Murray Wood: Police officers in the line of fire need more support from Ottawa.
Two RCMP officers were wounded in Melville, and officers have been killed in Montreal and Toronto. Murray Wood says the ...
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Ottawa’s new surveillance pricing rules not likely to take effect before 2028
OTTAWA - The federal government wants to be "super careful" as it tackles surveillance pricing, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said after tabling the government's new privacy bill. Unde...
Jun 16, 2026
Watchdog says tax code is 'completely nuts' and calls for simplification, automation
OTTAWA - Taxpayers' Ombudsperson Franois Boileau is pushing for simplified, automated tax filing as his office faces its highest number of complaints in three years. Boileau released a new report Tues...
Jun 16, 2026
Quebec strikes French-language deal with English universities after years of tension
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it has reached a new partnership with the province's English-language universities aimed at increasing the percentage of out-of-province students who graduate wit...
Jun 16, 2026
Carney announces new sanctions on Russia during G7 meeting with Zelenskyy
VIAN-LES-BAINS - Canada will impose new sanctions on Russia in a package that will target 162 people, entities and vessels - all assets of the Russian war machine. Prime Minister Mark Carney made the ...
Jun 16, 2026
Canada begins talks with Italy on buying advanced trainer jets
VIAN-LES-BAINS - Canada and Italy have entered talks for Canada's purchase of M-346 advanced jet trainer aircraft. The announcement was made after a meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ital...
Jun 16, 2026
Liberal government tables new First Nations drinking water legislation
OTTAWA - New legislation tabled by the government on Tuesday will create a legislative framework to protect drinking water in First Nations communities, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty s...
Jun 16, 2026
Canada risks missing economic boom by leaving Africa envoy position vacant: senator
OTTAWA - Ottawa might scrap the position of special envoy to Africa, despite House of Commons and Senate committees calling on the government to give the role a higher priority and more resources to c...
Jun 16, 2026
Canada's MAID laws on 'a collision course' as Parliament awaits legal challenges
OTTAWA - As Jocelyn Downie watched the Supreme Court of Canada strike down the laws criminalizing the act of helping someone end their life in 2015, she thought she'd better find something to do with ...
Jun 16, 2026
Carney talks China EVs with Trump at G7 summit, announces Russia sanctions
VIAN-LES-BAINS - Prime Minister Mark Carney appeared to pitch U.S. President Donald Trump on Canada's plan to import a limited number of Chinese electric vehicles at the G7 summit Tuesday in France. T...
Jun 16, 2026
Calls mount for independent investigation into alleged Montreal police racism
MONTREAL - As hundreds of people gathered in front of a police station in a multicultural neighbourhood of Montreal, Stephanie Germain said she noticed something had changed. The community worker said...
Jun 15, 2026
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8:30 - Two Saskatchewan RCMP officers are recovering after being seriously injured in a shooting while responding to a c...
