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Multiple dead at Vancouver street festival, driver arrested, say VPD
By Canadian Press on April 26th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Police say multiple people are dead after a person drove a car through a street festival in the city’s Eastside. Police say in a social media post that the driver has been taken into custody, and that multiple people have also been injured. They say the person “drove into a crowd” at ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Multiple dead at Vancouver street festival, driver arrested say VPD
By Canadian Press on April 26th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Police say multiple people are dead after a person drove his car through a street festival in the city’s Eastside. Police say in a social media post that the driver has been taken into custody. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fraser Health says visitor from Ontario is the latest case of measles in B.C.
By Canadian Press on April 26th, 2025
SURREY — Health authorities in British Columbia have confirmed another new case of measles infection in the province, this time with a visitor from Ontario. Fraser Health says the visitor travelled to Vancouver and Chilliwack on April 20, and doctors and health workers are “following up directly” with people known to have been exposed. In ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chrétien predicts a Liberal majority win on Monday as leaders blitz key ridings
By Canadian Press on April 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — Former prime minister Jean Chrétien predicted the Liberals will win a majority government on Monday, as party leaders blitzed key ridings in Ontario and British Columbia hoping to swing last minute votes their way. At a rally for Ottawa Centre Liberal incumbent Yasir Naqvi, Chrétien said he expects “to celebrate the majority government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Indigenous leaders on losing Pope Francis: ‘An ally and a friend’
By Canadian Press on April 26th, 2025
Canadian Indigenous leaders bid farewell to “an ally and a friend” at the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, lauding the pontiff for advancing reconciliation efforts with a historic apology for injustices that remain raw for many. Gov-Gen. Gen. Mary Simon and chiefs Wilton Littlechild, Phil Fontaine and Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak were among the thousands ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Like time stopped’: memorial mass in Montreal pays tribute to Pope Francis
By Canadian Press on April 26th, 2025
MONTREAL — Hours after waking to watch Pope Francis being laid to rest, several dozen faithful paid a final tribute to the late pontiff at a memorial mass at Montreal’s Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral on Saturday. The downtown cathedral — a one-quarter replica of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome — has been at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians at pope’s funeral say ceremony reflected his vision and values
By Canadian Press on April 26th, 2025
Canadians dotted throughout the crowds at St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’s funeral said the somewhat simple ceremony seemed a fitting farewell for the pontiff who saw himself as a pastor, not a monarch. While those who made it into the plaza in front of the famous basilica described a solemn and reverent audience, complete ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous leaders hope Vatican continues reconciliation efforts advanced by Francis
By Canadian Press on April 26th, 2025
Indigenous leaders in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis say they hope the Vatican continues to promote the reconciliation efforts he championed during his papacy. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says the pontiff’s apology for widespread abuses in the residential school system was a significant step in addressing historical injustices. Canada’s first Indigenous governor general ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Party leaders campaign in Ontario, B.C. battlegrounds as election day nears
By Canadian Press on April 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — Party leaders blitzed key ridings in southern Ontario and British Columbia on Saturday with the final vote in the federal election now just two days away. Liberal Leader Mark Carney took his tour through battleground ridings in the Greater Toronto Area, as well as Windsor, Ont., a city where U.S. President Donald Trump’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Who are Canada’s cardinals? A look at the five dignitaries ahead of papal conclave
By Canadian Press on April 26th, 2025
Cardinals from around the world have converged on Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis and upcoming meetings that will determine the next leader of the Catholic Church. Several Canadian clergy were among the world leaders and Catholic faithful to bid farewell to the pontiff at a mass Saturday that drew crowds to St. Peter’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian delegation among thousands of mourners at Pope Francis’s funeral
By Canadian Press on April 26th, 2025
Canadians in the crowds that descended on St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’s funeral said the relatively simple ceremony seemed a fitting farewell for the famously humble pontiff. While those who made it into St. Peter’s Square described a solemn, reverent audience, complete with dignitaries such as Gov.-Gen. Mary Simon, crowds outside Vatican City’s walls ... Read More »
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