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A man is charged in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, for the murders of four indigenous women earlier this year.
2022-12-1

A bill to criminalize the widely discredited practice of conversion therapy passes the Senate in Canada without opposition, one week after it passed the House of Commons without opposition; the bill now awaits royal assent to become law.
2021-12-7

Canada's House of Commons approves a motion by 266 to zero votes, formally recognizing that China is committing genocide against its Muslim Uyghur minority in Xinjiang. However, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and most of his Cabinet did not participate in the vote. An amendment to the bill also calls for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved from Beijing if the genocide continues.
2021-02-22

Nationwide, a record 5,713 new cases reported in Canada in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide confirmed cases to 337,555.
2020-11-23

All five crew members declared missing after the crash of a Canadian CH-148 Cyclone helicopter two days earlier are now presumed dead.
2020-05-1

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces that Canada will spend $192M to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.
2020-03-23

The House of Commons of Canada votes to legalize recreational cannabis. The bill will now head back to the Senate, where it is expected to be passed into law.
2018-06-18

A measles outbreak from the Philippines has spread into Australia, Canada, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.
2014-02-12

The United Arab Emirates closes its airspace to Canada's Defence Minister Peter MacKay over a growing dispute over aviation rights.
2010-10-11

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper appoints five new Senators.
2010-01-29