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House of Commons set to welcome back public, lift COVID-19 ban on visitors

OTTAWA — The House of Commons will next week lift a ban on public visits, introduced more than two years ago to stem the spread of COVID-19.

Apr 21, 2022 3:01 PM Read more >

Ottawa making good on pledge to unilaterally protect Quebec caribou: minister

MONTREAL — Ottawa is moving forward with plans to unilaterally protect Quebec caribou after the province failed to meet a deadline to provide an acceptable proposal, federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Thursday.

Apr 21, 2022 2:25 PM Read more >

Documents detail push, and pushback, on Liberal promise to block unvaccinated from EI

OTTAWA — Internal government documents show that the Liberals' pledge to prevent unvaccinated people from accessing jobless benefits didn't eliminate all avenues for them to enter the employment insurance system.

Apr 21, 2022 1:20 PM Read more >

Countrywide action to crack down on handguns needed, advocates tell federal minister

OTTAWA — Prominent firearm-control advocates are urging the Liberal government to abandon plans to allow provinces to ban handguns, saying regional measures will lead to a disastrous patchwork across Canada.

Apr 21, 2022 12:29 PM Read more >

Barbie doll in likeness of Queen released to celebrate the monarch's Platinum Jubilee

A Barbie doll has been released in the likeness of Queen Elizabeth to commemorate her Platinum Jubilee. The Queen celebrated her 96th birthday Thursday and is marking 70 years of service as Britain's longest-reigning monarch this year.

Apr 21, 2022 12:13 PM Read more >

'Soap opera': Alberta premier says he's been too tolerant of open dissent

EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says Albertans are unimpressed with the intraparty melodrama of his United Conservative government and adds that, if anything, he has been too soft on dissenters.

Apr 21, 2022 11:56 AM Read more >

'He took ownership': Manitoba Métis meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican

ROME — A Métis group from Manitoba says Pope Francis took ownership of the harms done by the Roman Catholic Church during the first meeting with an Indigenous group at the Vatican since the pontiff's historic apology.

Apr 21, 2022 11:47 AM Read more >

Crown wraps case at Quebec Halloween murder trial, defence to begin next week

QUEBEC — The Crown has wrapped its case in the trial of a 26-year-old man charged with using a sword to murder two people and injure five others on Halloween night 2020 in Quebec City's historic district.

Apr 21, 2022 11:14 AM Read more >

Ombud flags unfairness in treatment of sexual dysfunctions for female veterans

OTTAWA — Canada’s veterans ombud is warning that women who served in the Canadian Armed Forces are facing unacceptable barriers and bias when it comes to accessing federal assistance for sexual dysfunctions.

Apr 21, 2022 10:01 AM Read more >

Better COVID tracking, calls for national gun-control plan : In The News for April 21

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Apr 21, 2022 2:15 AM Read more >