Canada

Quebec slow to improve public services for Indigenous people, says Ombudsman

MONTREAL - The Quebec government has failed to implement most of the recommendations from a landmark 2019 report that said Indigenous people suffered systemic discrimination in public services. Qubec ...

Oct 04, 2023

Montreal transit special constables poised to receive pepper-gel weapon

Montreal's public transit authority is poised to equip its security officers with cayenne pepper aerosol gel, pending approval from its board at a meeting this evening. The officers, known as special ...

Oct 04, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Ottawa to fund further study of possible Winnipeg landfill search

OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government will put $740,000 towards further assessing the feasibility of searching a Winnipeg-area landfill for the r...

Oct 04, 2023

Airline caterer named in Quebec class action denies exploiting foreign workers

MONTREAL - A French airline caterer is denying that it knowingly employed undocumented workers at its Montreal facilities or that it used their precarious status to exploit them. Newrest, which prepar...

Oct 04, 2023

Rideau Hall apologizes for honouring Nazi veteran with Order of Canada in 1987

OTTAWA - Rideau Hall says it deeply regrets that a man who fought for a Nazi unit in the Second World War was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1987. Peter Savaryn was chancellor of the University o...

Oct 04, 2023

Claimant in Nygard trial says shame, fear for career prevented her coming forward

TORONTO - One of the women who has accused former fashion mogul Peter Nygard of sexual assault has told jurors at his Toronto trial that she was afraid to come forward for years following the alleged ...

Oct 04, 2023

Quebec police arrest 10 over alleged grandparent scams linked to organized crime

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they have arrested 10 people in connection with an alleged grandparent fraud scheme linked to organized crime. Sgt. Catherine Bernard says officers are still lo...

Oct 04, 2023

Canada to host CARICOM group of Caribbean leaders in Ottawa this month

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to host leaders of the Caribbean Community in Ottawa this month to take stock of Canada's partnerships in the region. The CARICOM group includes 15 c...

Oct 04, 2023

In the news today: Regimental funeral today for B.C. Mountie, NDP victory in Manitoba

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Funeral today for B.C. Mountie Rick O'Brien A regimental funeral, including a p...

Oct 04, 2023

First Nations premier to lead Manitoba after historic election win

WINNIPEG - Manitobans are waking up today to a new government and the first First Nations provincial premier in the country. The New Democrats and Leader Wab Kinew defeated the Progressive Conservativ...

Oct 04, 2023