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Three Canadian companies win $1-million awards each for carbon removal technology

VANCOUVER — Three Canadian companies with carbon capture technologies have won $1 million each from entrepreneur Elon Musk's foundation.

Apr 22, 2022 2:11 PM Read more >

Quebec man who killed family of four in drunk driving crash sentenced to 16 years

QUEBEC — A Quebec man who killed four members of the same family in a car crash last September in Quebec City has been handed one of the toughest sentences ever given in the province for a drunk driving conviction.

Apr 22, 2022 2:04 PM Read more >

Swath of boreal forest twice the size of Toronto to be protected in northern Ontario

OTTAWA — The largest private land conservation project in Canadian history is unfolding in northern Ontario.

Apr 22, 2022 1:24 PM Read more >

Federal government will let international graduates stay in Canada another 18 months

OTTAWA — International students who've graduated from Canadian post-secondary schools will be able to stay in Canada longer now that the federal government has offered a temporary program to help them qualify for permanent residency.

Apr 22, 2022 11:55 AM Read more >

Mary Simon reflects on loss of Indigenous languages at event launching UN decade

OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says she wants to see the language of Inuktitut not just survive, but grow.

Apr 22, 2022 10:54 AM Read more >

Government data suggests First Nations hit more often with CERB repayment letters

Vivian Ketchum applied for emergency aid during the first wave of the pandemic when she was forced to isolate after being a close contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

Apr 22, 2022 10:05 AM Read more >

As the Bay store in Winnipeg gets a new life, here are some moments from its past

WINNIPEG — The iconic Hudson's Bay Co. building in downtown Winnipeg is to get a new life with a transfer to Indigenous leadership.

Apr 22, 2022 9:40 AM Read more >

Transformation in Winnipeg and slaughter in Mariupol: In The News for Apr. 22

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 Apr. 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Apr 22, 2022 2:30 AM Read more >

Singh styles NDP-Liberal deal the 'Anhad Accord' after his daughter

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has revealed that his party calls the pact he made with Justin Trudeau the "Anhad Accord" after his baby daughter.

Apr 22, 2022 2:00 AM Read more >

Higher-paid agency nurses could pose 'dangerous challenge' to health system: union

A nursing union boss wants Canada's auditor general to find out how many privately contracted nurses are working for health authorities across the country, doing the same work as staff counterparts while being paid far more.