Canada

Desmond inquiry: Veterans Affairs manager says family violence training was needed

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - The inquiry investigating why a former soldier in Nova Scotia killed his family and himself in 2017 is hearing from his case manager at Veterans Affairs, who testified today th...

Jun 23, 2021

Class action alleging RCMP abuse of Indigenous people in Northern Canada certified

TORONTO - A lawsuit alleging RCMP systematically brutalized Indigenous people in Northern Canada can proceed as a class action despite objections from the government, Federal Court ruled on Wednesday....

Jun 23, 2021

Boost to seniors benefit this summer and beyond could cost $10.7 billion, PBO says

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer is estimating the Liberals' plan to send one-time payments this summer to seniors over 75 and then boost their old-age benefits thereafter will cost slightly ...

Jun 23, 2021

Renew relationship with Indigenous Peoples without trying to 'cancel' Canada: O'Toole

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he's committed to a renewed nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous Peoples, but stands firm against so-called activist efforts to "cancel" Canada,...

Jun 23, 2021

Quebec TV producer Luc Wiseman charged with sex crimes on minor, case returns Sept. 7

MONTREAL - Quebec television producer Luc Wiseman was formally charged with sex assault against a minor during an arraignment today at the Montreal courthouse. He was not required to be present for th...

Jun 23, 2021

Halifax police constable defends actions in cell death of man wearing spit hood

HALIFAX - A Halifax police constable who helped arrest a man who died of suffocation in a lockup cell says a spit hood was placed over the detainee's head because the man was angry and saliva was spot...

Jun 23, 2021

Indigenous billboard artwork, second vaccine dose expansion: In The News for June 23

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 June 23 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Jun 23, 2021

MPs scramble to pass priority bills before summer but they could stall in Senate

OTTAWA - The House of Commons is poised to break today for the summer - and possibly for an election - after giving eleventh-hour approval to what the minority Liberal government considers its priorit...

Jun 23, 2021

Indigenous artwork to be displayed on billboards to honour residential schoolchildren

Cree artist Betty Albert woke in the middle of the night after learning remains of possibly 215 children had been found at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia and looked at a c...

Jun 23, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 22, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 482,991 new vaccinations administered for a total of 33,049,...

Jun 22, 2021