The Canadian Press

Divert police funds to community groups, coalition says in decriminalization platform

OTTAWA — A group of organizations, including some that represent drug users and their families, are calling for money to be diverted from police to community...

Biden opens Summit for Democracy: ‘We stand at an inflection point in our history’

Ombud says veterans struggling needlessly as Ottawa ignores her recommendations

OTTAWA — The veterans’ ombud says many ill and injured ex-soldiers and their families are needlessly fighting for access to federal support and services because the...

Polytechnique anniversary comes as Quebec mourns spate of domestic violence killings

MONTREAL — Thirty-two years after a gunman motivated by a hatred of feminists opened fire on campus, killing 14 women and injuring others, the list of...

Quebec provincial police will train officers to deal with people in mental crisis

MONTREAL — Quebec’s provincial police will introduce mandatory training next year aimed at changing officers’ responses to people in mental distress and reducing the number of...

‘Exciting opportunity’ for ministers of housing, mental health to join forces: Expert

OTTAWA — There is an “exciting opportunity” for the new housing minister and mental health and addictions minister to work together at the intersection of homelessness...

Testing better than travel ban ‘whack-a-mole,’ infectious disease specialist says

OTTAWA — An Ontario infectious disease specialist says there is evidence testing all travellers before and after they arrive in Canada will identify most cases of...

Two weeks after Trudeau visit, still time to push back on EV tax credit, Ng says

WASHINGTON — Canada still has “runway” to work with in its effort to prevent a proposed U.S. tax credit for electric vehicles from kneecapping the auto...

Senator who challenged O’Toole’s leadership excluded from Senate committees

OTTAWA — Conservative Sen. Denise Batters has been excluded from all Senate committees after challenging Erin O’Toole’s leadership. O’Toole booted the Saskatchewan senator out of the...

South Korean envoy expects ‘ambitious’ peacekeeping pledges from Canada

OTTAWA — South Korea’s ambassador to Canada is expecting the federal government to make some “ambitious” promises when his country hosts a major peacekeeping summit next...