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Ignorance driving racism against First Nations after blockades: minister

Ignorance driving racism against First Nations after blockades: minister

OTTAWA — Racist taunts and threats of violence levelled at Indigenous people in the wake of national anti-pipeline protests are "horrible," the federal cabinet minister for diversity, inclusion and youth said Wednesday.
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Ex-police chief sentenced to 15 months in jail for sexually exploiting teen

Ex-police chief sentenced to 15 months in jail for sexually exploiting teen

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. — Moments before a former Nova Scotia police chief was sentenced to 15 months in jail for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl, the victim read a statement in court, describing John Collyer as the "monster" who ruined her life.
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Advocacy groups, First Nations to weigh in on Alberta environmental review case

Advocacy groups, First Nations to weigh in on Alberta environmental review case

CALGARY — Alberta's top court is allowing a dozen submissions to be heard from advocacy groups and First Nations in the province's constitutional challenge to Ottawa's revamped environmental assessment rules Alberta's United Conservative government h
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MacKay in the lead but nearly half of Tories undecided on leadership: poll

MacKay in the lead but nearly half of Tories undecided on leadership: poll

OTTAWA — A high number of undecided voters in the ongoing Conservative leadership race suggests there's room for others to catch up to, and potentially beat, front-runner Peter MacKay, says the vice-president of the Leger polling firm.
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Suspect accused of killing 13-year-old Quebec girl appears in court

Suspect accused of killing 13-year-old Quebec girl appears in court

ST-JEROME, Que. — The suspect charged with first-degree murder in the violent death of a 13-year-old Quebec girl appeared in court briefly Wednesday, his feet and hands shackled.
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Women with transvaginal mesh implants to share $21.5 million in settlement

Women with transvaginal mesh implants to share $21.5 million in settlement

TORONTO — A group of Canadian women who suffered ill-effects from implantation of a medical device called transvaginal mesh will receive a total of $21.5 million in compensation under a proposed class-action settlement, court records show.
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Majority of Canadians unhappy with Trudeau's handling of blockade crisis: poll

Majority of Canadians unhappy with Trudeau's handling of blockade crisis: poll

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Canadians weren't happy with Justin Trudeau's handling of the natural-gas pipeline dispute in British Columbia that led to nationwide rail and road blockades mounted in solidarity with Indigenous leaders who oppose the pr
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MacKay in the lead but nearly half of Tories undecided on leadership: poll

MacKay in the lead but nearly half of Tories undecided on leadership: poll

OTTAWA — A high number of undecided voters in the ongoing Conservative leadership race suggests there's room for others to catch up to, and potentially beat, front-runner Peter MacKay, says the vice-president of the Leger polling firm.
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Trend-setting interest rate and something stinks; In The News for March 4

Trend-setting interest rate and something stinks; In The News for March 4

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 March 4 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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From pepper spray to profiling: A look at how protests have been policed in Canada

From pepper spray to profiling: A look at how protests have been policed in Canada

OTTAWA — RCMP Staff Sgt. Hugh Stewart did not mince words. "You have one opportunity to move up that road and clear it off or you will be arrested," he told protesters at the 1997 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in Vancouver.
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