The military’s second-in-command, Lt.-Gen. Paul Wynnyk, is resigning. The move, which is effective on Aug. 9, comes only weeks after the federal government agreed to a settlement with Wynnyk’s predecessor, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman.
Maxime Bernier photographed with members of alleged hate group in Calgary
People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier posed for a photo with members of an organization described as a hate group in Calgary Sunday.
No direct threats to the election yet – but foreign actors are getting ready to meddle: officials
Canadian security agencies haven’t seen any direct threats to the 2019 election so far, but a government official says hostile foreign actors are positioning themselves already to insert themselves into the campaign.
Bombardier to lay off hundreds of workers at Thunder Bay, Ont., plant
Bombardier plans to cut several hundred jobs at its Thunder Bay, Ont., facility, according to federal and provincial government sources.
Brazil court convicts mining company Vale in deadly dam rupture
A Brazilian state judge on Tuesday convicted mining company Vale SA for damages caused by the deadly rupture of a tailings dam in January that killed at least 240 people.
Marriott faces $123M fine in U.K. for previously announced data breach
Marriott says it will fight a $123 million U.K. government fine related to its massive data breach.
‘It’s not working too good’ — inside Alberta’s crude-by-rail dilemma
The chief executives of major oil companies are questioning why so many oil rail cars are sitting idle in Alberta, while the provincial government is still limiting oil production.
End of the punch buggy, no more punch backs as Volkswagen halts Beetle production
Volkswagen is halting production of the last version of its Beetle model this week at its plant in Puebla, Mexico, in what will seemingly be the end of the road for a vehicle that has symbolized many things over it history dating back to 1938.
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs abandons planned carbon tax court fight
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is abandoning plans to launch a legal challenge of the federal carbon tax but said he will continue to intervene in Saskatchewan’s ongoing legal challenge to the federal carbon pricing backstop.
‘Total failure’: Hong Kong leader says extradition bill is ‘dead’ after mass protests
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says the extradition bill that sparked a major political crisis is “dead” and that the government’s work on the bill had been a “total failure.”