Canada

Bureaucrat tried to undercut cabinet's powers with shipbuilding project leak: Crown

OTTAWA - Crown prosecutors accused a federal public servant of attempting to undercut cabinet's decision-making powers by intentionally leaking sensitive documents about a $700-million shipbuilding pr...

Jun 07, 2022

Federal Court says it lacks jurisdiction to hear CSIS employee's discrimination claim

OTTAWA - A federal judge has tossed out a Canadian Security Intelligence Service employee's discrimination lawsuit against the spy service, saying Sameer Ebadi should have followed the internal grieva...

Jun 07, 2022

Chief electoral officer wants law against false claims meant to undermine elections

OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer is recommending that changes to the law be made to combat foreign interference in elections and the spread of misinformation. Stphane Perrault is calling for ...

Jun 07, 2022

Conservatives, NDP demand more action from Liberals to reduce cost of living

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives and New Democrats both delivered forceful pleas today to the government to do more to address the cost-of-living crisis in Canada, though the parties diverged on wha...

Jun 07, 2022

Governor General and Air Canada CEO trigger explosion of complains to languages czar

OTTAWA - Canada's Governor General and Air Canada's CEO were connected to an explosion of complaints to the official languages commissioner in the past year. Commissioner Raymond Thberge released his ...

Jun 07, 2022

B.C. report calls for co-ordinated heat-alert system to prevent to future deaths

VICTORIA - A death-panel report is calling for a co-ordinated heat-alert system in British Columbia to prevent loss of life in hot-weather emergencies similar to the event last summer that resulted in...

Jun 07, 2022

Ex-Quebec construction boss Accurso free on bail awaiting appeal before Supreme Court

MONTREAL - A Quebec Court of Appeal judge is allowing ex-construction boss Tony Accurso to remain free on bail while he appeals his fraud conviction to the Supreme Court of Canada. Accurso received a ...

Jun 07, 2022

Defrocked priest who abused dozens of Inuit children now out on parole

A defrocked Oblate priest who has been convicted of dozens of horrendous sexual crimes against Inuit children is now out on parole. Eric Dejaeger had been sentenced to 19 years for crimes committed be...

Jun 07, 2022

Lost emails and unexplained delays: Mass shooting inquiry uncovers new RCMP snags

HALIFAX - The inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia has revealed two new RCMP miscues that delayed a warning to the public that the killer was driving a replica police car. In both cases,...

Jun 07, 2022

Trudeau visits US, Shopify shareholders vote on founder share: In The News for June 7

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Jun 07, 2022