the UCP president is pleading with members to remain united under...

Ontario Senator Josée Forest-Niesing dies at 56 after battle with COVID-19

OTTAWA — Josée Forest-Niesing, a lawyer and Ontario senator, has died shortly after being hospitalized with COVID-19. She was 56. Forest-Niesing’s office said earlier in the...