Canada

Legault sorry for saying racism against Indigenous people at hospital is 'settled'

QUEBEC - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is apologizing for offending the husband of an Indigenous woman who filmed nurses mocking her as she lay dying in a Quebec hospital. Legault says...

Sep 20, 2022

Lobster and crab harvesters push back against 'red list' meant to help right whales

Canadian lobster and crab harvesters say the recent addition of crustaceans to a so-called "red list" of seafood to avoid is disappointing. The harvesters are reacting to a report by California-based ...

Sep 20, 2022

Lawyers for N.S. shooting victims' families tell inquiry RCMP made basic errors

HALIFAX - A lawyer representing victims of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting told a public inquiry today it should recognize that the RCMP made basic errors in responding to the murders. Sandra McCul...

Sep 20, 2022

Amber Alert cancelled for missing Vancouver child, found in Alberta

VANCOUVER - An Amber Alert has been cancelled for the child who authorities say was taken from BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver on Monday. A statement from Vancouver police says the three-year-old ...

Sep 20, 2022

Dental care details and inflation update: In The News for Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022

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 Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. What we are watching ...

Sep 20, 2022

Liberals put inflation help, disability benefit at top of fall parliamentary agenda

OTTAWA - The Liberals are signalling that their fall priority will be helping Canada's most vulnerable as the House of Commons resumes sitting today. Many will be watching to see if sparks fly between...

Sep 20, 2022

Justin Trudeau slightly favoured over Pierre Poilievre for prime minister: new poll

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a plurality of Canadians still believe Justin Trudeau is still the best man for the job of prime minister, but he has only a slight lead over new Conservative Leader Pierr...

Sep 20, 2022

In New York, Trudeau prioritizing global growth, food security at UN General Assembly

WASHINGTON - A likely jetlagged Justin Trudeau is shifting gears from mourning a monarch to making the world safer for democracy - and it's only Tuesday. The prime minister finds himself in New York C...

Sep 20, 2022

Quebec election: CAQ leader to visit riding where his candidate was threatened

MAGOG, Que. - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is visiting a riding in Quebec's Eastern Townships where his candidate was allegedly threatened. The incumbent premier is starting the day i...

Sep 20, 2022

Sentencing hearing begins for Dutch man convicted of extorting B.C. teen Amanda Todd

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A sentencing hearing is expected begin today for a Dutch man found guilty of harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd in the years before her suicide. A B.C. Supreme Cou...

Sep 20, 2022