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Sally Lane, middle, Canadian mother of Jack Letts, stands on the steps of the Prime Minister’s office in Ottawa on Thursday May 19, 2022, with supporters to request an urgent meeting with the prime minister and foreign affairs minister. The federal government has told United Nations officials that international human rights law does not obligate Canada to actively facilitate the return of its citizens detained in northern Syria. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

UN human rights officials press Canada on case of overseas detainee Jack Letts

The federal government has told United Nations officials that international human rights…

Sally Lane, middle, Canadian mother of Jack Letts, stands on the steps of the Prime Minister’s office in Ottawa on Thursday May 19, 2022, with supporters to request an urgent meeting with the prime minister and foreign affairs minister. The federal government has told United Nations officials that international human rights law does not obligate Canada to actively facilitate the return of its citizens detained in northern Syria. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a joint press conference with Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Prime Minister says Monday will be federal holiday to mark Queen’s state funeral

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Sept. 19 will be a federal holiday…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a joint press conference with Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Team Canada 1972 players Serge Savard, left, Yvan Cournoyer, Ken Dryden, Pat Stapleton, Peter Mahovlich, Phil Esposito and Guy Lapointe, right, pose for photos at a news conference, in Montreal on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. The generation of Canadians who can remember watching the 1972 Summit Series shrinking, and the Canadians and Soviet players in it fewer with each passing year, documentarians had compelling reasons in addition to a 50th anniversary to retell a mythological hockey story. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Documentary series dives deep into raw emotion, high stakes of 1972 Summit Series

A shrinking generation of Canadians who can remember the 1972 Summit Series,…

Team Canada 1972 players Serge Savard, left, Yvan Cournoyer, Ken Dryden, Pat Stapleton, Peter Mahovlich, Phil Esposito and Guy Lapointe, right, pose for photos at a news conference, in Montreal on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. The generation of Canadians who can remember watching the 1972 Summit Series shrinking, and the Canadians and Soviet players in it fewer with each passing year, documentarians had compelling reasons in addition to a 50th anniversary to retell a mythological hockey story. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Matthew Macfayden accepts the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for "Succession" at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)

‘Succession,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ top Emmys; 1st time winners shine

Succession and Ted Lasso topped the Emmy Awards on Monday, in a…

Matthew Macfayden accepts the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for "Succession" at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Queen Elizabeth II is silhouetted in Barbados in 1989 during welcoming ceremonies at the airport. A new poll suggests most Canadians feel no attachment to the British monarchy, and that few have been personally impacted by Queen Elizabeth’s death. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Peter Bregg

Most Canadians indifferent to British monarchy, untouched by Queen’s death: poll

A new poll suggests that while many Canadians plan to watch Queen…

Queen Elizabeth II is silhouetted in Barbados in 1989 during welcoming ceremonies at the airport. A new poll suggests most Canadians feel no attachment to the British monarchy, and that few have been personally impacted by Queen Elizabeth’s death. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Peter Bregg
Police and investigators are seen at the side of the road outside Rosthern, Sask., on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. In late spring, a parole officer issued an arrest warrant for Myles Sanderson, a Saskatchewan man with a violent past who had recently been released from prison. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine Malone

Mass Saskatchewan stabbing shows gap in how suspect with arrest warrant was at large

In late May, a parole officer issued an arrest warrant for an…

Police and investigators are seen at the side of the road outside Rosthern, Sask., on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. In late spring, a parole officer issued an arrest warrant for Myles Sanderson, a Saskatchewan man with a violent past who had recently been released from prison. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Geraldine Malone
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a speech during the Liberal summer caucus retreat in St. Andrews, N.B., Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Trudeau today will unveil the full details of a plan to try and take some of the sting out of inflation for Canadians feeling it the most. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Feds to announce details of cost-of-living help for low, modest-income Canadians

Liberal cabinet ministers said Tuesday the government is listening to Canadians who…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a speech during the Liberal summer caucus retreat in St. Andrews, N.B., Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Trudeau today will unveil the full details of a plan to try and take some of the sting out of inflation for Canadians feeling it the most. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Nova Scotia Justice Minister Mark Furey fields questions during briefing on the Cannabis Control Act in Halifax on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The inquiry investigating the Nova Scotia mass shooting has heard from a former Mountie who said he became so frustrated trying to get the RCMP to adopt a new public alerting system that he quit the police force. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Mass shooting inquiry: Former Mountie says he quit over quashed alert system proposal

The inquiry investigating the Nova Scotia mass shooting has heard from a…

Nova Scotia Justice Minister Mark Furey fields questions during briefing on the Cannabis Control Act in Halifax on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The inquiry investigating the Nova Scotia mass shooting has heard from a former Mountie who said he became so frustrated trying to get the RCMP to adopt a new public alerting system that he quit the police force. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Toronto Blue Jays' Bo Bichette sprints out of the batter's box after hitting a double in the first inning of baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022.The shortstop has been named the American League's player of the week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Tony Gutierrez

Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette named American League player of the week

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette has been named the American League’s…

Toronto Blue Jays' Bo Bichette sprints out of the batter's box after hitting a double in the first inning of baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022.The shortstop has been named the American League's player of the week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Tony Gutierrez
Then-Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness minister Ralph Goodale looks on during a news conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada to be ‘prominent’ at Queen’s lying in state and funeral: diplomat

