Pope Francis is expected to apologize for generations of abuse and cultural suppression at Catholic residential schools across Canada. Thousands of children died from disease, fire and other causes.
A bill before Canada's Parliament aims to stop the spread of handguns — but one of the most difficult challenges for Canada is the guns being smuggled over the border from the U.S.
Rogers, a leading telecom provider, suffered an outage Friday, creating disruptions to internet, cellular and cable services throughout Canada. The company has millions of customers.
Canada has had about 2.4 million cases of COVID-19 since December 2020. About 85% of the population has gotten at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while about 82% has gotten two doses.
Overdose deaths have risen sharply across Canada in the past five years, with deaths linked to fentanyl doubling. Officials hope decriminalization will make more users willing to seek medical care.
The laws to freeze Canada's total number of handguns likely will be enacted this fall. Other new rules strengthen "red flag" laws and require all rifles be modified to hold no more than five rounds.
Wireless carriers in Canada have been banned from installing Huawei equipment in their high-speed 5G networks, as the country joined allies in banning the giant Chinese technology company.
Americans accessing health care services in Canada would have to pay out of pocket, and likely would need to overcome extra travel and logistical hurdles.
Pope Francis met with Indigenous leaders and survivors of Canada's residential schools this week. He had expressed sorrow in the past on behalf of the church, but this is the first formal apology.
On Friday, authorities launched the largest police operation in Canadian history, arresting at least 191 people and towing about about 80 vehicles until the streets in front of Parliament were clear.
The act allows authorities to declare certain areas as no-go zones. It also allows police to freeze truckers' personal and corporate bank accounts and compel tow truck companies to haul away vehicles.
The police action took place in Ottawa, the protest movement's last stronghold, after weeks of demonstrations and blockades that shut down border crossings into the U.S.
Canada defeated Team USA 3-2 on Thursday to win its fifth gold medal in the sport. Either Canada or the U.S. has won every gold medal since women's hockey debuted at the winter Olympics in 1998.
