Kristy Kirkup
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Ottawa seeks 'clarity' in court on tribunal findings on First Nations health
The Liberal government is going to Federal Court to seek "clarity" on compliance order issued in May by a quasi-judicial human rights tribunal on the delivery of First Nations child health care.
Reported rate of hate crime in Thunder Bay 'appalling,' says local MP Hajdu
A Thunder Bay MP says she's not surprised by "appalling" new numbers that suggest the Ontario city has the highest rate of metropolitan hate crime in Canada.
All hands on deck for emergency personnel bracing for Canada 150 bash in Ottawa
Be alert but not alarmed, police are urging Canadians who will congregate under the Peace Tower next month for Canada 150 celebrations.
Jagmeet Singh takes stance against Kinder Morgan pipeline, unveils climate plan
NDP leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh is releasing a four-page climate change plan that includes taking a stand against the Kinder Morgan and Energy East pipelines.
Incidents targeting Muslims drove rise in hate crimes in 2015: StatsCan
An increase in incidents targeting the Muslim population drove a five per cent rise in hate crimes in 2015, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday.
McKenna 'deeply disappointed' in U.S. decision to pull out of Paris
President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate-change agreement is disappointing, but the world is marching inexorably towards a greener future with or without the US, says McKenna
Canada should withdraw from UN drug treaties due to pot plans: opposition
Opposition parties and international legal experts are calling on Ottawa to say what it plans to do about three UN drug treaties that pose a conundrum for the Liberal government plans to legalize pot.
Top court to hear federal government's appeal on residential school records
The federal government and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission both agree the survivor accounts are a critical part of Canadian history that should be preserved.
Transgender community, NDP urge Trudeau government to change travel regulations
Jennifer McCreath takes issue with a federal regulation that prohibits airlines from transporting anyone who "does not appear to be of the gender indicated on the identification presented."
Missing, murdered indigenous women inquiry in 'serious trouble': advocates
More than 30 advocates, indigenous leaders and family members issued an open letter May 15, 2017, to the chief commissioner of the inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women.