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Explicitly naming male violence against women is key to saving lives and prosecuting offenders, experts say as London and Ottawa police take steps toward change, Jennifer Edmonds could never find a heel high enough. The 47-year-old was a fashion enthusiast who also loved motorsports, singing in the family band and planning weddings as a side [...]

Byline: KRISTY KIRKUP, ALANNA SMITH Every Monday, a mini fridge is filled with snacks and sandwiches at a drop-in clinic in downtown Toronto for people who use substances during pregnancy. [...]

Researchers have concluded there is a need for programs to identify at-risk women and to intervene during pregnancy and beyond the traditional postpartum period, Every Monday, a mini fridge is filled with snacks and sandwiches at a drop-in clinic in downtown Toronto for people who use substances during pregnancy. Called My Baby and Me, [...]

Byline: LAURA STONE, KRISTY KIRKUP OTTAWA -- Ontario is pressing ahead with its plan to shut nearly half of the supervised consumption sites in the province in new legislation that [...]

Byline: Kristy Kirkup; Staff Kristy Kirkup is a reporter for The Globe and Mail based in Ottawa. Nearly a decade ago, on my first day working at the national wire [...]

Murray Sinclair built bridges with people he had no reason to trust and remained hopeful that we can, and must, do better, Kristy Kirkup is a reporter for The Globe and Mail based in Ottawa. Nearly a decade ago, on my first day working at the national wire service, I was given [...]

For years, public health experts have advocated for the sites and say they provide a clean place for people to consume drugs with staff who know how to respond if there is an overdose, Ontario’s planned closing of several supervised consumption sites in Toronto is expected to lead to a significant number of existing clients losing access to services, a new study released Thursday [...]

Statement from Sinclair’s family says the funeral, organized by the federal and provincial governments, will take place at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, A public funeral will be held in Winnipeg Sunday for Murray Sinclair, who is being hailed as https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-murray-sinclair-obituary-death-anishinaabe-judge/ and helped Canadians understand their role in reconciliation. Mr. Sinclair, a former [...]

Byline: KRISTY KIRKUP, PATRICK WHITE, TEMUR DURRANI OTTAWA, TORONTO, WINNIPEG -- As a sacred fire drew mourners to honour Murray Sinclair outside the Manitoba Legislature on Monday, dignitaries across Canada [...]

He was one of Canada’s most prominent Indigenous advocates and scholars, advancing the national conversation on reconciliation, As a sacred fire drew mourners to honour Murray Sinclair outside the Manitoba Legislature on Monday, dignitaries across Canada remembered the late judge and senator as a tireless advocate who [...]

Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice co-chair says registry will bring together survivors and help support their healing and reconciliation, A non-profit group is compiling a new registry to produce data on the prevalence of forced and coerced sterilizations involving Indigenous patients in Canada to bolster awareness of the practice [...]

Byline: KRISTY KIRKUP, WILLOW FIDDLER Canada's special interlocutor tasked with examining missing children and unmarked graves associated with residential schools says she faced death threats and abuse while doing her [...]

Kimberly Murray joins NDP MP in calling for criminalizing residential school denialism as a hate crime, Canada’s special interlocutor tasked with examining missing children and unmarked graves associated with https://www.theglobeandmail.com/topics/residential-schools/says she faced death threats and abuse while doing her work. Kimberly Murray, who delivered her final [...]

Byline: KRISTY KIRKUP; Staff OTTAWA -- The federal government needs to address residential-school denialism by amending the Criminal Code to make it an offence to willfully promote hatred against Indigenous [...]

Kimberly Murray recommends outlawing the wilful promotion of hate against Indigenous peoples in her final report, The federal government needs to address residential-school denialism by amending the Criminal Code to make it an offence to willfully promote hatred against Indigenous peoples by playing down or justifying [...]

Findings reinforce report published earlier this year by three senators, which says Canada faces a primary care crisis in which 10 million Canadians could be without a family doctor in the next decade, More than five million Canadian adults struggle to access primary care, according to a new report on the status of priority areas in https://www.theglobeandmail.com/topics/health-care/ identified by three levels of government. [...]

