Canada

Patrick Brown requests party probe 'misleading' membership email from Poilievre

OTTAWA - Patrick Brown's leadership campaign is the latest to raise concerns about what it calls "misleading" emails sent to party members by his main rival. Brown's national campaign co-chair John Re...

Jun 23, 2022

Prime Minister Trudeau says he still has confidence in RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he still has confidence in RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. The head of the Mounties - and the Liberal government - have come under scrutiny in Ottawa over a...

Jun 23, 2022

Ex-Liberal MP Raj Grewal invited lenders to private meet-and-greet with Trudeau

OTTAWA - A pair of Ontario businessmen say they each loaned former Liberal MP Raj Grewal $200,000 before being invited to join a 2018 trip to India with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Brampton tire ce...

Jun 23, 2022

'Police don't release information:' Why the RCMP withheld details after N.S. massacre

HALIFAX - At the centre of the political firestorm erupting over the RCMP's response to the worst mass shooting in Canadian history is a phrase used by police to justify withholding case information. ...

Jun 23, 2022

Non-profit group has public interest standing in mental-health law case: top court

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a not-for-profit organization has public interest standing to challenge mental-health law in a B.C. court, even though no individuals are plaintiffs in the ca...

Jun 23, 2022

Pope Francis' visit to Canada to include stop at residential school

The Vatican has released the program for Pope Francis' trip to Canada next month, which includes visiting the site of a former Alberta residential school with survivors of the institutions. The papal ...

Jun 23, 2022

Study suggests forever renters, Parliament on summer break : In The News for June 23

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 June 23 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Greg Fry Jun 23, 2022

Gender-affirming care in Canada comes with barriers and delays, especially in N.S.

HALIFAX - Despite progress in Canada in the field of transgender health care, for the more than 100,800 trans or non-binary Canadians, access to gender-affirming care comes with barriers and delays th...

Jun 23, 2022

Liberal-NDP agreement changed political dynamics on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA - A confidence and supply agreement reached between the Liberals and NDP three months ago changed the dynamic of the House of Commons, even in a parliamentary sitting that will mainly be rememb...

Jun 23, 2022

Canada hopes to spur action at Commonwealth to address impact of Russian war: Goodale

KIGALI, RWANDA - Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Ralph Goodale says the Canadian delegation hopes to make an impact in critical conversations about climate change and global food inse...

Jun 23, 2022