Canada

Hybrid Parliament can stay, but ministers should show up in person: committee report

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee says the pandemic-era practice of allowing federal elected officials to vote virtually should be allowed to stay. Members of Parliament on the committee for proce...

Jan 30, 2023

No security threat from RCMP's dealings with China-linked firm, minister tells MPs

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says there is no reason to believe Canada's national security was under threat at any time due to the RCMP's dealings with an Ontario company that has l...

Jan 30, 2023

McKinsey a 'distraction' from problem of consulting contracts, researcher tells MPs

OTTAWA - A researcher testifying before a parliamentary committee on the rise in government contracts awarded to McKinsey & Company said the focus on that one consulting firm is a distraction. Ama...

Jan 30, 2023

MPs unanimously call for Russia-based Wagner Group to be listed as terrorist entity

OTTAWA - The House of Commons has called on the Canadian government to list Russia-based mercenary company Wagner Group as a terrorist entity. NDP MP Heather McPherson successfully sought unanimous co...

Jan 30, 2023

Government says there is no need for every toxic chemical to have a pollution plan

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals will not change Ottawa's environmental protection law to make it mandatory for every toxic substance to have a pollution prevention plan. John Moffet, an assistant deputy...

Jan 30, 2023

Judge says Federal Court lacks jurisdiction for Uyghur genocide case

OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has thrown out a Uyghur group's attempt to sue the Liberal government over its lack of response to a possible genocide in China. The judge says courts can only rule on w...

Jan 30, 2023

Quebec RCMP say they rescued man trying to cross U.S. border on foot through woods

MONTREAL - Quebec RCMP say they rescued a man over the weekend who became lost in the woods in heavy snow while trying to cross the border into the United States. Cpl. Tasha Adams says a person called...

Jan 30, 2023

Const. Nicole Chan feared she'd never work again after hospital stint: VPD sergeant

BURNABY, B.C. - A Vancouver police sergeant who says he was Const. Nicole Chan's friend and mentor has told a coroner's inquest that Chan believed she would never return to work because human resource...

Jan 30, 2023

Congressman wants Canada, U.S. to use video teleconferencing for Nexus interviews

WASHINGTON - A New York congressman wants to add some Zoom to the sluggish effort to clear a bilateral backlog of Nexus trusted-traveller applications. If passed, the "Make Nexus Work Act," introduced...

Jan 30, 2023

What to know about B.C. decriminalizing possession of drugs for personal use

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is introducing a policy of decriminalization on Tuesday as part of what it says is an overall plan to prevent overdose deaths from illicit drugs. The pilot project will co...

Jan 30, 2023