Canadian among injured in crowd surge that killed more than 150 in South Korea
A Canadian was among those injured in a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people in Seoul, South Korea, Global Affairs confirmed Sunday, while Korean Canadians said they were shocked by the disaster.
The federal department said Canadian officials are in touch with local authorities to gather more information and provide consular assistance to those affected.
It said it can't release any further information about the person who was hurt, including whether the person was hospitalized or the severity of the injuries, due to privacy considerations.
Emergencies Act inquiry to hear from 'Freedom Convoy' protest organizers this week
It was a scene of chaos and confusion in the upper tiers of the police service and local government when a convoy of big rigs and protesters arrived in Ottawa to demand an end to pandemic restrictions last winter.
That's the picture witnesses have painted over the first couple of weeks of hearings at the Public Order Emergency Commission, which is investigating the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act in February to bring an end to the weeks-long demonstration.
Search pauses for 1-month-old child missing in Laval, Que., river since Friday
The search for a one-month-old child missing in a Laval, Que., river has been paused overnight.
Police say the search will resume Sunday morning, two days after the vehicle in which the infant was travelling drove into a river in Laval, Que.
Earlier in the day Saturday, city police spokeswoman Erika Landry said provincial police divers and a helicopter joined the search, supplementing boats from the local fire department.
Cleaning up oceans to create an EPIC world
To combat the rising need for plastic pollution awareness, Ocean Legacy Foundation is launching an updated version of its education program to reach all corners of the world.
Ocean Legacy Foundation is a Canadian non-profit organization that designs and initiates plastic pollution emergency response programs globally. One of the programs it recently developed is a free online education platform called EPIC Academy.
New poppy campaign initiatives seek to modernize the tradition of remembrance
A shift towards environmentally friendly materials and new digital engagement strategies are among new initiatives the Royal Canadian Legion is hoping will breathe fresh life into the 2022 national poppy campaign.
The annual push to honour fallen soldiers officially launched on Friday and is set to run until Remembrance Day, and organizers say they're hopeful the features introduced this year will help re-engage Canadians in the act of paying tribute to veterans both past and present.
'Abhorrent': Bronco families worry Saskatchewan plans to loosen driving requirements
Families of those killed or injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash are raising concerns that Saskatchewan's rules for truck driving licences could be loosened as the industry deals with a shortage of drivers.
The crash killed 16 people and injured 13 others after a bus carrying the junior hockey team collided with a transport truck at a rural intersection on April 6, 2018.
Funeral march and service at Olympic Oval for Const. Shaelyn Yang: RCMP
Mounties say a regimental funeral will be held next Wednesday for British Columbia RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang.
The 31-year-old officer was stabbed to death last week in a Metro Vancouver park while she helped a City of Burnaby employee notify a man in a tent that he wasn't allowed to live in the park.
Thirty-seven-year-old Jongwon Ham has been charged with first-degree murder in Yang's death and remains in custody.
Mounties say the service will be held at the Richmond Olympic Oval, which has the capacity for about 8,000 spectators.
More Canadians than ever have no religious affiliation, census shows
Statistics Canada says 34.6 per cent of people in this country have no religious affiliation — more than ever before.
The last time Canadians were surveyed on religion, in 2011, 23.9 per cent selected "no religion."
The latest tranche of data from the 2021 Census also shows the highest proportion of the population — 53.3 per cent — identifies as Christian, but that is down from 67.3 per cent in 2011.
StatCan says last year's survey presents the most comprehensive portrait of Canadians' religious affiliations to date.
Immigrants make up nearly a quarter of Canadian population in 2021
The latest release of 2021 census data shows immigrants make up nearly a quarter of all people in Canada, and are projected to represent a third of people in the country by 2041.
Immigration now makes up the largest portion of the population since Confederation, with more than 8.3 million people in the country who were, or had ever been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident.
Statistics Canada says immigration is the main driver of population growth, in part because of the aging population and low fertility rates in the country.
Alberta's cabinet under new Premier Danielle Smith to be sworn in today
Alberta's new cabinet will be sworn in today at a ceremony at Government House in Edmonton.
Premier Danielle Smith announced who would head the top tier of her government on Friday — a 27-member cabinet supported by 11 parliamentary secretaries.
After this morning's ceremony, Smith and her cabinet will hold a media availability with reporters.
Smith defeated six rivals earlier this month in the leadership race to replace Jason Kenney as party leader and premier, and all but one of the six have a place at Smith's cabinet table.