Janice Dickson
Reporter with the Canadian Press | Ottawa
About Janice Dickson
Goodale to 'examine' transfer of Rafferty to medium-security prison
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says he will examine the transfer of Victoria Stafford's murderer Michael Rafferty from a maximum-security prison to a medium-security facility — a review that will take place just weeks after Rafferty's accomplice Terri-Lynne McClintic went back to a prison from an Indigenous healing lodge.
First Nations chiefs boo Scheer for not saying how he's different from Harper
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says First Nations chiefs will have to wait until his platform is released to see how he differs from former prime minister Stephen Harper.
Grassy Narrows First Nation chief not 'a believer' in PM's reconciliation pledge
An Ontario First Nation suffering from generations of mercury poisoning still needs a treatment centre and help for children harmed by the toxic metal, its chief said on Wednesday, December 5, 2018.
Trudeau wants new relationship with Indigenous people to be his legacy as PM
Rebuilding Canada's relationship with Indigenous people is part of the legacy Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants to leave, he told chiefs gathered at a major Assembly of First Nations meeting in Ottawa on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, afternoon.
Trudeau criticized for tweet to Trevor Noah pledging $50M charity gift
Canada will contribute $50 million to a global charity for children's education, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted to comedian Trevor Noah, a pledge that quickly drew criticism both for its content and its form.
Trudeau campaigns for byelection candidate in tough eastern Ontario riding
A byelection candidate Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau stumped for in eastern Ontario on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, says she believes their party is gaining momentum in territory the Conservatives have owned for 14 years.
Conservative MP urges feds to respond to 'non-state torture' in Canada
The Canadian government has to answer to the findings of two nurses who told a United Nations committee this week that women and girls in Canada are facing abuse so extreme it amounts to torture, Conservative MP Arnold Viersen says.
Federal MPs denounce controversial Facebook post targeting Sajjan
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says he was heartened to see Conservative MPs denouncing a hateful Facebook post that targeted him.
Clement admits to multiple acts of infidelity as long ago as last summer
Former Conservative MP Tony Clement has had inappropriate online relationships with more than one woman and went to the police months ago because someone was trying to pay one of the women to offer up intimate details of their exchanges, he admitted on Thursday, November 8, 2018.
Tories, NDP, push bill that would improve mental-health support for jurors
Federal opposition parties have joined forces to support a private member's bill aimed at improving mental-health support for jurors traumatized by the evidence they see during trials.