Canada

First, she aimed to transform Canada's military culture. The public service is next

OTTAWA - Corporate boardrooms. Military barracks. Federal government offices. They're not locales with a reputation for fostering diversity. Anita Anand has been trying to change that. Ensuring people...

Marty Hastings Apr 28, 2024

Transit trips up among seniors since Montreal introduced free fare program, city says

Montreal says public transit trips were up between 15 and 20 per cent among people age 65 and over in the six months after it made the service free for local seniors. The program, which took effect on...

Apr 27, 2024

Workplace safety officials investigating truck driver death at Port of Montreal

Montreal's port authority says a man has died after an apparent accident at one of its wharves. Port of Montreal spokesperson Rene Larouche says the authority was notified of an accident involving a t...

Apr 27, 2024

Woman dies after head-on collision on highway west of Montreal

LACHUTE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a 51-year-old woman has died after a head-on collision in the town of Lachute, roughly 50 kilometres west of Montreal, early this morning. Police spokesper...

Apr 27, 2024

Haida elder suing Catholic Church and priest, hopes for 'healing and reconciliation'

CALGARY - The lawyer for a residential school survivor leading a proposed class-action defamation lawsuit against the Catholic Church over residential schools says the court action is a last resort. M...

Marty Hastings Apr 27, 2024

'The world is too messy for bureaucratic hurdles': Canada still bars Afghanistan aid

Ottawa has plans to finally stop blocking Canadian development aid to Afghanistan this year. But by the time its new system is fully up and running, the Taliban will have been in control of the countr...

Marty Hastings Apr 27, 2024

Planning a summer trip to Quebec's Îles-de-la-Madeleine? You'll have to pay up.

MONTREAL - Tens of thousands of visitors flock to Quebec's les-de-la-Madeleine every summer to behold its cliff-framed seascapes and sandy beaches. But starting next month, those island sojourns will ...

Apr 27, 2024

Globe wins seven newspaper awards; CP recognized for CSIS investigation

TORONTO - The Globe and Mail was the top winner at the National Newspaper Awards, which were handed out on Friday night. The Globe won nods in seven of the 23 regular categories. La Presse and the Tor...

Apr 26, 2024

A list of NNA winners and finalists; Globe and Mail nabs seven

TORONTO - The National Newspaper Awards were handed out in Toronto on Friday night. Here is the complete list of the winners and finalists: Arts and Entertainment: Winner: Matt Simmons, Cara McKenna a...

Apr 26, 2024

B.C. sex offender pleads guilty to breaching supervision order following manhunt

VANCOUVER - A high-risk sex offender who went on the run for 10 days in Vancouver has pleaded guilty to breaching his long-term supervision order and failing to attend court. The province's prosecutio...

Apr 26, 2024