Canada

Quebec judge says McGill work halted to avoid 'irreparable harm' to Mohawk plaintiffs

MONTREAL - A Quebec judge today released his written reasons for a ruling last week that halted excavation work on a McGill University project after an Indigenous group raised concerns about possible ...

Nov 01, 2022

Quebec to open two nurse-run clinics in Montreal to ease emergency room crisis

MONTREAL - Quebec's latest plan to resolve the province's emergency room crisis includes opening two clinics run entirely by nurse practitioners. The new clinics to open in the coming weeks in Montrea...

Nov 01, 2022

Canada failing Black, Indigenous prisoners as overrepresentation persists: report

OTTAWA - A new report says Canada has made scant progress in addressing the overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous offenders in prisons, with some facing even worse conditions than a decade ago. T...

Nov 01, 2022

Ottawa reveals plan to welcome 500,000 immigrants per year by 2025

OTTAWA - The federal government is planning a massive increase in the number of immigrants entering Canada, with a goal of seeing 500,000 people arrive each year by 2025. Immigration Minister Sean Fra...

Nov 01, 2022

Mom of last Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan named Silver Cross Mother

OTTAWA - We'll see you at Christmas. It was October 2011 and Candy Greff was standing outside a restaurant in Morinville, Alta.,saying goodbye to her son Byron Greff. Little did she know that it would...

Nov 01, 2022

Truckers to testify and BoC governor speaks to Senate: In The News for Nov. 1

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 Nov. 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Nov 01, 2022

'Freedom Convoy' leaders to testify at Emergencies Act inquiry

OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizers are expected to testify at the public inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act starting today. The witnesses are expected to shed light on ...

Nov 01, 2022

Lawyers for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to appear in to court today to fight summons

OTTAWA - Lawyers for Ontario Premier Doug Ford and a top provincial minister are set to argue in court today in an effort to get the pair out of testifying at the federal Emergencies Act inquiry. The ...

Nov 01, 2022

Macklem, Rogers to appear before Senate banking committee Tuesday evening

OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem and senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers are expected to testify before the Senate banking committee this evening. Last week, the central bank raised int...

Nov 01, 2022

Feds looked to international missing persons commission for help on unmarked graves

OTTAWA - The Canadian government approached an international commission that helped identify the remains of those killed during 9/11 and the Lac-Mgantic rail disaster to potentially aid its response t...

Nov 01, 2022