Canada

'Reconciliation demands honesty and transparency,' says chief of B.C. First Nation

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The chief of British Columbia's Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation says Indigenous people have had enough apologies and now want action from the Catholic Church and federal governmen...

Sep 30, 2021

Metis National Council elects first new president in 18 years

SASKATOON - The Metis National Council has elected its first new leader in nearly two decades. Cassidy Caron, who previously served as youth minister with Metis Nation of B.C., became the first woman ...

Sep 30, 2021

Canada's top court to rule on Ontario's move to slash Toronto city council

TORONTO - Canada's top court is expected to rule Friday on whether Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to slash the size of Toronto's city council during the last municipal election was constitutiona...

Sep 30, 2021

'Ready to respond': Ottawa reiterates COVID-19 support for Saskatchewan

REGINA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to provide any supports necessary to help Saskatchewan with its COVID-19 crisis. In a conversation with Premier Scott Moe yesterday, the Prime Minis...

Sep 30, 2021

Families of Canadians trapped in Syria turn to Federal Court to force government help

OTTAWA - The families of Canadians trapped in northern Syria are asking the Federal Court to force Ottawa to help them. The 11 families say in a court filing that the government's refusal to step in a...

Sep 30, 2021

One bath a week: ombudswoman says Quebec home care has been insufficient for years

Quebec's ombudswoman says there are some home care providers in the province that only offer one bath per week for seniors who do not have skin conditions. Marie Rinfret released her annual report tod...

Sep 30, 2021

Ex PQ-leader Boisclair renounces preliminary hearing, will face sex assault trials

MONTREAL - Former Parti Qubcois leader Andr Boisclair is renouncing his right to a preliminary inquiry on sexual assault charges and will go directly to trial. Boisclair is charged in two separate cas...

Sep 30, 2021

N.B. coroner's inquest told about lack of adequate mental health and addictions help

MIRAMICHI, N.B. - Rodney Levi didn't get the mental health help he needed before he was shot dead by police last year in northern New Brunswick, an addictions counsellor and lifelong friend to the Ind...

Sep 30, 2021

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, COVID exemptions: In The News for Sept. 30

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 Sept. 30 ... What we are watching in Canada .....

Sep 30, 2021

Canada marks first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Communities across Canada are set to mark the country's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation today, honouring Indigenous survivors and children who disappeared from the res...

Sep 30, 2021