By the time Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived, streams of people clutching signs had made their way on to Parliament Hill and through surrounding streets Friday to protest black lives lost to police. The Ottawa demonstration was one of multiple events in Canada following days of rallies against racism and police brutality in numerous American […]
TORONTO — Hundreds of anti-racism demonstrators took their message to Toronto’s city hall and Ontario’s legislature in a pair of protests Saturday, taking a knee in silence at points, amid events across Canada protesting violence against Black people. The two Toronto rallies, marching to various areas of the city, are the latest in a series […]
Police in northwestern New Brunswick fatally shot a 26-year-old Indigenous woman Thursday after being called to perform a “wellness check.” Chantel Moore’s family identified her as the woman killed by police in Edmundston, N.B. Moore was from B.C.’s Tlaoquiaht First Nation but had recently moved to there to be closer to her five-year-old daughter, CTV […]
TORONTO — Canada’s highest court will be asked to weigh in on a ruling that reopened the door for people accused of violent crimes to argue they were so intoxicated they had lost control of what they were doing. The decision angered some women, and in a statement on Saturday a spokeswoman for Ontario Attorney […]
The chief of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is calling for RCMP to release dashcam video and hold an independent investigation after a violent encounter with RCMP in Fort McMurray, Alta., during which he alleges he was beaten up and his wife was “manhandled.” Chief Allan Adam, who’s held the position since 2007, gave a detailed […]
TORONTO — In a crowd hundreds strong, Angelica Martin chanted “Black lives matter” because she’s fed up with being discriminated against because of her race. A Black grocery store cashier, Martin, 20, said even when it’s busy, few line up at her till. She’s had people make ignorant comments about her skin colour. The recent […]
TORONTO — Ontario is lifting restrictions on short-term rentals today. Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli says the facilities were able to resume operations as of 12:01 a.m. Lodges, cabins, cottages, homes, condominiums and bed-and-breakfast rentals are all included in the reopening. Ontario’s tourism minister said Thursday the sector had been hard hit by the COVID-19 […]
TORONTO — When Cathy Parkes had to move her father Paul Parkes into a long-term care home in late 2019, she did her homework. She read public inspection reports and took tours of the homes in her area. Five of the seven homes she had to choose from had waiting lists eight to 10 years […]
OTTAWA — A special one-time payment to millions of seniors will arrive in early July, a delay the Liberals say is the result of ensuring there isn’t any fraud in the pandemic-related top-up. The aid will come in the form of $300 payments to the more than six million people who receive old-age security benefits, […]
OTTAWA — Canada’s ban on non-essential crossings of the U.S.-Canada border is being loosened slightly to allow some families to reunite, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday morning. The revision means immediate family members of Canadian citizens or permanent residents will be allowed in, as long as they have no sign they might have COVID-19 […]