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Montreal aid groups seek more money to help care for rise in asylum seekers

Montreal aid groups seek more money to help care for rise in asylum seekers

MONTREAL — A coalition of Montreal community groups says its members are overwhelmed by the growing number of asylum seekers arriving in the city and need more resources to help them.
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Quebec Innu community seeks $2.2B from Hydro-Québec for Churchill Falls destruction

Quebec Innu community seeks $2.2B from Hydro-Québec for Churchill Falls destruction

MONTREAL — A Quebec Innu community is suing Hydro-Québec for $2.2-billion, claiming the Churchill Falls hydroelectric station has destroyed a significant part of its traditional territory.
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Former home of Nova Scotia's first Black doctor granted heritage status

Former home of Nova Scotia's first Black doctor granted heritage status

HALIFAX — A home once owned by Nova Scotia's first Black doctor was granted heritage status Tuesday after prominent members of the city's Black community lobbied for its protection.
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Canada's passport application backlog now 'virtually eliminated,' minister says

Canada's passport application backlog now 'virtually eliminated,' minister says

OTTAWA — The federal government declared victory over a massive backlog of passport applications Tuesday as the social development minister announced that 98 per cent of the delayed applications have now been processed.
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Fish sounds could help scientists understand their ocean world

Fish sounds could help scientists understand their ocean world

Fish, it turns out, are a chatty lot. They communicate about everything from what area of the sea has the best food to where predators might be hiding and, of course, their desire for a mate.
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Nearly one-quarter of trails in southern B.C., Alberta unmapped and unmanaged: study

Nearly one-quarter of trails in southern B.C., Alberta unmapped and unmanaged: study

New research has spelled out for the first time the gap between official lists of trails in the southern Rockies and the number of trails there actually are, suggesting effects from the growing number of backcountry users may be larger than suspected
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In The News for Jan. 24: Will Rogers' takeover of Shaw get scuttled in court?

In The News for Jan. 24: Will Rogers' takeover of Shaw get scuttled in court?

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 Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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New health funding deal with provinces to be discussed at cabinet retreat in Hamilton

New health funding deal with provinces to be discussed at cabinet retreat in Hamilton

HAMILTON — Canada's premiers are waiting to see if the federal cabinet can make headway towards a new deal on health-care funding as the ministers meet for a retreat in Hamilton this week.
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Cameroon government says it never authorized Canada peace talks

Cameroon government says it never authorized Canada peace talks

OTTAWA — Cameroon's state-affiliated newspaper says the country's government never authorized Canada to lead peace talks aimed at ending an escalating conflict in the west-central African country.
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Nicole Chan was 'frustrated' by handling of sex assault case before suicide: officer

Nicole Chan was 'frustrated' by handling of sex assault case before suicide: officer

BURNABY, B.C. — One of the last members of the Vancouver Police Department to see Const. Nicole Chan before her suicide said Chan was angry about the treatment of her complaint that a co-worker was extorting her for sex. Supt.
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