Canada

Federal government launches forensic audit of Saskatchewan First Nations group

OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Canada says it plans to launch a forensic audit of an organization representing 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan. The department says it is aware of allegations brought fo...

Mar 19, 2024

Major Quebec nurses union reaches agreement with province for five-year-contract

MONTREAL - After 15 months of negotiations a major nurses union has reached an agreement with the Quebec government for a five-year collective agreement. The proposed deal needs to be put to the 80,00...

Mar 19, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Auditor 'completely discouraged' by First Nations housing, policing

OTTAWA - The federal auditor general is panning Ottawa's poor record on First Nations housing and policing in reports published this morning. Karen Hogan says she's "completely discouraged" to see so ...

Mar 19, 2024

Infrastructure program falls short on tracking results, but on right path: auditor

Auditor general Karen Hogan says the government's $4.6-billion program to bolster transportation infrastructure across the country suffers from poor results tracking, but the fund is well-crafted over...

Mar 19, 2024

Review of priest accused of sexual assaults in Nunavut finds Oblates unaware

An independent review of a priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children in Nunavut says his Catholic order wasn't aware of the allegations when he returned to France. Retired Superior Court justi...

Mar 19, 2024

In the news today: Public tribute to Mulroney in Ottawa, February inflation report

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Public to pay tribute to Mulroney in Ottawa Members of the public who wish to p...

Mar 19, 2024

As former prime minister Mulroney lies in state, public tributes in Ottawa begin

OTTAWA - Members of the public who wish to pay tribute to Brian Mulroney can visit his casket in Ottawa starting this afternoon. The former prime minister's casket is being brought to the Sir John A. ...

Mar 19, 2024

'The lost season': Winter comes to a close as Canada's warmest on record

The warmest winter on record could have far-reaching effects on everything from wildfire season to erosion, climatologists say, while offering a preview of what the season could resemble in the not-so...

Mar 19, 2024

B.C. auditor to release reports on overdose prevention, safer-supply programs

VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general is expected to release two independent audits on government programs aimed at curbing the death toll from the toxic drug crisis. Michael Pickup's office h...

Mar 19, 2024

Quebec anti-corruption police arrest retired judge, say he inflated hours worked

MONTREAL - Quebec anti-corruption police say they have arrested a retired municipal court judge for fraud. Police say Jean Herbert, who sat on the municipal court in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal...

Mar 18, 2024