Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Key federal agencies ill-equipped to fight growing cybercrime threat, auditor finds
OTTAWA - Three key agencies lacked the "capacity and tools" to effectively protect Canadians from cyberattacks and tackle the growing threat of online crime, the federal spending watchdog has found. I...
Jun 04, 2024
Public servants often disregarded rules when awarding McKinsey contracts, AG finds
OTTAWA - Government organizations frequently disregarded federal contracting and procurement rules when awarding contracts to consulting firm McKinsey & Company, the auditor general concluded in a...
Jun 04, 2024
Prosecutors spend first day of testimony in Hunter Biden's gun trial detailing his drug problems
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Federal prosecutors on Tuesday painted President Joe Biden's son Hunter as deceptive and driven by addiction, a man whose dark habits ensnared loved ones and who knew what he w...
Jun 04, 2024
This MP says hundreds shared stories of coercive control, asks House to pass bill
OTTAWA - An NDP MP says she hopes the polarized House of Commons will continue to put partisanship aside to pass her bill to criminalize coercive control this week, after hearing hundreds of personal ...
Jun 04, 2024
Carbon capture rollout lags as industry, Ottawa at odds over who shoulders risk
CALGARY - The question of who should bear the financial risk for pricey carbon capture and storage projects has become a stumbling block slowing the technology's adoption in Canada. It has been half a...
Jun 04, 2024
Bread, milk, apples: Federal NDP wants price cap for grocery store staples
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats want a price cap on grocery store staples if the Liberal government can't convince grocers to bring down the prices themselves. For months, the Liberals have been tr...
Jun 04, 2024
Pharmacare bill passes in the House of Commons, heads to the Senate
OTTAWA - The Liberals' pharmacare bill is headed to the Senate after passing third reading in the House of Commons. The bill was the result of careful and lengthy negotiations between the Liberals and...
Jun 03, 2024
'A slap in the face': B.C. mayors decry being rejected for federal disaster relief
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The mayors of three British Columbia communities devastated by flooding in November 2021 are calling for changes in how the federal government dispenses disaster relief after their ...
Jun 03, 2024
Manitoba cabinet minister received government contract, faces disclosure questions
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba cabinet minister is being accused of hiding the fact he has a contract with the provincial government. The Opposition Progressive Conservatives filed a complaint Monday with the ...
Jun 03, 2024
Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to seek independent reelection bid amid federal corruption trial
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who is on trial on federal bribery charges in New York, has filed to run as an independent candidate for reelection. Menendez, 70, ha...
Jun 03, 2024
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