The Canadian Press

Liberals earmark $18 million to assist criminal pardon applicants

OTTAWA — The Liberal government will give community organizations $18 million over the next four years to help people navigate the process of applying for a...

Erin O’Toole to stay on as MP after being forced out of Conservative party leadership

OTTAWA — Erin O’Toole says he will stay on as a Conservative member of Parliament after being pushed out of the party’s top spot by a...

Online streaming bill covers streaming giants, promotes Canadian content

OTTAWA — The Liberal government has revived a bill subjecting streaming companies, such as Netflix, to the same rules as traditional Canadian broadcasters. The Online Streaming...

Canada talking to allies about ‘options to reinforce’ eastern Europe: Anita Anand

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Anita Anand says the government believes in the importance of bolstering NATO’s eastern flank in response to Russia’s military buildup, and that...

Environmental groups serve Alberta premier, government with defamation lawsuit

Five environmental organizations are following through on a threat to sue Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and the provincial government for defamation.  In documents filed today, the...

Images from Quebec high school homework assignment called out as racist

MONTREAL — A homework assignment distributed to high school students on Montreal’s south shore is being called racist because it asks them to describe two “gangsters”...

Quebec bill would require some conjugal violence offenders to wear tracking bracelets

Quebec Public Security Minister Geneviève Guilbault has introduced a bill that would require some domestic violence offenders to wear electronic tracking bracelets. Guilbault told reporters Wednesday...

Unvaccinated Quebec caregivers in court seeking access to long-term care homes

Trudeau seeks NDP, Bloc support to prevent Conservative ‘obstructionism’

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is counting on the Bloc Quebecois and the NDP to help his minority Liberal government get things done in the...

National standards would help track young Canadians’ mental health, experts say

OTTAWA — Concern about the mental health challenges of young Canadians has been growing during the nearly two years of disruptions and repeated isolation during the...