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Dunahee family keeps hope alive for son Michael, who disappeared 30 years ago

VICTORIA — Bruce and Crystal Dunahee say they can't and will never give up hope of finding their son Michael, who disappeared 30 years ago from a playground in Victoria.

Mar 24, 2021 12:26 PM Read more >

Hardest hit businesses call for extension of federal wage, rent subsidies

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are facing calls from some of the hardest-hit businesses in the pandemic to use the coming budget to extend emergency relief programs beyond June, saying many will still need help even as the economy picks up.

Mar 24, 2021 12:23 PM Read more >

Report into shooting of Indigenous man shows desire for action from RCMP: Marc Miller

REGINA — The federal Indigenous Services minister says Canadians are impatient to see action from the RCMP after a report that said officers in Saskatchewan racially discriminated against the mother of a young Cree man who was shot and killed.

Mar 24, 2021 12:22 PM Read more >

Researchers show magnetic fields around black hole in image for first time

A team of international scientists that includes a Canadian researcher said it has mapped, for the first time, the magnetic fields surrounding a black hole.

Mar 24, 2021 11:42 AM Read more >

Canada imposes new sanctions on Russian officials over treatment of opposition leader

OTTAWA — Canada is imposing new sanctions on nine top Russian officials over what Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau describes as gross and systemic human-rights abuses, including the attempted assassination and jailing of opposition leader Alexei

Mar 24, 2021 10:34 AM Read more >

Quebec deputy premier condemns rise in femicides as shelters claim underfunding

Quebec deputy premier Genevieve Guilbault held a news conference today to call for an end to violence against women, without announcing anything new to address the problem. Seven femicides have been reported in Quebec in the past seven weeks.

Mar 24, 2021 10:11 AM Read more >

Supreme Court of Canada set to help settle snow-clearing squabble

OTTAWA — It's starting to feel like spring for many Canadians, but the country's top court is about to wade into the issue of snow removal from wintry city streets.

Mar 24, 2021 8:18 AM Read more >

Ontario budget today; No clear winner in Israeli election: In The News for March 24

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 March 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Mar 24, 2021 1:15 AM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, March 24, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. There are 942,320 confirmed cases in Canada. <b>_ Canada: 942,320 confirmed cases (36,310 active, 883,275 resolved, 22,735 deaths).

Mar 24, 2021 1:00 AM Read more >

Indigenous communities need more mental health support in wake of COVID-19: report

OTTAWA — Many Indigenous communities are struggling to cope with dual states of emergency, thanks to the pandemic and its effects on those with mental illness and addictions.