Canada

45 complaints filed against Montreal archdiocese, independent ombudswoman says

MONTREAL - The independent ombudswoman hired by the Montreal Roman Catholic archdiocese to investigate allegations of abuse and other inappropriate behaviour says 45 complaints have been filed against...

Sep 9, 2021

Retired Quebec health manager shocked by situation at Résidence Herron, coroner hears

MONTREAL - A coroner's inquest into deaths at a suburban Montreal long-term care home is hearing from a former manager who acted as an intermediary between the local health authority and the owners of...

Sep 9, 2021

Leaders gear up for English-language debate tonight after French joust

GATINEAU, Que. - Five federal party leaders are licking their wounds and prepping their zingers after an occasionally testy debate yesterday that came ahead of tonight's first and only one in English....

Sep 9, 2021

Federal leader debates, COVID hospitalization costs : In The News for Sept. 9

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. 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Sep 9, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada to rule on bail request from fashion mogul Peter Nygard

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is expected to deliver a ruling today on whether a Canadian fashion mogul who faces sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the United States will stay behind ...

Sep 9, 2021

How a plane diverted to Newfoundland on Sept. 11 forged a 20-year friendship

GAMBO, N.L. - Every Friday evening, Steve Badcock pours himself a drink and flips open his laptop to video chat with a close friend he met because of a terrorist attack in New York City and its ripple...

Sep 9, 2021

B.C.'s COVID-19 vaccine card system good first step, medical group says

VANCOUVER - The head of a group representing British Columbia doctors says the province's COVID-19 vaccine passport system makes sense and is a good first step in driving up vaccination rates. Dr. Mat...

Sep 8, 2021

Montreal police say 63-year-old homicide victim known for drug trafficking

Montreal police say a man killed in a parking garage in the city's east end was known to authorities for drug trafficking. Police identified the victim today as 63-year-old Piero Arena in an update to...

Sep 8, 2021

Hurricane Larry's track shifts west, residents of Newfoundland warned to prepare

HALIFAX - Hurricane Larry could make landfall in eastern Newfoundland late Friday or early Saturday, but even if its centre misses the island, the province can expect large waves and plenty of rain an...

Sep 8, 2021

Quebec coroner's inquest hears of staff shortages at nursing home where dozens died

MONTREAL - A doctor told a Quebec coroner's inquest today that a Montreal-area long-term care home where dozens of people died during the first wave of COVID-19 was extremely understaffed in the early...

Sep 8, 2021