Byline: KRISTY KIRKUP; Staff More than five million Canadian adults struggle to access primary care, according to a new report on the status of priority areas in health care identified [...]

Byline: KRISTY KIRKUP; Staff OTTAWA -- Civilians who heard gunshots and rushed to the aid of Corporal Nathan Cirillo 10 years ago in Ottawa received a tribute in the House [...]

Ontario MP Charlie Angus leads honour in Parliament to the civilians who came to Cpl. Cirillo’s aid, Civilians who heard gunshots and rushed to the aid of Corporal Nathan Cirillo 10 years ago in Ottawa received a tribute in the House of Commons, with MPs also holding [...]

Revisiting the 2014 terror attack that transformed Ottawa, 10 years later, For the best listening experience and to never miss an episode, subscribe to The Decibel on your favourite podcast app or platform: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts [...]

Byline: KRISTY KIRKUP; Staff OTTAWA -- There were two attacks on Oct. 22, 2014: one at the National War Memorial and one on Parliament Hill. First, a gunman killed 24-year-old [...]

Byline: KRISTY KIRKUP; Staff OTTAWA -- Adecade ago, Martin Magnan was walking in downtown Ottawa near the National War Memorial when he heard three gunshots and began to run. While [...]

A decade after the tragedy, the civilians who worked together to try and save Cirillo have not been recognized publicly for their bravery, A decade ago, Martin Magnan was walking in downtown Ottawa near the National War Memorial when he heard three gunshots and began to run. While others were fleeing, Mr. Magnan’s [...]

How the attacks at the National War Memorial and Parliament Hill changed the lives of four Canadians, There were two attacks on Oct. 22, 2014: one at the National War Memorial and one on Parliament Hill. First, a gunman killed 24-year-old Corporal Nathan Cirillo while the reservist [...]

The Senate has passed pharmacare legislation that will see Ottawa now work to set up agreements with provinces and territories for the coverage of some diabetes medications and contraceptives. The [...], Approval means Ottawa will soon start negotiations with each province and territory on the coverage of some diabetes medications and contraceptives

Byline: BILL CURRY, KRISTY KIRKUP OTTAWA -- The House of Commons voted in favour of a Bloc Québécois motion on seniors benefits Wednesday over the objections of the Liberal government. [...]

Former Ontario health minister and NDP critic say new letter from federal Health Minister Mark Holland makes the government’s intentions clear, Senators should pass pharmacare legislation as soon as possible without amendments, says the former chair of an advisory council who put forward a roadmap on the path to universal pharmacare [...]

Byline: KRISTY KIRKUP; Staff OTTAWA -- Health Minister Mark Holland has written a Senate committee studying the pharmacare legislation to confirm that the government intends for the diabetes medications and [...]

As a first phase, Ottawa plans to negotiate bilateral agreements with provinces and territories for ‘universal, single-payer, first-dollar coverage’ for contraceptive and diabetes medications, Health Minister Mark Holland has written a Senate committee studying the pharmacare legislation to confirm that the government intends for the diabetes medications and contraceptives involved to be paid for [...]

Former health minister Jane Philpott hopes the Senate will exercise its authority and ‘make the necessary amendments so that we won’t have this fragmented, insufficient bill passed’, Advocates of universal pharmacare say they worry the government’s legislation needs to be clarified but is being rushed through the legislative process for political reasons. The pharmacare bill, C-64, was [...]

The Parliamentary Protective Service and Ottawa Police have been monitoring a vocal group of demonstrators who congregated near Parliament Hill in mid-September, The parliamentary entity that safeguards the physical security of Parliament Hill says it has significantly adjusted security measures, and Ottawa Police have also directed additional resources to nearby streets, amid [...]

Byline: KRISTY KIRKUP, MARIEKE WALSH OTTAWA -- Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez plans to announce his resignation from the Trudeau cabinet on Thursday to enter the Quebec Liberal leadership race, another [...]

