Angela Klassen Janeczko calls out to a young woman sitting behind a building in downtown Winnipeg to see if she needs any water or food. They know each other by name and Janeczko has seen the young Indigenous woman struggle with housing and addiction for more than year. Janeczko works with the Bear Clan Patrol,...
Johannes Rivoire was an Oblate priest in Nunavut from the 1960s until 1993 when he returned to France. Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. alleges he abused up to 60 children during that time.
Conservative members of Parliament say the Liberals are playing politics with COVID-19 border restrictions, and talk of scrapping those restrictions may have to do with the new Tory leader. The Liberals are considering whether to make changes to the mandatory use of the ArriveCan app, and rules about vaccine mandates for foreign travellers and random...
Millennials made up the largest share of the approximately 4.3 million Canadians living in condos in 2021, with nearly three in 10 condo-dwellers in that age cohort.
September 17, 2022 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will travel to New York City, from September 20 to 22, 2022, to participate in the 77th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. During his visit, the Prime Minister will continue to work closely with our global partners to...
Thousands of migrants and their supporters were planning rallies across Canadian cities Sunday to call on Ottawa to extend permanent status to undocumented people. There will also be calls to swiftly implement an inclusive regularization program for undocumented migrants — a longstanding demand that advocates say appears closer than ever to becoming a reality. Syed...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre visited members of the party’s Quebec caucus Monday after nearly sweeping the province in a landslide victory over its former Premier, Jean Charest. Many of the 10 Quebec MPs endorsed Charest in the contest, but Saturday’s leadership results revealed Poilievre won almost all of the 78 ridings. “Having a surprise visit...
The federal Liberals say they are determined to do more to help Canadians feeling the pinch from inflation. The caucus is meeting in St. Andrews, N.B., this week for a retreat where the cost of living is front and centre on every MP’s mind. Rachel Bendayan, the parliamentary secretary to the associate finance minister, says...
Canada needs responsible leadership, not dog-whistle and irresponsible politics, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday in a direct attack on new Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. In a speech before the first full caucus meeting of the three-day retreat for Liberal MPs, Trudeau first congratulated Poilievre for winning his party’s leadership on Saturday. Then he threw...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Sept. 19 will be a federal holiday to mourn Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her state funeral, and that his government is working to coordinate with the provinces and territories. More coming. Most Canadians indifferent to British monarchy, untouched by Queen’s death: poll By Lee Berthiaume in...