The Canadian Press

Police in the Montreal suburb of Laval found the body on Monday of a month-old infant who had been missing since the car his mother was driving crashed into a river Friday.

The boy was in a vehicle with his mother and four-year-old sister that plunged into the Mille Îles River in a northwestern sector of Laval just before 5 p.m. Friday.

Standing on slush under street lights in front of a charred and boarded-up home where a fire claimed the lives of four young children, a large crowd gathered in a northern Manitoba city to mourn the loss and comfort the grieving family.

Manitoba could soon have a new licence plate that would raise money for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

The Opposition New Democrats have put forward a private member's bill to create a specialty licence plate similar to ones that exist for groups such as the Humane Society or causes like cancer research.

Manitoba Public Insurance gives $30 from each specialty licence plate sale to a registered group.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to speak in Winnipeg today to a national group that represents Canadian Ukrainians.

He's also likely to hear a request from the Manitoba government for more money to help Ukrainians who are fleeing the war.

Premier Heather Stefanson says Manitoba is happy to have welcomed almost 12,000 Ukrainians since the Russian invasion began last February.

But she says the province needs federal money to help pay for housing, health care, education and other needs of the new arrivals.

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

First Nations chiefs in Manitoba are expected to vote in a new leader of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs today after the organization removed its previous leader over sexual harassment allegations. 

Seven candidates are vying for the position of grand chief of the advocacy group that represents 62 of the 63 First Nations in the province. 

People across Manitoba are going to the polls today in municipal elections.

There will be a new mayor in Winnipeg, where incumbent Brian Bowman is not seeking re-election and 11 candidates are vying to take his place.

There will also be a new mayor in Brandon, where Rick Chrest has called it a career after two terms and two candidates are running for the job.

In the north, the longtime mayor of Churchill, Mike Spence, is facing a challenger after being unopposed last time