Canada

Trudeau to meet with Biden, California governor on Day 2 of Summit of the Americas

LOS ANGELES - It's an itinerary worthy of Hollywood: the governor of California, the man who runs Google and the president of the United States. Day 2 at the Summit of the Americas is shaping up to be...

Jun 09, 2022

Waive biometric, document requirements for families of Afghan interpreters: committee

OTTAWA - Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada needs an emergency mechanism to respond quickly to humanitarian crises, according to a new report from the special parliamentary committee on Afgh...

Jun 08, 2022

Marco Mendicino tries to clarify whether police asked for Emergencies Act

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is trying to clarify whether anyone outright asked the government to invoke the Emergencies Act in February, after his deputy minister told a committee ...

Jun 08, 2022

PM tabs chief legal officer at House of Commons to be next privacy commissioner

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated accomplished lawyer Philippe Dufresne to be the next federal privacy commissioner. Dufresne is the chief legal officer of the House of Commons and ...

Jun 08, 2022

Conservatives say leadership vote won't be delayed after 'many new members' signed up

OTTAWA - Conservative leadership chair Ian Brodie says he doesn't see any scenario in which the race could be delayed, even as party faithful fret over the long wait to certify memberships. Brodie say...

Jun 08, 2022

Russia not invited as Arctic Council resumes meetings

OTTAWA - The Arctic Council is deciding to sit again, after suspending its meetings in protest at Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But council members say Russia is not invited to the table and future me...

Jun 08, 2022

Federal lawyers move to shield alleged secrets in civil court case of ex-Saudi spy

OTTAWA - The Canadian government is seeking a court injunction to prevent a former Saudi intelligence official from disclosing allegedly sensitive security information in a civil proceeding against hi...

Jun 08, 2022

Canada Child Benefit would cost $1.1B more without pandemic supports: PBO

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office estimates the Canada Child Benefit program would cost $1.1 billion more over the 2021-2024 fiscal years if pandemic supports had not been paid out to families ...

Jun 08, 2022

Federal ministers say they're working on measures to end delays at airports

OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says the federal government is working on new measures to help ease delays at major airports, adding that a "similar phenomenon" is happening worldwide. Speak...

Jun 08, 2022

Canada is target of Russian disinformation, with millions of tweets linked to Kremlin

OTTAWA - A University of Calgary analysis of over 6 million tweets and retweets - and where they originate from - has found that Canada is being targeted by foreign powers trying to influence public o...

Jun 08, 2022