Federal agencies mishandled sensitive documents more than 5,000 times last year
OTTAWA — As a senior RCMP intelligence official faces charges of disclosing secret information, new figures reveal thousands of incidents last year in which federal agencies, including...
Canada’s internet code of conduct goes into effect for 10 big service providers
TORONTO — Canada’s 10 largest internet service providers will be required to make their contract terms and pricing easier to understand under a new...
Canada not rushing to post-Brexit deal with Britain, as business says keep calm
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is heeding widespread calls to apply some British stiff-upper-lip resolve to the United Kingdom’s Friday exit from the European...
Trudeau says ‘deliberate process’ underway to get Canadians out of virus zone
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is going through a “deliberate process” to airlift nearly 200 Canadians out of the epicentre of...
First Canadian novel coronavirus patient discharged from hospital
TORONTO — A Toronto hospital says a man with novel coronavirus who was being treated there has now been discharged and is recovering at...
Plastic ban coming in 2021 after report concludes there is evidence of harm
OTTAWA — A national ban on many single-use plastics is on track for next year, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says, after a government report concluded...
Ont. school board warns that coronavirus concerns veer into anti-Chinese racism
An Ontario school board is warning parents to not make assumptions about the new coronavirus that could stoke xenophobia and racism against the Chinese community.
Officials with the York...
Leaders pay tribute, MPs call for justice for Canadians who died on Flight PS752
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has paid tribute in the House of Commons to those who died on the Ukraine International Airlines passenger...
Gov’t wasting billions on ‘failed’ projects through outsourcing, says union
OTTAWA — One of Canada’s biggest civil service unions says outsourcing of work that could be done by government employees is costing taxpayers billions...
Lawson feels time is now for single-event sports wagering in Canada
TORONTO — Jim Lawson firmly believes the time is now for single-event sports wagering in Canada.
The issue gained some traction during last fall’s federal election,...
