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'Forward together:' Manitoba Métis graphic designer creates logo for papal visit
WINNIPEG - Shaun Vincent points to his computer monitor at soaring eagles, salmon and a caribou herd that appear as if they are moving together in a brilliant blue circle. The Winnipeg-based Mtis grap...
Jun 30, 2022
Russian forces withdraw from Ukraine's Snake Island
SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) - Russia's Defense Ministry says it has withdrawn its forces from a Black Sea island near Ukraine's port of Odesa. The ministry said that it pulled back its forces from the Zmi...
Jun 30, 2022
Protests in Ottawa, SCOC decision on rape shield laws: In The News for June 30
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 June 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 30, 2022
Reimagining Canada Day: Celebrations take new approach to honour Indigenous people
Many communities are reimagining Canada Day celebrations to recognize Indigenous Peoples, as the country continues to reckon with its legacy following the discovery of possible unmarked graves at form...
Jun 30, 2022
Supreme Court to rule today if expansions to rape shield laws were constitutional
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will issue a constitutional ruling today about extensions to Canada's rape shield laws made by the Liberals four years ago. Rape shield laws, which have been in pl...
Jun 30, 2022
Soldier charged for criticizing vaccine mandates arrives in Ottawa amid protest fears
OTTAWA - A Canadian soldier charged for speaking out against COVID-19 vaccine requirements will march through Ottawa on Thursday, kicking off what organizers are promising - and residents fear - will ...
Jun 30, 2022
Israel's parliament dissolves, sets 5th election in 4 years
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's parliament voted Thursday to dissolve itself and send the country to the polls in November for the fifth time in less than four years. Yair Lapid, Israel's foreign minister a...
Jun 30, 2022
'Sense of future' for Lytton if homes rebuilt by this time next year: B.C. minister
LYTTON, B.C. - British Columbia's public safety minister says he expects many houses and the municipal infrastructure destroyed by a wildfire in Lytton to be rebuilt by this time next year. Mike Farnw...
Jun 30, 2022
New clean fuel regulations to raise gas prices, affect low-income Canadians the most
OTTAWA - New federal regulations to force down the greenhouse gas emissions from gasoline and diesel will cost Canadians up to 13 cents more per litre at the pump by 2030. An impact analysis of the Cl...
Jun 30, 2022
For some, the Canadian flag has taken on new meaning this year
OTTAWA - Puneet Luthra has always taken advantage of the Canadian flags his local MP's office gives away so he can raise one at his Toronto home. "I just think it looks great. I think it's beautiful,"...
Jun 30, 2022
