Federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says police officers who use excessive force or appear to be discriminating on the basis of race need to be held to account.Blair says he is concerned about a number of instances in recent days in which Indigenous Peoples have had violent runs-in with the RCMP and local police.He says while there is a policy designed to ensure bias-free policing by the RCMP, there needs to be more work done on its relationship with Indigenous communities.Demands have increased in recent days for a complete overhaul to the way policing works in Canada, alongside a simil

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says it is irresponsible and wrong-headed for the Liberal government to draft a bill that would fine or imprison people who made fraudulent claims under the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.Singh says a bill the Liberals are proposing would hurt the very people that the CERB was designed to help — vulnerable people who have faced financial hardship because of COVID-19.He also says it was hypocritical for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take a knee on Parliament Hill during Friday's nationwide anti-racism demonstrations while such a bill was being drafted.He says th

There are 96,244 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 53,047 confirmed (including 4,984 deaths, 18,714 resolved) Ontario: 30,860 confirmed (including 2,450 deaths, 24,492 resolved) Alberta: 7,202 confirmed (including 149 deaths, 6,698 resolved) British Columbia: 2,659 confirmed (including 167 deaths, 2,309 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,059 confirmed (including 61 deaths, 999 resolved) Saskatchewan: 654 confirmed (including 13 deaths, 624 resolved) Manitoba: 289 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 284 resolved), 11 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 261 confirmed (including 3 d

The ban on non-essential crossings of the US-Canada border is being loosened. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is aimed at allowing some families to reunite. But Trudeau says the rules still require anyone entering the country to self-isolate for two weeks and he warns against breaking that rule. The border with the United States has been closed since March, except for goods and certain categories of essential workers.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he can understand if Canadians are upset about the prime minister's appearance at an anti-racism rally.Justin Trudeau and several cabinet ministers attended a massive rally in the nation's capital on Friday, held despite public health warnings against mass gatherings due to COVID-19.Scheer says Canadians have been told for months they can't gather in groups, can't visit their elderly relatives or attend funerals to slow the spread of the virus.He says he understands if Canadians are now confused about what advice they ought to be following if Trudeau hims

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he'll propose equipping police with body-worn cameras to the country's premiers this week, hoping for rapid movement. The cameras document police officers' interactions with the public and Trudeau says they're a relatively simple way to address complaints that police in Canada treat racialized people unfairly. He says fixing centuries of racial injustice won't happen overnight but recent protests have shown him that more needs to be done quickly. Trudeau says a look at the distribution of COVID-19 cases in large cities such as Toronto and Montreal shows th

Small and medium-sized businesses in Montreal will receive $50 million in support from the provincial and federal governments as they emerge from the COVID-19 crisis. The aid was confirmed Monday by federal Economic Development Minister Melanie Joly, provincial Economy and Innovation Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon and Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante. The money, which is mainly aimed at downtown businesses, will be distributed in the form of low-interest loans of up to $40,000 as well as grants. Some $30 million of the money will come from the federal government through its COVID-19 regional relief

There are 94,335 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 52,398 confirmed (including 4,935 deaths, 17,098 resolved) Ontario: 29,747 confirmed (including 2,372 deaths, 23,583 resolved) Alberta: 7,098 confirmed (including 146 deaths, 6,624 resolved) British Columbia: 2,632 confirmed (including 167 deaths, 2,272 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,058 confirmed (including 61 deaths, 997 resolved) Saskatchewan: 649 confirmed (including 11 deaths, 611 resolved) Manitoba: 289 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 284 resolved), 11 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 261 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 2

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has attended an anti-racism rally and took a public knee in solidarity with demonstrators. Trudeau arrived on Parliament Hill in Ottawa with security guards Friday, wearing a black cloth mask. After a few protesters asked him to kneel, he did. The Ottawa protest is one of multiple events in Canada on Friday following days of demonstrations against racism and police brutality in numerous American cities.