Mr. Rodriguez is the second high-profile minister to leave the Prime Minister’s cabinet in just three months, Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez plans to announce his resignation from the Trudeau cabinet on Thursday to enter the Quebec Liberal leadership race, another blow to the governing Liberals who are [...]

In response to increasing threat, some MPs would like to see a dedicated force akin to the U.S. Secret Service to protect federal politicians, It was supposed to be a routine rally for Justin Trudeau during the 2021 election campaign – an outdoor event in Bolton, Ont., about 50 kilometres northwest of Toronto. But [...]

Bloc Québécois takes Montreal riding in Monday by-election seen as test of governing party’s support in area of traditional strength, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet pledged to forge ahead Tuesday as they sustained the loss of a second Liberal stronghold in three months and return to the House [...]

Byline: KRISTY KIRKUP; Staff OTTAWA -- It was supposed to be a routine rally for Justin Trudeau during the 2021 election campaign - an outdoor event in Bolton, Ont., about [...]

Byline: KRISTY KIRKUP; Staff OTTAWA -- Voters in a hotly contested Montreal federal by-election will find themselves holding the longest ballot in Canadian history, which could make for a lengthy [...]

There are 91 candidates on Monday’s ballot for the LaSalle-Émard-Verdun district, a race prompted by the departure of David Lametti, Voters in a hotly contested Montreal federal by-election will find themselves holding the longest ballot in Canadian history, which could make for a lengthy period of waiting for results. There [...]

Trudeau says he is eager to get back to debating, Poilievre says his Conservatives will soon put forward a non-confidence motion, Jagmeet Singh rejects calls to upend minority government, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he can’t wait to get “into it” with Pierre Poilievre this fall, while the Conservative Leader challenged the NDP and Bloc Québécois to bring down [...]

It’s believed thousands of fakes of Morrisseau’s paintings exist around the world, For the best listening experience and to never miss an episode, subscribe to The Decibel on your favourite podcast app or platform: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts [...]

The survey by Nanos Research for The Globe and Mail found 43 per cent of respondents say they support the move, while 20 per cent say they somewhat support the measure, Nearly two-thirds of Canadians show some level of support for Ottawa’s plan to add a 100-per-cent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles, a new poll has found. The survey by Nanos [...]

Byline: KRISTY KIRKUP; Staff Homicide investigator Jason Rybak was digging into an unsolved murder in Thunder Bay five years ago when he was contacted by the deceased teenager's mother about [...]

Thunder Bay detective Jason Rybak helped crack the Morrisseau case and now makes the argument for a specialized art crime unit, Homicide investigator Jason Rybak was digging into an unsolved murder in Thunder Bay five years ago when he was contacted by the deceased teenager’s mother about a documentary that included [...]

Byline: COLIN FREEZE, KRISTY KIRKUP, IAN BAILEY The RCMP has been struggling for years to fulfill demands from the federal government that it bolster the ranks of officers who protect [...]

Byline: KRISTY KIRKUP, ERIC ANDREW-GEE OTTAWA, MONTREAL -- Pierre Poilievre told chiefs at his first in-person address to the Assembly of First Nations that their values are similar to core [...]

OTTAWA -- The federal government is on the cusp of reaching a major agreement with First Nations organizations that could see Ottawa spend more than double what it planned two [...]

Byline: KRISTY KIRKUP, WILLOW FIDDLER OTTAWA -- Indigenous children's advocate Cindy Blackstock is questioning how the Prime Minister can apologize for harms caused by the First Nations child-welfare system while [...]

Byline: MARIEKE WALSH, BILL CURRY, KRISTY KIRKUP MONTREAL, OTTAWA, OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is resisting calls for an immediate meeting with his entire Liberal Party caucus in the [...]

Byline: BILL CURRY, KRISTY KIRKUP, MARIEKE WALSH OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing calls from two Chrétien-era Liberal cabinet ministers to step down as party leader, with the [...]