Canada

Firing of Memphis police officers signals progress, but also need for change: experts

Canadian experts and advocates say the firing and charging of the five Memphis, Tenn., officers who beat a Black man to death during a traffic stop suggests there's been societal progress in holding p...

Jan 30, 2023

In The News for Jan. 30 : Debating the privatization of health care

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jan 30, 2023

What would it mean if WHO declares the COVID-19 global emergency over?

OTTAWA - Monday could mark a major milestone in the history of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the World Health Organization stands poised to decide whether or not to declare an end to the global public hea...

Jan 30, 2023

Federal departments failed to spend $38B on promised programs, services last year

OTTAWA - The federal government failed to spend tens of billions of dollars in the last fiscal year on promised programs and services, including new military equipment, affordable housing and support ...

Jan 30, 2023

Parliamentarians return to House of Commons facing rocky economic year

OTTAWA - Economic matters will be top of mind for parliamentarians as they return to Ottawa to kick off a new year in federal politics. Members of Parliament will sit in the House of Commons today for...

Jan 30, 2023

Children of asylum seekers experience Quebec cultural ritual: French welcome classes

MONTREAL - Victor Manuel, a young asylum seeker from Mexico, arrived at Montreal's St-Donat school on a frigid morning last week with his seven-year-old son and baby boy, whose bootless feet were cove...

Jan 30, 2023

NDP to call for emergency debate in House of Commons over private health care

OTTAWA - Federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will call on the House of Commons to hold an emergency debate on the privatization of health care. It's a top priority for the leader as memb...

Jan 30, 2023

Hazel McCallion, former longtime mayor of Mississauga, Ont., dies at 101

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Hazel McCallion, who developed a legacy of feisty advocacy during more than three decades as mayor of one of Canada's fastest-growing cities, died Sunday morning after a brief bout...

Jan 29, 2023

Reactions following the death of longtime Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion

Hazel McCallion, a political firebrand who served 36 years as mayor of Mississauga, Ont., died on Sunday at the age of 101. Reactions, recollections and condolences have poured in from numerous public...

Jan 29, 2023

Quebec basic income program begins, but advocates say many low-income people excluded

MONTREAL - For the first time in many years, Monique Toutant thinks she might be able to buy herself some better groceries and a few new clothes. As a longtime social assistance recipient, the 62-year...

Jan 29, 2023