Sarah Ritchie
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Reporter with The Canadian Press
Canada inks $20B compensation agreement on First Nations child welfare
The federal government has signed a $20-billion final settlement agreement to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by chronic underfunding of child welfare on reserve, which Indigenous Services Canada said on Monday, July 4, 2022, was the largest such deal in Canadian history.
Police did not ask for Emergencies Act: Emergency Preparedness Minister
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland say they didn't hear recommendations from police to enact the Emergencies Act.
Trudeau says Canada was wrong to attend Russian embassy party
It was "absolutely unacceptable" that any Canadian representative attended a party at the Russian Embassy in Ottawa last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, June 14, 2022.
Conservatives say they've signed up record numbers to vote for new party leader
Conservative leadership candidates say they've sold memberships to hundreds of thousands of Canadians ahead of the Sept. 10 vote.
Ottawa interim police chief did not request Emergencies Act
Ottawa’s interim police chief says he did not ask the federal government to invoke the Emergencies Act during the “Freedom Convoy” in February.
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon warmly welcomed as she begins Nunavik tour
Mary Simon faced some tough questions in three languages on Monday, May 9, 2022, from students at the Jaanimmarik School in Kuujjuaq, a community in northern Quebec.
Trudeau at the centre of latest 'fuddle-duddle' flap
Much has been made of the political legacy Justin Trudeau has to live up to as he follows in the footsteps of his father, a former prime minister.
Government must tell Canadians if it's tracking their movements, ethics committee says
A House of Commons committee says the federal government needs to tell Canadians if it’s collecting data about their movements and allow them to opt out of that collection.