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India resuming some visa services for Canadians, at consulates and abroad

India resuming some visa services for Canadians, at consulates and abroad

OTTAWA — India's high commission in Canada said on Wednesday that the country's officials will resume processing some types of visa applications for Canadians applying from across the country as well as abroad.
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Rules were followed in alleged Islamophobic incident involving U.K. MP: Air Canada

Rules were followed in alleged Islamophobic incident involving U.K. MP: Air Canada

OTTAWA — Air Canada staff followed procedure when they held back a British member of Parliament for extra questions during a recent diplomatic trip to Canada, the airline said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Ontario mayors say rules for provincial housing fund unfairly penalize them

Ontario mayors say rules for provincial housing fund unfairly penalize them

TORONTO — Ontario's big cities say they could lose out on millions of dollars in provincial funding for housing-related infrastructure due to factors beyond their control, unless the government makes a simple change to the criteria.
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Affordable housing advocates, students point to gaps in Nova Scotia housing plan

Affordable housing advocates, students point to gaps in Nova Scotia housing plan

HALIFAX — Advocates for low-income renters and students in Nova Scotia are pointing out gaps in the province's plan to avoid a potential shortfall of 41,200 residential units by 2028. The plan was announced at a news conference in Halifax on Monday.
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Deal that led to Black representation on Louisiana's highest court upheld by federal appeals panel

Deal that led to Black representation on Louisiana's highest court upheld by federal appeals panel

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 1992 federal court agreement that led to a Black justice being elected to Louisiana’s once all-white Supreme Court will remain in effect under a ruling Wednesday from a divided federal appeals court panel.
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Health-care standards not met at Alberta correctional centre, report finds

Health-care standards not met at Alberta correctional centre, report finds

EDMONTON — Two inmates at the Edmonton Remand Centre died and three others were hospitalized after receiving poor medical care at the institution, the province's public interest commissioner has found.
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Quebec public sector unions call for one-day strike to be held Nov. 6

Quebec public sector unions call for one-day strike to be held Nov. 6

MONTREAL — Quebec's common front of public sector unions are gearing up for a one-day strike on Nov. 6 as the province prepares to make a fresh contract offer this weekend.
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Biden calls Australia 'an anchor to peace and prosperity' during state visit from Albanese

Biden calls Australia 'an anchor to peace and prosperity' during state visit from Albanese

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden described Australia as “an anchor to peace and prosperity” while standing alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House on Wednesday, part of a state visit intended to deepen an alliance that's inc
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'Elegant' low-carbon energy projects planned by northern B.C. First Nation: Eby

'Elegant' low-carbon energy projects planned by northern B.C. First Nation: Eby

VICTORIA — A northern British Columbia First Nation has signed an agreement with the province to work together on what Premier David Eby calls an "elegant" proposal for a clean energy hub on band territory north of Prince George.
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Jean Charest's son reacts after Legault says comparison to ex-premier is 'insulting'

Jean Charest's son reacts after Legault says comparison to ex-premier is 'insulting'

QUEBEC — Jean Charest's son is sticking up for his father after Quebec Premier François Legault suggested it's an insult to be compared to the former premier.
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