Canada

B.C. mayors seek 'immediate action' from federal government on mental health crisis

VANCOUVER - Mayors and other leaders from several British Columbia communities say the provincial and federal governments need to take "immediate action" to tackle mental health and public safety issu...

Sep 16, 2024

Manitoba NDP removes backbencher from caucus over Nygard link

WINNIPEG - A backbencher with Manitoba's NDP government has been removed from caucus over his link to convicted sex offender Peter Nygard. The caucus chair says it has learned that a business partner ...

Sep 16, 2024

Quebec court greenlights temporary foreign worker class action on closed permits

MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit involving temporary foreign workers who are suing the federal government over work permits that bind them to an employer. The l...

Sep 16, 2024

Quebec premier visits Cree community displaced by hydro project in 1970s

NEMASKA - Franois Legault has become the first Quebec premier to visit a Cree community that was displaced by a hydroelectric project in the 1970s. Legault was greeted in Nemaska on Sunday by men and ...

Sep 16, 2024

Liberals announce expansion to mortgage eligibility, draft rights for renters, buyers

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government is making some changes to mortgage rules to help more Canadians to purchase their first home. She says the changes will come into force ...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 16, 2024

In the news today: Parliament resumes under precarious conditions

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... MPs return to Ottawa for what promises to be a boisterous sitting Members of Parliament are back in Ottawa tod...

Sep 16, 2024

MPs return to Ottawa for what promises to be a boisterous sitting

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are back in Ottawa today to begin a busy and potentially precarious sitting for the governing Liberals. The New Democrats broke their political pact with the government,...

Sep 16, 2024

Verdict expected in rape trial for former military leader Haydn Edmundson

OTTAWA - An Ottawa judge is set to deliver a verdict this morning in the sexual assault trial for former vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson. Edmundson was the head of the military's personnel in 2021 when h...

Sep 16, 2024

Next phase of federal foreign interference inquiry to begin today in Ottawa

OTTAWA - The latest phase of a federal inquiry into foreign interference is set to kick off today with remarks from commissioner Marie-Jose Hogue. Several weeks of public hearings will focus on the ca...

Sep 16, 2024

Voters head to the polls for byelections in Montreal and Winnipeg

OTTAWA - Canadians in two federal ridings are choosing their next member of Parliament today, and political parties are closely watching the results. Winnipeg's Elmwood -Transcona seat has been vacant...

Sep 16, 2024