Canada

Civil liberties group asks Liberals to end use facial fingerprint tech in party votes

OTTAWA - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is asking the Liberals to stop using facial recognition technology as part of the party's process to select candidates in the next federal election. T...

Jun 23, 2021

Feds ask court to keep documents related to scientists' firing under wraps

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is asking the Federal Court to prohibit disclosure of documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest-security laboratory. House of Commons Speake...

Jun 23, 2021

Watchdog calls rate of child sexual abuse in Nunavut a crisis

IQALUIT - Nunavut's representative for children and youth says the territory's high rate of child sexual abuse amounts to a crisis. Jane Bates testified this week before legislature members to discuss...

Jun 23, 2021

Alberta commits $8 million to locate and honour victims at residential school sites

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is contributing $8 million in grants to assist First Nations and Mtis communities locate the remains and honour the memories of residential school victims. Premier Ja...

Jun 23, 2021

Canada to provide residential school records to U.S. if needed: minister

OTTAWA - Canada's Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister says Ottawa is open to providing archival data on residential schools to the U.S. government to help with its recently announced investigation int...

Jun 23, 2021

Scale and speed of change needed to achieve 2030 climate goal a challenge, says PBO

OTTAWA - A new report from Canada's parliamentary budget officer says the speed at which change needs to happen for how people drive and heat buildings will make it tough for the Liberal government to...

Jun 23, 2021

Desmond inquiry: Veterans Affairs manager says family violence training was needed

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - The inquiry investigating why a former soldier in Nova Scotia killed his family and himself in 2017 is hearing from his case manager at Veterans Affairs, who testified today th...

Jun 23, 2021

Class action alleging RCMP abuse of Indigenous people in Northern Canada certified

TORONTO - A lawsuit alleging RCMP systematically brutalized Indigenous people in Northern Canada can proceed as a class action despite objections from the government, Federal Court ruled on Wednesday....

Jun 23, 2021

Boost to seniors benefit this summer and beyond could cost $10.7 billion, PBO says

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer is estimating the Liberals' plan to send one-time payments this summer to seniors over 75 and then boost their old-age benefits thereafter will cost slightly ...

Jun 23, 2021

Renew relationship with Indigenous Peoples without trying to 'cancel' Canada: O'Toole

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he's committed to a renewed nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous Peoples, but stands firm against so-called activist efforts to "cancel" Canada,...

Jun 23, 2021