Canada

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

Red tape risks lives of Afghan Interpreters' families waiting to come to Canada: NDP

OTTAWA - Afghan interpreters who helped the Canadian military say the federal government has lied to them about bringing family members to Canada, and that people have died waiting for paperwork to be...

Mar 30, 2022

Mass shooting inquiry: New details about second day of killing rampage revealed

HALIFAX - The inquiry investigating the mass shooting two years ago in Nova Scotia released a document today that provides chilling details about the mayhem that ensued when the killer continued his r...

Mar 30, 2022

Quebec media pen letter denouncing criminal trial held in secret, kept off docket

MONTREAL - The heads of Quebec major newsrooms have penned an open letter denouncing a criminal trial involving a police informant held entirely in secret and kept off the official court docket. The e...

Mar 30, 2022

Ex-chief of defence staff Jonathan Vance pleads guilty to obstruction of justice

OTTAWA - Former chief of the defence staff general Jonathan Vance has pleaded guilty to one charge of obstruction of justice. Vance's lawyer Rodney Sellar confirmed the plea during a virtual court app...

Mar 30, 2022