National News

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, April 25, 2023 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

VANCOUVER — Recent cases of violence across Canada demonstrate a clear need to treat mental illness early instead of waiting until a serious crime happens, says an executive with the Canadian Mental Health Association. Jonny Morris, the CEO of the B.

POND INLET, Nunavut — The owner of an iron ore mine on the tip of Baffin Island says it needs to again increase production to prevent job losses, and several federal cabinet ministers are calling on a Nunavut environmental assessment agency to priori

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith is declining to say whether she stands by or is disavowing earlier comments she made proposing Albertans pay out-of-pocket for medically insured services as a way to keep the health-care system sustainable.

VICTORIA — British Columbia has one of Canada's strictest bail condition policies for prosecutors to ask for custody orders, yet repeat violent offenders continue to be released in the majority of cases, Attorney General Niki Sharma said.

OTTAWA — Democracies like Canada can be "reliable suppliers" of goods that espouse both environmental sustainability and the rule of law, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday.

MONTREAL — Airlines say it goes too far. Advocates say not far enough.

BURNABY, B.C. — Several patterns have emerged after the last few Vancouver police witnesses testified at a coroner's inquest into the death of Myles Gray in August 2015.

OTTAWA — Canada is welcoming the announcement of a new 72-hour ceasefire agreement in Sudan late Monday, though the chief of the defence staff warns the situation in the east African country makes any evacuation operation challenging.

VANCOUVER — A recent court decision about workplace discrimination involving the mother of a young child is "a significant win for gender equality," British Columbia's human rights commissioner said.