Canada will have a “prominent” role in the lying-in-state and funeral of…

Then-Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness minister Ralph Goodale looks on during a news conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre delivers a speech after he was announced as the winner of the Conservative Party of Canada leadership vote, in Ottawa, on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Pierre Poilievre to meet Conservative party caucus after landslide leadership win

Pierre Poilievre will address the national Conservative caucus today for the first…

Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre delivers a speech after he was announced as the winner of the Conservative Party of Canada leadership vote, in Ottawa, on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at the Algonquin Resort St. Andrews by-the-Sea for the Liberal summer caucus retreat in St. Andrews, N.B., on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Liberals say Canadians want more help with the cost-of-living crisis

The federal Liberals say they are determined to do more to help…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at the Algonquin Resort St. Andrews by-the-Sea for the Liberal summer caucus retreat in St. Andrews, N.B., on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
High water levels are washing out Highway 307, this campground at Otter Falls and leading to several hundred residents being evacuated from the area just north east of Winnipeg, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. A coalition on climate adaptation and disaster resilience says air conditioning should become a human right on par with winter heating as climate change brings more risks of extreme heat waves across Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Coalition on climate adaptation says Canada needs hard targets on disaster resilience

A coalition on climate adaptation and disaster resilience says air conditioning should…

High water levels are washing out Highway 307, this campground at Otter Falls and leading to several hundred residents being evacuated from the area just north east of Winnipeg, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. A coalition on climate adaptation and disaster resilience says air conditioning should become a human right on par with winter heating as climate change brings more risks of extreme heat waves across Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
The Chetamon wildfire is seen burning beside Mount Greenock, left, in Jasper National Park in a Sept. 7, 2022, handout photo. Jasper National Park has already advised people not to visit due to power outages caused by the Chetamon Mountain blaze that have disrupted services within the park, including the Jasper townsite. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Parks Canada

Highway in Alberta could get smoky, but Parks Canada says closing it is a last resort

The Chetamon Mountain blaze may reduce visibility on Highway 16

The Chetamon wildfire is seen burning beside Mount Greenock, left, in Jasper National Park in a Sept. 7, 2022, handout photo. Jasper National Park has already advised people not to visit due to power outages caused by the Chetamon Mountain blaze that have disrupted services within the park, including the Jasper townsite. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Parks Canada
Actor Seth Rogen is photographed as he greats fans during the red carpet premier for the film, The Fabelmans, at Princess of Wales Theatre during the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, September 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin

No pressure: Vancouver’s Seth Rogen and Gabriel LaBelle on working with Spielberg

The Fabelmans premiered at the Toronto Film Festival Sept. 10

Actor Seth Rogen is photographed as he greats fans during the red carpet premier for the film, The Fabelmans, at Princess of Wales Theatre during the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, September 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Employees wearing protective equipment work at a semiconductor production facility during a government organized tour for journalists in Beijing, on May 14, 2020. Canada’s technology industry says flaring tensions between China and Taiwan are reminding companies how important it is to seek a broader range of sources for semiconductors, and to invest in the sector. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Mark Schiefelbein

Taiwan-China tensions a reminder to tech: diversify chip manufacturers

Chips power electronics ranging from iPhones to Lockheed-Martin fighter jets

Employees wearing protective equipment work at a semiconductor production facility during a government organized tour for journalists in Beijing, on May 14, 2020. Canada’s technology industry says flaring tensions between China and Taiwan are reminding companies how important it is to seek a broader range of sources for semiconductors, and to invest in the sector. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Mark Schiefelbein
A women waves a flag with a photograph of the late Queen Elizabeth II as thousands of people mourn as pay their respects at the gates of Buckingham Palace in London, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday Sept. 8, 2022, after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

VIDEO: Canadians join mourners from around the world in remembering the Queen in London

Thousands gathered in front of Buckingham Palace

A women waves a flag with a photograph of the late Queen Elizabeth II as thousands of people mourn as pay their respects at the gates of Buckingham Palace in London, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday Sept. 8, 2022, after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
A woman prays on the steps outside St. Casimir Church in Toronto on Friday May 1, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Fatigue, burnout hit spiritual leaders on the front lines of faith during pandemic

People assume religious leaders are ‘superhuman,’ one Canadian sociologist says

A woman prays on the steps outside St. Casimir Church in Toronto on Friday May 1, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Newly elected Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at the Conservative Party of Canada leadership vote, in Ottawa, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

First the win, now the work: What Pierre Poilievre has to do next as new Tory leader

Poilievre must decide who among his party will fill critic roles before House resumes sitting

Newly elected Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at the Conservative Party of Canada leadership vote, in Ottawa, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Quebec Premier Francois Legault signs the condolence book dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II witnessed by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, Michel Doyon and wife Isabelle Brais in Quebec City, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS / Karoline Boucher

In Quebec, the Queen’s death raises questions about future of the monarchy in Canada

For many, the Queen is a reminder of British colonial rule over French-speaking Canada

Quebec Premier Francois Legault signs the condolence book dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II witnessed by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, Michel Doyon and wife Isabelle Brais in Quebec City, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS / Karoline Boucher