Canada

Government Senate rep proposes less partisan review of pandemic response

OTTAWA - The government representative in the Senate is proposing the upper chamber carry out a comprehensive review of the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to leaders of th...

Oct 27, 2020

Buffalo Party's strong showing in Saskatchewan vote a warning to Moe: experts

SASKATOON - Right-wing, pro-independence candidates had a stronger showing in Saskatchewan's election than the Opposition NDP in some rural ridings and experts say that means Premier Scott Moe's Saska...

Oct 27, 2020

Transport Canada's dangerous-goods registry has outdated, missing data: audit

OTTAWA - Transport Canada isn't always following up when it finds safety violations in the movement of dangerous goods and still doesn't have the full picture of the companies and locations it is supp...

Oct 27, 2020

Top public servant offers to explain redactions to WE Charity documents

OTTAWA - The country's top public servant is offering to testify about controversial redactions to some 5,000 pages of documents the government released on the WE Charity affair. Ian Shugart, clerk of...

Oct 27, 2020

Canadians support professor's use of offensive language, in context: poll

OTTAWA - A new survey suggests Canadians are broadly supportive of freedom of speech on university campuses, at all costs. The poll comes as debate continues over a case at the University of Ottawa in...

Oct 27, 2020

'Not RCMP investigating RCMP:' Bill to create civilian police oversight in Nunavut

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is not closing the door on having its own police oversight body and new legislation would allow it to start hiring civilian investigative groups, says the territory's deputy...

Oct 27, 2020

Deaf blind woman's rights breached by how student loan administered: court

TORONTO - An Ontario court has ruled that the provincial and federal governments must operate their student loan program in a way that ensures those with disabilities who take longer to complete their...

Oct 27, 2020

Corrections watchdog urges moratorium on doctor-assisted deaths in Canadian prisons

OTTAWA - Canada's prison ombudsman says Ottawa must put a moratorium on allowing medical assistance in dying inside federal correctional institutions, no matter the circumstances.Federal correctional ...

Oct 27, 2020

Trudeau says pandemic 'really sucks,' and that Christmas gatherings are up in the air

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the global COVID-19 pandemic "really sucks," and could jeopardize large gatherings with friends and family over Christmas on the heels of a toned-down Thank...

Oct 27, 2020

Mi'kmaq band finds buyer for portion of lobster catch after alleged blacklisting

HALIFAX - A First Nation in Nova Scotia that was struggling to sell its lobster amid tensions over its self-regulated fishery says it has managed to find a buyer for a portion of its catch. Chief Mike...

Oct 27, 2020