Canada

Parliamentary committee to begin study of RCMP's use of cellphone spyware

OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee will begin exploring RCMP's use of spyware on Monday. The House of Commons ethics and privacy committee called for a summer study after the RCMP revealed its use of ...

Aug 07, 2022

Ottawa on track to spend $200M per year on cannabis for veterans

Ottawa is reimbursing a record number of veterans for medical marijuana, with new figures showing the federal government shelled out more than $150 million in the last fiscal year - more than double t...

Aug 07, 2022

Tory leadership hopefuls say it's time for unity. Here's what some say that means

OTTAWA - When three Conservative leadership hopefuls met this past week for a debate, the same word kept getting repeated. Unity. Or more precisely, the need for it. In a contest largely seen as a bat...

Aug 07, 2022

Northern Quebec circuit court should be adapted to local conditions: report

MONTREAL - The justice system in Quebec's northern Nunavik region should be better adapted to local culture and have a more permanent presence in the area, according to a new report. Jean-Claude Latra...

Aug 07, 2022

Man accused in Amanda Todd harassment case found guilty on all charges

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Dutch man accused of tormenting British Columbia teen Amanda Todd via online threats has been found guilty of all charges he faced in connection with the case, a jury ruled o...

Aug 06, 2022

Hockey Canada's board chair Michael Brind’Amour steps down

CALGARY - The chair of Hockey Canada's board of directors has resigned. Michael Brind'Amour told the board Friday evening he was stepping down immediately, Hockey Canada said Saturday in a statement. ...

Aug 06, 2022

Amid controversy, Hockey Canada Chair steps down

CALGARY - Hockey Canada's Chair Michael Brind'Amour announced Friday (August 5) evening that he would be stepping down from his position.In a news release, he says, "I have listened carefully and inte...

Aug 06, 2022

Artists to cash in when work is resold with update of copyright laws

OTTAWA - Artists are to get paid when their work is resold in a shakeup of copyright laws that would give them a slice of collectors' profits. Painters, sculptors and other visual artists stand to get...

Aug 06, 2022

Pandemic benefits were too generous with businesses, stringent with workers: experts

OTTAWA - Benefits rolled out at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic allowed vulnerable Canadians to stay healthy while maintaining an income, but business supports were excessive and show the outsized ...

Aug 06, 2022

Amanda Todd's mother highlights impact of 'sextortion', as jury deliberates

NEW WESTMINSTER - The mother of Amanda Todd hopes her daughter's case brings increased awareness of the devastating impacts of "sextortion", as a jury in the trial of a Dutch man accused of blackmaili...

Aug 06, 2022