Articles by Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press

Sep 26 2019 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A Supreme Court of Canada decision has put the brakes on a long-planned class-action suit over the rights to property surveys in Ontario. Keatley Surveying Ltd. brought the action 12 years ago on behalf of Ontario companies that deposited plans of survey in provincial land-registry offices. In 1991, the Ontario government and Teranet Inc., a for-profit company, began work on […]

Sep 26 2019 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A Supreme Court of Canada decision has put the brakes on a long-planned class-action suit over the rights to property surveys in Ontario. Keatley Surveying Ltd. brought the action 12 years ago on behalf of Ontario companies that deposited plans of survey in provincial land-registry offices. In 1991, the Ontario government and Teranet Inc., a for-profit company, began work on […]

Sep 22 2019 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Liberals tried to turn the page on Justin Trudeau's blackface controversy — and one-up their main rivals — with policy announcements Sunday again aimed squarely at middle-class Canadian wallets. The Conservatives promised more robust support for Canada's veterans, while the NDP pledged billions in funding to curb the effects of natural disasters on communities. Campaign-trail discussion largely […]

Sep 22 2019 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Liberals tried to turn the page on Justin Trudeau's blackface controversy — and one-up their main rivals — with policy announcements Sunday again aimed squarely at middle-class Canadian wallets. The Conservatives promised more robust support for Canada's veterans, while the NDP pledged billions in funding to curb the effects of natural disasters on communities. Campaign-trail discussion largely […]

Sep 20 2019 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A lawyer for an RCMP employee charged with breaching the official-secrets law says he is awaiting details of the allegations from the Crown. Defence lawyer Ian Carter told an Ontario court judge Friday he has an "initial synopsis" of the case against Cameron Jay Ortis. Carter says once he has fuller disclosure in the matter, he will review […]

Sep 20 2019 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A lawyer for an RCMP employee charged with breaching the official-secrets law says he is awaiting details of the allegations from the Crown. Defence lawyer Ian Carter told an Ontario court judge Friday he has an "initial synopsis" of the case against Cameron Jay Ortis. Carter says once he has fuller disclosure in the matter, he will review […]

Sep 17 2019 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — An RCMP employee charged with trying to disclose secret information was discovered after a joint probe with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation pointed to a mole in the force, top Mountie Brenda Lucki said Tuesday. The RCMP commissioner, addressing the arrest of Cameron Jay Ortis in person for the first time, also said there is […]

Sep 17 2019 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — An RCMP employee charged with trying to disclose secret information was discovered after a joint probe with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation pointed to a mole in the force, top Mountie Brenda Lucki said Tuesday. The RCMP commissioner, addressing the arrest of Cameron Jay Ortis in person for the first time, also said there is […]

Jul 8 2019 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada's spy service routinely welcomed reports from the energy industry about perceived threats, and kept such information in its files in case it might prove useful later, newly disclosed documents reveal. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service is supposed to retain only information that is "strictly necessary" to do its job, and the spy agency is now facing […]

Jul 8 2019 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada's spy service routinely welcomed reports from the energy industry about perceived threats, and kept such information in its files in case it might prove useful later, newly disclosed documents reveal. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service is supposed to retain only information that is "strictly necessary" to do its job, and the spy agency is now facing […]

May 24 2019 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — An Ontario truck driver should be retried for manslaughter, but not murder, in the case of a woman who bled to death in a motel room's bathroom, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday. In a 4-3 decision Friday, the high court said evidence about Cindy Gladue's sexual history was mishandled at a trial in Edmonton that […]

May 24 2019 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — An Ontario truck driver should be retried for manslaughter, but not murder, in the case of a woman who bled to death in a motel room's bathroom, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday. In a 4-3 decision Friday, the high court said evidence about Cindy Gladue's sexual history was mishandled at a trial in Edmonton that […]

Apr 9 2019 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Federal ministers played down notions Tuesday that Senate committee amendments to the Liberals' gun bill would hobble the legislation. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale suggested the government's intentions for Bill C-71 will be reflected in the final version of the legislation, despite efforts by Conservative senators to cut provisions they say penalize law-abiding gun owners. The […]

Apr 9 2019 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Federal ministers played down notions Tuesday that Senate committee amendments to the Liberals' gun bill would hobble the legislation. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale suggested the government's intentions for Bill C-71 will be reflected in the final version of the legislation, despite efforts by Conservative senators to cut provisions they say penalize law-abiding gun owners. The […]

Mar 26 2019 — Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle made a frantic, late-night 911 call in December 2017 to say his wife Caitlan Coleman had run screaming from their Ottawa apartment, threatening to kill herself. An audio recording of the call, which resulted in a prompt visit from police, was played Tuesday at Boyle's assault trial in […]