Dec 10 2018 — Murray Brewster — CBC — When Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan left journalism, it was, he said, “a shock to his system” — a painful time in his life. And that — he told a roomful of soldiers and civil servants Monday — has given him insight into how members of the Canadian military feel as they take off their […]
Dec 10 2018 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — Weeks after child killer Terri-Lynne McClintic was returned to prison after being transferred to an Indigenous healing lodge, the victim’s father is now reporting that her co-conspirator in the murder, Michael Rafferty, was transferred to a medium security prison in March. The transfer was revealed by Rodney Stafford, father of murdered eight-year-old girl Tori Stafford, […]
Dec 10 2018 — CBC — A black person in Toronto is nearly 20 times more likely than a white person to be involved in a fatal police shooting, according to a new Ontario Human Rights Commission report on race and policing. The commission’s interim report said black people were overrepresented in several types of violent police interactions, including use-of-force cases, […]
Dec 10 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — The Canada Revenue Agency is using a new tool in its battle against tax evasion — one that experts say could radically change the way it pursues tax cheats. For the first time, the agency has used proceeds-of-crime provisions in the law to freeze the assets of individuals charged with tax evasion. Up to now, […]
Dec 9 2018 — Rosemary Barton — CBC — I sat down with Prime Minister at the Queen Elizabeth hotel in Montreal last Thursday. It was before the First Ministers meeting, a meeting that proved to be a lot of talk about tension, but not a whole lot of consequences to all that talk. It’s not one of those year-end interviews; it’s an interview […]
Dec 9 2018 — Elise von Scheel — CBC — Finance ministers from Canada’s provinces and territories are meeting with their federal counterpart in Ottawa to discuss the country’s economy, competitiveness and trade. Topics will also include the global economy, the Canada Pension Plan, a review of the efficacy of the cannabis tax, and countering tax evasion. The meetings began Sunday night, and will carry […]
Dec 9 2018 — CBC — After months of fruitless efforts with the Trump White House, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears ready to make Canada’s case for the lifting of steel and aluminum tariffs directly to allies in Congress and across the U.S., as U.S. workers and businesses also feel the sting of the border taxes. In a wide-ranging interview with […]
Dec 8 2018 — CBC — Melissa Batchelor-Murphy’s recent trip aboard the Peace Tower elevator had some serious ups and downs. And not just because she and six others ended up trapped inside the teeny, eight-person-capacity lift — for an hour —after it broke down two-thirds of the way up Parliament’s iconic 92-metre tower.
Dec 8 2018 — Kathleen Harris — CBC — Canada is set to adopt an international migration pact that has drawn scorn from critics who say the document is a threat to sovereign immigration policies. About 167 countries have agreed to adopt the United Nations Global Compact For Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, a 36-page document that lays out a collaborative approach to dealing […]
Dec 7 2018 — CBC — Meng Wanzhou — the chief financial officer for the Chinese tech giant Huawei — is wanted in the U.S. on allegations of fraud, a bail hearing has been told. Crown counsel said Friday that Meng, 46, is accused of using an unofficial subsidiary called Skycom to evade U.S. sanctions on Iran from 2009 to 2014.
Dec 7 2018 — Janyce McGregor — CBC — The federal-provincial bluster leading up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s fourth first ministers meeting didn’t translate into any dramatic showdowns. But as the talks wrapped up in Montreal Friday, it became clear the tension didn’t lend itself to any tangible progress, either. Several days of public bickering over the agenda, including a threat from Ontario […]
Dec 7 2018 — Dean Beeby — CBC — A federal agency that funds medical science is racking up large travel and hospitality bills after Canadian researchers snubbed a plan to replace face-to-face meetings with cheaper “virtual” online conversations. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has been spending an average of $2,600 a day on meals and refreshments this year alone, even as […]
Dec 6 2018 — Murray Brewster — CBC — A junior procurement official named in the criminal case against the military’s former second-in-command has been suspended from his federal government position, a House of Commons committee has been told. Matthew Matchett was identified in court documents filed by the lawyers defending Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, who has been charged with a single count of breach […]
Dec 6 2018 — Peter Zimonjic and Rosemary Barton — CBC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is willing to consider helping Alberta Premier Rachel Notley fund the purchase of rail cars to increase the volume of oil her province can ship to international markets. Trudeau made the comments in a wide-ranging interview with Rosemary Barton, co-host of CBC News’ The National, to air Sunday. Trudeau […]
Dec 6 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Cyber criminals are shifting their attention from traditional computers to internet-connected devices in Canadian homes, says the government’s cyber security agency. In its cyber threat assessment for 2018, the newly created Canadian Centre for Cyber Security says the growing number of devices connected to the internet like “televisions, home appliances, thermostats and cars” have become […]