The Liberal Party’s former treasurer is vowing to use his own money to fight the government’s new drug-impaired driving laws.
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Elections watchdog could use new powers to tackle old cases — but not ‘robocalls’
In an exclusive interview with CBC News, Commissioner of Elections Yves Côté said his office could use the new powers it will get when Bill C-76 is adopted — such as being able to go to get a judge’s order to force someone to talk – to resolve cases that predate the legislation.
Canadian military says doubling of sex assault reports a sign of progress
The Canadian military says the dramatic rise in sexual assaults being reported proves that members are more comfortable about coming forward and not that there is more crime being committed.
LNG Canada finally gives Trudeau the energy sector win he badly needed
The energy sector hasn’t seen many outright victories over the last number of years under the Trudeau government — but it got a $40-billion shot in the arm Tuesday after LNG Canada made a positive final investment decision.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau touts USMCA but says dairy, steel sectors need help
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Canada’s new trade deal will bring more economic stability, even as the government works to fairly compensate dairy farmers and deal with the dissatisfied steel and aluminum industry.
Canada’s cellphone system vulnerable in disasters, say experts
Advocates are calling for the federal government to examine the reliability of Canada’s cellphone services during emergencies after tornadoes left thousands of Ottawa-area residents with little or no cellphone service. Telecom companies say their systems kept working, albeit with lower signal strength.
Canada, U.S. have reached a NAFTA deal – now called the USMCA
After more than a year of fractious negotiations, Canada and the U.S. have reached a tentative new North American Free Trade Agreement. Leaving a late-night special cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said only that it was “a good day for Canada.”
Freeland postpones UN speech amid NAFTA talks and looming deadline
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland’s speech to the UN General Assembly, planned for Saturday, will now take place Monday due to NAFTA talks, and officials say there is a strong possibility someone else might have to deliver the remarks on Canada’s behalf.
‘Not a get-out-of-jail-free pass’: Indigenous healing lodges defended in wake of McClintic transfer
In the wake of outrage over the relocation of convicted murderer Terri-Lynne McClintic to a healing lodge, the head of a women’s healing lodge in Edmonton is defending both the safety and effectiveness of Canada’s nine Indigenous healing lodges.
It’s not easy being GG; Payette tries to reassure staff as criticism mounts
Governor General Julie Payette says the criticism she is facing at the end of her first year in office is a natural course of events and in a memo to her staff she says they shouldn’t let the critics get them down.