Meng Wanzhou has filed a civil claim against members of the Canada Border Services Agency, the RCMP and the Government of Canada, alleging “serious breaches of her constitutional rights” when she was detained, searched and interrogated at Vancouver International Airport in December.
Facebook pressured Canada to ease up on data rules, U.K. reports say
Facebook promised to open a data centre in Canada to create jobs, in exchange for the federal government offering assurances that it would not impose its jurisdiction over the company’s non-Canadian data.
Arsenic in baby food? Banned from No Frills and cheaper phone plans: CBC’s Marketplace consumer cheat sheet
CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week, including what’s in baby food, a disabled woman banned from No Frills and hope for cheaper cellphone bills.
MacAulay says he wants to speed up missing pay for shortchanged veterans
The new veterans minister extended olive branches to veterans community, but Lawrence MacAulay has some gruelling months ahead as government implements its pension-for-life plan.
‘And then he was raping me’: Victim goes public about shocking attack to reveal justice system flaws
A sexual assault victim who was a minor at the time of the attack has taken an extraordinary step, going to court to have the publication ban on her identity lifted so she can talk publicly about her case and push for changes to the criminal justice system.
SNC-Lavalin affair: Splitting AG role from the justice file is worth considering, say former AGs, experts
The political debate around the SNC-Lavalin affair has many threads, but almost all of them could prove that philosopher and one-time attorney general of England Francis Bacon was onto something when he said that to hold his legal post in government was “the painfullest task in the realm.”
Sacramento police officers who fatally shot Stephon Clark won’t face charges
The two Sacramento, Calif., police officers whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black man last year prompted nationwide protests will not face criminal charges, prosecutors announced Saturday.
13-year-old was driving SUV that slammed into median on Ontario highway
A 13-year-old was driving an SUV when it crashed through a fence onto Highway 403 in Oakville, Ont., on Saturday morning, smashing head-on into the median and leaving all three in the car injured.
SpaceX capsule launch ‘a big night’ for U.S. hopes of manned spaceflights
A SpaceX rocket with an unmanned crew capsule blasted off on Saturday for the International Space Station, in a key milestone for Elon Musk’s space company and NASA’s long-delayed goal to resume human spaceflight from U.S. soil later this year.
Trump had a bad week, pundits say. But his base is all smiles at CPAC
It was arguably a rough week for U.S. President Donald Trump. But try telling that to the Trump diehards packing a harbour-side hotel at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, who said their faith in the president remains unshaken.