Canada

Justice minister says recent protest over Israel-Hamas war at his home crossed a line

OTTAWA - Justice Minister Arif Virani says protesters who took their cause to his home over the weekend crossed a line. A few dozen pro-Palestinian protesters showed up at Virani's Toronto-area home o...

Apr 30, 2024

Grandparents, grandchild among 4 dead in wrong-way 401 pursuit crash

Two grandparents and their infant grandchild were killed on a busy stretch of Highway 401 on Monday night after a van being chased by police east of Toronto crashed while going the wrong way, causing ...

Apr 30, 2024

Virani says Poilievre's willingness to use notwithstanding clause threatens rights

OTTAWA - Canada's justice minister says the notwithstanding clause should only be used as a measure of last resort after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre suggested he wouldn't hesitate to wield it...

Apr 30, 2024

'All options still on the table' for limiting plastics production: Guilbeault

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says all options to eliminate plastic waste are still on the table in negotiations for a global plastic treaty including putting legislated caps on how ...

Apr 30, 2024

Spy watchdog warns of 'significant legal risks' if cyberops breach international law

OTTAWA - A new watchdog report says Canada's electronic spy agency needs to clearly spell out how its cyberoperations comply with international law. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agenc...

Apr 30, 2024

London Drugs probes if personal data was breached in cyber incident that shut stores

VANCOUVER - London Drugs is investigating whether personal data was compromised in a cybersecurity incident that prompted the company to close all of its stores across Western Canada until further not...

Apr 30, 2024

Capital gains tax changes not included in Freeland's motion to introduce budget bill

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland intends to ask Parliament to approve proposed changes to capital gains tax rates in a stand-alone bill. The most controversial measure from her recent feder...

Apr 30, 2024

Environment commissioner gives Canada failing grade on contaminated sites in North

OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says Ottawa is failing to remediate contaminated sites in the North, leaving Indigenous peoples at risk and raising the government's own financial liability ...

Apr 30, 2024

Federal government must track progress toward zero plastic waste goal: audit report

OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says most federal programs aimed at reducing plastic waste are working, but the government isn't tracking its progress toward the goal of zero waste. The gov...

Apr 30, 2024

McGill says it will try to de-escalate standoff with camps before calling in police

Montreal's McGill University says it will make efforts to de-escalate before asking for police help with a camp that's been set up on campus by pro-Palestinian activists. An update from the school lat...

Apr 30, 2024