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Feds announce four new passport service sites as backlog continues
OTTAWA - The federal government is adding new passport service locations across Canada as a backlog in processing applications continues. Social Development Minister Karina Gould says people can now a...
Aug 17, 2022
Number of Indigenous-language speakers drops in Canada: census
OTTAWA - New data from Statistics Canada suggests the number of people who can speak an Indigenous language has dropped slightly. However, the agency says comparing census years should be done with ca...
Aug 17, 2022
Giuliani arrives to testify in Georgia 2020 election probe
ATLANTA (AP) - Rudy Giuliani arrived at an Atlanta courthouse Wednesday under a judge's order to appear before a special grand jury that is investigating attempts by former President Donald Trump and ...
Aug 17, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Census data shows linguistic diversity on the rise in Canada
OTTAWA - The latest census figures show a record high number of people in Canada now have a mother tongue other than French or English. English and French are still by far the most common languages sp...
Aug 17, 2022
Convoy intelligence documents, Catholic class action: In The News for Aug. 17
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, August 17, 2022. What we are watch...
Aug 17, 2022
N.W.T. child-care providers 'trying to be optimistic' about $10-a-day deal
YELLOWKNIFE - Early learning and child-care providers in the Northwest Territories say they are hopeful more support is coming following a rocky initial rollout of federal funding in the territory. Th...
Aug 17, 2022
UNESCO team in Alberta to judge if Wood Buffalo Park should go on endangered list
EDMONTON - A United Nations body that monitors some of the world's greatest natural glories is in Canada again to assess government responses to ongoing threats to the country's largest national park,...
Aug 17, 2022
Statistics Canada to release 2021 census data on languages today
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will publish its latest census release on languages this morning. The release, which reflects data from 2017 to 2021, will shed light on the state of English, French and non...
Aug 17, 2022
Intelligence report flagged possible 'violent revenge' after Ottawa protest shutdown
OTTAWA - Newly disclosed documents show federal intelligence officials warned decision-makers that the police dispersal of "Freedom Convoy" protesters in Ottawa last winter could prompt an "opportunis...
Aug 17, 2022
Canada takes on Switzerland in quarterfinals at world junior hockey championship
EDMONTON - It's win or go home as the quarterfinals begin at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton. Canada (4-0-0) sits atop the standings after going undefeated in preliminary action and w...
Aug 17, 2022