Canada

Feds looking to protect carbon price with legislation or compensation

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the government wants to "future proof" the carbon price against political decisions to cancel or lower it down the road. The new emissions reductio...

Mar 30, 2022

RCMP's bias-free policing policy inadequate: Mountie watchdog

OTTAWA - The civilian watchdog agency that oversees the RCMP says the Mounties' bias-free policing policy is inadequate and unclear. The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission's report released tod...

Mar 30, 2022

Government working to find out which Ukrainians coming to Canada need most help

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Canada will extend some settlement services to fleeing Ukrainians, but they will not receive all of the same supports as typical refugees. Many Ukrainian...

Mar 30, 2022

Building national monument honouring residential school students to take five years

Ottawa is eyeing a five-year timeline to build a national monument to honour children who suffered its residential schools system. Construction of a memorial in the national capital was listed as one ...

Mar 30, 2022

Federal emissions reduction plan still undercounts forestry, environmentalists say

Environmentalists say the new federal emissions reduction plan continues to undercount emissions from forestry. The Liberal government released yesterday its pathway on how Canada can become carbon-ne...

Mar 30, 2022

Small businesses seek extra hiring aid in federal budget to help with recovery

OTTAWA - The voice of Canadian small business says it hopes the federal government breathes extra months of life into an incentive for companies to hire new staff, a way to help firms only now hitting...

Mar 30, 2022

Former senator Joyce Fairbairn has died at the age of 82

OTTAWA - Former Liberal senator Joyce Fairbairn has died at the age of 82. She began her career as a journalist working in the parliamentary press gallery before entering the political realm, becoming...

Mar 30, 2022

Witnesses suing police regarding Quebec's 2012 election night shooting in court today

MONTREAL - Four technicians who witnessed Quebec's fatal 2012 election night shooting are arguing in court today that Montreal police and Quebec provincial police failed in their duty to ensure the po...

Mar 30, 2022

Parliamentary budget officer says one minimum sentence costs $98 million per year

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says that one particular mandatory minimum sentence costs a total of $98 million each year. Budget officer Yves Giroux's report focuses on costs related to th...

Mar 30, 2022

Law to help Canada's news industry, and combat fake news, to be tabled within days

OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is poised to bring forward legislation within days to make digital giants compensate Canadian media outlets for reusing their news content. The bill is model...

Mar 30, 2022