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Pope on 'penitential' visit to Canada Indigenous school survivors

By AFP

The leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics arrived the previous day in Edmonton for a six-day visit, which has long been awaited by the First Nations,...

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    Two suspects killed, six officers injured in Canada bank robbery

    "This remains an ongoing police incident with the heavy police presence in the area," said Saanich police chief Dean Duthie at a press conference.

    50 days ago
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    Trudeau announces Canada handgun 'freeze'

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday a proposed freeze on handgun ownership in Canada that would effectively ban their importation and sale, following recent mass shootings in the United States.

    78 days ago
  • Britain’s Prince Charles speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on 22 January 2020. Picture: @RoyalFamily/Twitter

    Prince Charles acknowledges Canada Indigenous suffering

    The heir to the throne raised the historical abuses suffered by Indigenous peoples at residential schools across Canada, and its lingering impacts, on the last leg of a three-day Canadian tour with his wife Camilla.

    89 days ago
  • People wait for a bus to go in a train station in Severodonetsk, eastern Ukraine, on 7 April 2022, as they flee the city in the Donbas region. Picture: FADEL SENNA/AFP

    Ukraine, 'Five Eyes' justice officials discuss war crimes

    The attorneys general of the US, Britain, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada met virtually with Iryna Venediktova, their Ukrainian counterpart, as Kyiv seeks action on thousands of suspected war crimes.

    104 days ago
  • Charles, the Prince of Wales. Picture: AFP

    Prince Charles to reflect on Indigenous abuse on Canada visit

    The Prince of Wales, 73, and Duchess of Cornwall, 74, will take part in "a solemn moment of reflection and prayer" shortly after arriving at St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, on 17 May.

    113 days ago
  • Pope Francis speaks during his sermon as he leads a Christmas Eve mass to mark the nativity of Jesus Christ on 24 December 2020, at St Peter's basilica in the Vatican. Picture: AFP

    Pope apologises to Canada's Indigenous for abuse at church-run schools

    "I ask for God's forgiveness for the deplorable conduct of these members of the Catholic Church," he said, telling Indigenous delegations at the Vatican it caused him "pain and shame".

    138 days ago
  • In this file photo taken on 24 March 2020, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on COVID-19 situation in Canada from his residence in Ottawa, Canada. Picture: AFP.

    Trudeau: Canada blockades lifted, but 'emergency is not over'

    Trudeau's decision earlier this month to invoke the Emergencies Act for only the second time in Canada's history has been criticised as overreach by his political opponents. The Canadian Civil Liberties Union is suing the government.

    177 days ago
  • In this file photo taken on 24 March 2020, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on COVID-19 situation in Canada from his residence in Ottawa, Canada. Picture: AFP.

    Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell Canada protests

    It marked only the second time in Canadian history such powers have been invoked in peacetime, and came as hundreds of big rigs still clogged the streets of the capital Ottawa, as well as two border crossings.

    183 days ago
  • Protestors against COVID-19 vaccine mandates block the roadway at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on 9 February 2022. Picture: Geoff Robins/AFP

    Canada police clear key border bridge but protests still crippling Ottawa

    US officials, who had pressed for a quick resolution as the blockades hit auto industries in both countries, praised what they called the 'decisive' action in Windsor and said they expected the bridge to open by day's end.

    185 days ago
  • Protestors against COVID-19 vaccine mandates block the roadway at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on 9 February 2022. Picture: Geoff Robins/AFP

    Canada truckers extend border blockade, fuel copycats abroad

    The border obstructions have already impacted business, with the key Ambassador Bridge linking Ontario and Detroit out of service for several days - and major automakers forced to cut back production at several plants as a result.

    187 days ago
  • Protesters (R) occupy the grounds around the parliament building in Wellington on February 9, 2022, on the second day of demonstrations against Covid restrictions, inspired by a similar demonstration in Canada. Picture: Marty Melville / AFP

    Canada province lifts all COVID restrictions amid protests

    Alberta was expected to soon follow suit - despite some pushback from doctors and nurses - while Quebec announced it would move up the loosening of restrictions.

    190 days ago
  • FILE: Minister of Indigenous Services and minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario Patty Hajdu speaks during a press conference in Ottawa, Canada on 26 October 2021. Picture: Lars Hagberg/AFP

    Canada agrees to $31bn compensation for Indigenous children taken from families

    The deal, which stemmed from lawsuits brought by First Nations families against the Canadian government, acknowledges that 'discriminatory underfunding' of child and family services in indigenous communities had inflicted suffering on those involved.

    224 days ago
  • FILE: A health worker conducts a COVID-19 coronavirus molecular test in Parkview, Johannesburg, on 22 October 2020. Picture: LUCA SOLA/AFP

    Canada drops third country COVID testing for travellers leaving SA

    Following much criticism over the rejection of South Africa's COVID tests, the Canadian government said travellers can use a test from an accredited laboratory within the country if it is done no more than 48 hours before departure.

    248 days ago
  • FILE: There is limited information on animals and COVID-19. Picture: 123rf.com

    Canada confirms first COVID cases in wildlife

    Authorities urged mask-wearing around wild deer, while they "continue to monitor and assess the potential implications of the virus on Canadian wildlife".

    258 days ago
  • This handout photo taken and released on 14 November 2021 by the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Safety shows a mudslide closing Highway 1 between Popkum and Hope, east of Chilliwack, Canada. Relentless rain battered Canada's Pacific coast on 15 November 2021, forcing evacuations and sending mudslides, rocks and debris across highways that left motorists trapped east of Vancouver. Picture: Handout/British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Safety/AFP

    Heavy rains force evacuations, trap motorists in Canada

    Some 275 people, according to local media, were stuck overnight in their cars between two mudslides on Highway 7 near the town of Agassiz in British Columbia.

    274 days ago
  • In this file photo taken on 24 March 2020, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on COVID-19 situation in Canada from his residence in Ottawa, Canada. Picture: AFP.

    Canada makes COVID vaccines mandatory in House of Commons

    The new requirement will apply to members of the House and their staff, but also to office workers, journalists, contractors and consultants.

    301 days ago
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    Last of 39 trapped Canadian miners climb out, all safe

    Brazilian mining company Vale congratulated rescuers in a statement for "bringing our 39 employees home safe and healthy."

    322 days ago
  • Canadian Ambassador Dominic Barton (2nd-L) arrives at the Dandong city detention center where Canadian businessman Michael Spavor is being held for spying charges in the border city of Dandong, in China's northeast Liaoning province on August 11, 2021.
Noel Celis / AFP

    Canadian Michael Spavor jailed for 11 years in China on spying charges

    Spavor was detained in 2018 along with compatriot Michael Kovrig in what Ottawa said was a politically motivated move after Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada on a US extradition warrant.

    372 days ago
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