Category Archives: National News – CP

OTTAWA - The daughter of a Canadian man imprisoned in Cairo for more than a year says her father is at risk of succumbing to COVID-19 unless the government can win his freedom. Amal Ahmed Albaz is onc...

VICTORIA - A British Columbia mayor says his community has embarked on a COVID-19 kindness campaign to counter concerns about animosity after reports of rudeness towards people driving vehic...

WINNIPEG - The Canadian Museum for Human Rights will conduct an external review following social media posts alleging a racist and discriminatory work environment. "We recognize we have both...

EDMONTON - The police chief in Alberta's capital says there's racism in Canadian policing, but he worries that any reduction in budgets could lead to a loss of officers and programs brought in to addr...

Vancouver's mayor wants the B.C. government to conduct a review of policing across the province, claiming city councils can only "rubber stamp" decisions. City council can do little to chang...

VANCOUVER - The return of playful, popular sea otters to the Pacific shores of British Columbia is adding nearly $50 million a year to the province's economy despite its impact on valuable fisheries, ...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has recorded the highest number of illicit drug overdose deaths in a single month, prompting the chief coroner to say the federal government should take bold act...

OTTAWA - A complete overhaul of how Canada processes immigration applications is in the works as the government braces for post-pandemic demand for migration to Canada. Aging computer systems, paper a...

WASHINGTON - Public anger over the police killing of George Floyd is unearthing difficult questions in the United States, Canada and around the world about statues, monuments and other permanent ...

OTTAWA - The federal government is asking a judge for the second time to extend the deadline for revising Canada's law on medical assistance in dying. A Quebec court found parts of the law u...