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Canada making electric vehicle, battery pitch to Japanese automakers

OTTAWA — Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the convergence of Canada's automotive and mining sectors is working to lure more companies to Canada to make electric cars and the batteries that power them.

Jul 5, 2022 12:49 PM Read more >

Canada first ally to ratify NATO membership bids from Sweden, Finland

OTTAWA — Canada has become the first country to ratify Sweden and Finland's request to join NATO, bringing the two countries closer to full membership.

Jul 5, 2022 11:37 AM Read more >

Freedom Convoy organizer in court and AFN Assembly: In The News for July 5, 2022

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 Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Jul 5, 2022 2:15 AM Read more >

Canada signs $20B compensation agreement on First Nations child welfare

The federal government has signed a $20-billion final settlement agreement to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by chronic underfunding of child welfare on reserve

Jul 4, 2022 5:21 PM Read more >

Canadians donated more than $44M to Liberal, Conservative parties in 2021

The Conservative Party of Canada raised the most money of any federal party in 2021, bringing in $26.4 million in donations during a tumultuous year that ended with an election loss and speculation about the end of Erin O'Toole's leadership

Jul 4, 2022 4:51 PM Read more >

Researchers see little evidence that more white sharks prowling North Atlantic

HALIFAX — A new study of the distribution of the endangered great white shark in Canadian waters says an underwater detection network suggests the population remains stable but is not growing.

Jul 4, 2022 4:05 PM Read more >

Crown wants jail term for former clerk of the B.C. legislature for breach of trust

VANCOUVER — The actions of the former clerk of British Columbia's legislature require "unequivocal denunciation" from the court, the Crown attorney said during a sentencing hearing for Craig James on Monday.

Jul 4, 2022 4:00 PM Read more >

Irving Abella, historian who wrote on Canada's refusal of Jewish refugees, dead at 82

Historian Irving Abella, the co-author of a seminal book on the Canadian government’s refusal to accept Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust, has died. Abella died on Sunday, the day after his 82nd birthday, after a long illness.

Jul 4, 2022 3:55 PM Read more >

Canada Day protests lacked convoy's 'perfect storm of amplification,' expert says

OTTAWA — The protests staged in Ottawa over the weekend that caused only minimal disruptions were a far cry from the "Freedom Convoy" demonstrations that occupied downtown streets for three weeks earlier this year.

Jul 4, 2022 3:25 PM Read more >

Quebec welcomes transfer of asylum seekers to Ontario, but says more needs to be done

MONTREAL — Quebec Immigration Minister Jean Boulet on Monday welcomed Ottawa's decision to relocate about 100 asylum seekers who have crossed irregularly into the province — but he said that wasn't enough.

Jul 4, 2022 2:52 PM Read more >