Kristy Kirkup
Reporter for The Canadian Press
About Kristy Kirkup
Missing, murdered women inquiry calls for justice system to review policies that led to 'genocide'
The final report of a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls is calling for broad and widespread changes to the way the justice system handles cases, including standardized response times, better communication with family members and strict protocols to ensure investigations are thorough and complete.
Wilson-Raybould says she never had an 'end game' planned in SNC Lavalin affair
Former justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould said on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, she never had long-term plan in mind during the SNC-Lavalin controversy that went beyond her doing the right thing in her previous role.
O'Regan and Grassy Narrows fail to meet proposed agreement on health facility
The federal government failed to reach a planned agreement Wednesday on a specialized health facility with a northern Ontario First Nation plagued by mercury contamination.
Conservatives urge Liberals to expedite promised relief for canola farmers
The federal Conservatives said Thursday they're hearing from frustrated canola producers who are still waiting for financial relief recently promised by the Liberal government.
Three women sue, alleging sexual assault by Correctional Service guard
Three women who say they were sexually assaulted by a prison guard have launched a lawsuit against the federal correctional service.
Federal government boosts loans for canola farmers amid tensions with China
The federal Liberals promised Wednesday to give Canada's canola farmers financial aid to lessen the impact of China's decision to ban their products as part of a trade dispute with no end in sight.
Senate committee recommends Beyak suspension over letters on Indigenous Peoples
The Senate's ethics committee recommended on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, that Sen. Lynn Beyak be suspended without pay over incendiary letters about Indigenous Peoples she posted to her website.
Kenney's premiership to pose challenges, opportunities for Trudeau
Kenney's victory, coupled with Doug Ford's win last year in Ontario, gives Trudeau a custom-made narrative: elect a federal Liberal majority as a counterweight to the proliferation of provincial Conservative governments, says pollster David Coletto.
Liberals to create national drug agency as building block of pharmacare plan
The federal Liberal government is promising a new agency to negotiate prescription drug prices for Canadians and try to drive down costs — a move billed as an "important step" on the path to an eventual national pharmacare plan.
Conversations beginning with Indigenous men and boys on cycle of abuse: Bennett
A $200-million component of the settlement for abuses at federally run schools for Indigenous children should help address the long-term pain of male survivors, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett said on Thursday, March 14, 2019, after a regional chief sounded the alarm this week about a lack of supports aimed at Indigenous men and boys.