Canada

Quebec police watchdog begins probe into alleged beating of Senegalese diplomat

MONTREAL - Quebec's independent police watchdog is investigating allegations that a Senegalese diplomat was detained and beaten by police in an Ottawa suburb last week. Guy Lapointe of the Bureau des ...

Aug 08, 2022

Privacy commissioner learned of RCMP spyware use from media, calls for stronger laws

OTTAWA - Canada's privacy commissioner says his office learned about the RCMP's use of spyware through the media, and he wants Parliament to strengthen and modernize privacy laws. Philippe Dufresne is...

Aug 08, 2022

CRA says it has $1.4 billion in uncashed cheques sitting in its coffers

OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency says it will be sending e-notifications about uncashed cheques to 25,000 Canadians this month. The federal agency says it has approximately $1.4 billion worth of unc...

Aug 08, 2022

House of Commons transport committee holds emergency meeting on airport delays

OTTAWA - The House of Commons transport committee is holding an emergency meeting today to talk about whether to go ahead with an investigation into airport delays and flight cancellations. Airlines a...

Aug 08, 2022

Bill with tax credits for 'North American' electric vehicles passes in U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON - The new plan to encourage Americans to buy more electric vehicles built in North America, instead of just the United States, has cleared its tallest hurdle. After a marathon voting sessio...

Aug 07, 2022

Montreal Pride Parade organizers cancel event, citing lack of security

MONTREAL - Pride Montreal abruptly cancelled its iconic annual parade hours before it was to get underway on Sunday, citing security concerns stemming from a lack of volunteers for the event. Festival...

Aug 07, 2022

Heat warning still in place for large swaths of central and eastern Canada

Five provinces across central and eastern Canada continued to swelter in unseasonably hot conditions on Sunday, Environment Canada said as it extended a widespread heat warning into a second day. The ...

Aug 07, 2022

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