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Pope to visit Canada to apologize for Indigenous abuses

Editorial Bureau May 14, 2022

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, who has been using a wheelchair because of a bad knee, is going ahead with plans to visit Canada this summer so he can apologize in person for abuse suffered by Indigenous people at the hands of the Catholic church. The Vatican on Friday announced that Francis will

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Zelenskyy appeals for help from Canada in emotional speech

Editorial Bureau March 16, 2022

TORONTO — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Canadians Tuesday to imagine bombs landing in their communities as he urged the Canadian Parliament and government to exert greater economic and military pressure on Russia. Zelenskyy asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and lawmakers for help to enact a no-fly zone over the Ukraine. “Justin, can you imagine […]

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Canada joins Europe, closes airspace to Russia

Editorial Bureau February 28, 2022

The latest on the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: TORONTO — Canada is joining many European countries in closing its airspace to all Russian aircraft as the West ramps up pressure on Russia for invading Ukraine. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said Sunday that Canada will hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked attacks. Most European countries have […]

Business

Europe, Canada close their airspace to Russian airplanes

Editorial Bureau February 28, 2022

Europe and Canada said Sunday they would close their airspace to Russian airlines after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, raising the pressure on the United States to do the same. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union would shut down its airspace for planes owned, registered or controlled by Russians, “including the […]

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Canadian official: Police must act now to stop truck protest

Editorial Bureau February 16, 2022

OTTAWA, Ontario — Across Canada and beyond, the question in the coming days will be whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to give the government extraordinary emergency powers will stamp out the widespread protests by truckers and others angry with the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. Canadian Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said it is time for […]

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Canada’s COVID-19 protests threaten border trade with US

Editorial Bureau February 9, 2022

OTTAWA, Ontario — Canadian lawmakers expressed increasing worry Tuesday about the economic effects of disruptive demonstrations after the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada became partially blocked by truckers protesting vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions. Ontario Premier Doug Ford called the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor,

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Canada pushes back against GOP support for COVID protests

Editorial Bureau February 8, 2022

OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s public safety minister said Monday that U.S. officials should stay out of his country’s domestic affairs, joining other Canadian leaders in pushing back against prominent Republicans who offered support for the protests of COVID-19 restrictions that have besieged downtown Ottawa for more than a week. A day after the city declared […]

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Anti-vaccine protest in Canada spurs outrage

Editorial Bureau February 2, 2022

TORONTO — In a scene at odds with Canadians’ reputation for niceness and rule-following, thousands of protesters railing against vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions descended on the capital over the weekend, deliberately blocking traffic around Parliament Hill. Some urinated and parked on the National War Memorial. One danced on the Tomb of the Unknown […]

Sport

Is Canada the Soccer Rival the U.S. Needs?

Editorial Bureau January 29, 2022

Rory Smith subs off this week for James Wagner, who will be reporting on the United States men’s national team around its World Cup qualifying match at Canada on Sunday. By most measuring sticks, Dwayne De Rosario enjoyed a successful career in soccer. He played 14 seasons in Major League Soccer, earning a most valuable […]

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6 provinces in Canada report new daily highs for coronavirus

Editorial Bureau December 30, 2021

TORONTO — Coronavirus infections set new one-day highs in six Canadian provinces Wednesday, prompting several provinces to impose more restrictions in hopes of containing the spread of the omicron variant. The biggest jumps were in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, which are the country’s most populous provinces. Quebec reported more than 13,000 new cases in […]