Canada

State adversaries getting 'bolder' in cyberspace, Canadian threat forecast warns

OTTAWA - A new federal threat forecast warns that foreign adversaries are becoming bolder and more aggressive with their tactics in cyberspace. The 2025-26 forecast from the Canadian Centre for Cyber ...

Oct 30, 2024

PM says he's trying to get Poilievre names of Tories linked to foreign interference

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's asked national security services to find a way to share information with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre about foreign interference affecting his ...

Oct 30, 2024

'Not going to play their games,' Singh won't help Tories, Bloc topple the Liberals

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his caucus will not cave to demands from the Bloc Qubcois and Conservative leaders to help them bring down the Liberal government. On Tuesday Bloc Leader Yves-Fr...

Oct 30, 2024

Former foreign ministry official recalls fear Abdelrazik would end up in Guantanamo

OTTAWA - A former senior official at Canada's foreign ministry says there were fears two decades ago that Montreal man Abousfian Abdelrazik might end up at a prison for suspected terrorists in Guantan...

Oct 30, 2024

B.C. NDP must 'adapt,' 'build bridges,' says Surrey MLA now nicknamed 'Comeback Kid'

VICTORIA - The New Democrat whose 27-vote, come-from-behind victory is being credited with giving B.C. Premier David Eby a razor-thin majority government says he's a bridge builder in his community an...

Oct 30, 2024

Liberals look to move past leadership drama with eye on next campaign

OTTAWA - The Liberal caucus is looking ahead to the party's plan for the next election after an unsuccessful attempt by some MPs to oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Longtime Liberal operative Andre...

Oct 30, 2024

Montreal City Hall removing welcome sign with hijab sends wrong message: Muslim group

MONTREAL - A national Muslim advocacy group says Montreal is sending the wrong message by removing a welcome sign at city hall that had on it a woman wearing a hijab. Stephen Brown, chief executive of...

Oct 30, 2024

Alzheimer Society supports advance MAID requests, but also good dementia care

TORONTO - The Alzheimer Society says people with dementia should have the right to request medical assistance in dying in advance - but it must not be a replacement for high-quality palliative care. A...

Oct 30, 2024

Ottawa urged to halt imports of endangered monkeys for drug testing, amid U.S. probe

TORONTO - The federal government is facing mounting pressure to investigate the importation of endangered monkeys for medical research in Quebec, after a United States probe allegedly prompted a pharm...

Oct 30, 2024

Federal government would have to double military spending to meet NATO target: PBO

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says if the federal government wants to meet NATO's military spending target by 2032 as promised, it will have to almost double defence spending to $81.9 bill...

Oct 30, 2024