Canada

Third First Nation wants use of Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted

A third First Nation wants Parks Canada to give its members limited hunting rights in Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted when the park was created in western Alberta. The Aseniwuche Winewa...

Oct 31, 2023

Miller lays out federal government's priorities for improving immigration system

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller is laying out the federal government's priorities for improving Canada's immigration system today with a newly released report. The federal government's repor...

Oct 31, 2023

Anti-racism group says two Black Montreal firefighters faced years of racial abuse

MONTREAL - Two Black Montreal firefighters say they have for years been subject to racist abuse from their colleagues and that their managers didn't do anything about it. A Montreal anti-racism group ...

Oct 31, 2023

Ex-BOC governor Carney questions carbon price break on home heating oil

OTTAWA - Mark Carney pressed for Canada to stick with predictable climate policy as he questioned the federal government's move to lift the carbon price on home heating oil. The former central banker,...

Oct 31, 2023

'Chronic underfunding': 22 Quebec Indigenous police forces file rights complaint

MONTREAL - Quebec's 22 Indigenous police forces have filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission accusing the Public Safety Department of chronic underfunding. Shawn Dulude, president ...

Oct 31, 2023

Former Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner and four others appointed to rep N.B., N.S. in Senate

OTTAWA - Former Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner, who was most recently Canada's consul general in Boston, has been named a senator for Nova Scotia. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office announced that Cuzne...

Oct 31, 2023

In the news today: Israeli ground forces in Gaza as Canada debates humanitarian pause

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Palestinian, Israeli advocates in Ottawa reject temporary pauses in Gaza fight ...

Oct 31, 2023

Officer who interacted with Chris Barber back on stand in organizers trial

OTTAWA - The trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers is set to resume today with the continued testimony of an officer who served as a liaison between the Ottawa Police Service and demonstrators. Sgt...

Oct 31, 2023

B.C. commits to mandatory Holocaust education for Grade 10 students

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has plans to make Holocaust education mandatory for high school students with additions to Grade 10 curriculum coming in 2025. Premier David Eby says it's been a "frighten...

Oct 30, 2023

Eby says B.C. deserves heating bill relief too, after federal tax on fuel oil paused

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says it's unfair that Atlantic Canada is being targeted for federal relief on heating bills that won't apply to B.C., after Ottawa announced a three-year ...

Oct 30, 2023