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Trudeau signals shift away from humanitarian aid toward financing infrastructure

Trudeau signals shift away from humanitarian aid toward financing infrastructure

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is signalling a shift away from humanitarian aid toward funding infrastructure projects in developing countries.
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'My heart is crying': Afghan refugees wait on family members to join them in Canada

'My heart is crying': Afghan refugees wait on family members to join them in Canada

TORONTO — Khalid Khogiani arrived in Canada from Afghanistan through Pakistan more than a year ago and has been waiting for the Canadian government to process the refugee applications for his wife, mother and siblings ever since.
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More flight delays possible as storm approaches Toronto: In The News for Dec. 22

More flight delays possible as storm approaches Toronto: In The News for Dec. 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 Dec. 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Canadians gleaned naval intelligence from Russian defector, newly released files show

Canadians gleaned naval intelligence from Russian defector, newly released files show

OTTAWA — The young Russian seaman who turned up exhausted and bleeding on the British Columbia shore struck a Canadian intelligence official as well mannered, sincere and athletic, built like Tarzan of the movies.
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Canada's population growing faster than it has in decades: StatCan

Canada's population growing faster than it has in decades: StatCan

OTTAWA — As 2022 draws to a close, Canada's population has already grown more than in any other year since Confederation, in large part due to an influx of non-permanent residents and immigrants.
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Over 100 people attended vigil for Vaughan, Ont., shooting victims and their families

Over 100 people attended vigil for Vaughan, Ont., shooting victims and their families

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Family, friends and shocked community members held a candlelight vigil Wednesday night to honour the victims of the deadly condo shooting north of Toronto.
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No charges for officers who showed 'remarkable courage' in wild B.C. shootout: review

No charges for officers who showed 'remarkable courage' in wild B.C. shootout: review

SAANICH, B.C. — An independent review of a wild and deadly police shootout in the parking lot of a Bank of Montreal branch in Saanich, B.C., has described a series of "dramatic and violent events" that it says unfolded in "mere seconds" on June 28.
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Extreme cold warnings blanket Western Canada as winter officially arrives

Extreme cold warnings blanket Western Canada as winter officially arrives

VANCOUVER — Weather warnings or special weather statements are posted in every province and territory except Manitoba as winter storms or extreme cold usher in the official start of the season.
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Wintry woes put Canadian holiday travel on ice, as airports brace for another blast

Wintry woes put Canadian holiday travel on ice, as airports brace for another blast

VANCOUVER — The woes for travellers stranded by heavy snow at Vancouver's airport have spread across the country and Toronto Pearson International Airport is now advising of an approaching storm that could derail things further.
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Regional chief warns of 'tight' turnaround as Ottawa eyes First Nations policing law

Regional chief warns of 'tight' turnaround as Ottawa eyes First Nations policing law

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he hopes to introduce legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service early in the new year, with one regional chief calling that timeline "tight.
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