- — LeBlanc challenges opposition to suggest Johnston replacement, leaves door open to public inquiry
- Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he has been tasked with consulting opposition leaders to hear how best to replace David Johnston, including around what a public inquiry might look like.
- — Trudeau commits $500M more in military aid during surprise visit to Kyiv
- During a surprise visit to Kyiv, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $500 million more in Canadian military aid Saturday and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Ukraine has stepped up its counteroffensive to drive the Russian army out of occupied eastern and southern regions of his country.
- — Families of Paul Bernardo's victims demand killer's return to maximum security
- A lawyer representing the families of two teenage girls murdered by Paul Bernardo has sent a letter to the head of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) demanding that the serial rapist and killer be returned to a maximum-security prison.
- — Canada's visaless entry system crashes, leaving many travellers stranded
- The collapse of the website that processes Canada's Electronic Travel Authorizations has caused missed flights, stress and financial pain for many travellers trying to reach Canada or even just transiting through the country. They say little has been done to fix the problem so far.
- — David Johnston resigning as special rapporteur on foreign interference
- David Johnston — tasked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau back in March with looking into allegations that China tried to meddle in the past two federal elections — has decided to step down from that role.
- — Senator rejects minister's call to pass Liberal guns bill quickly
- A battle appears to be brewing between senators and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino as he tries to see the Liberals' controversial gun legislation passed swiftly into law.
- — Supreme Court mourns former justice Louis LeBel, who served 14 years on the bench
- The Supreme Court of Canada is mourning former justice Louis LeBel, who died Thursday at the age of 83. He was considered a leading voice on labour law in Quebec and his advocacy and writings on worker and union rights continue to be influential.
- — U.S., Canada open to a 'NORAD-like' model of joint disaster response: Blair
- As Canada grapples with hundreds of wildfires burning across the country, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says the federal government is looking for ways to deepen its co-operation with the United States on disaster response.
- — Head of RCMP watchdog says a lack of resources is keeping her from launching investigations
- The woman whose job it is to keep the RCMP accountable to the public says she often encounters cases involving Mounties that should be investigated but are not — because her agency lacks the resources.
- — CRTC erred in its decision on Radio-Canada N-word broadcast, court finds
- A federal court has ruled that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) erred in its decision penalizing Société Radio-Canada (SRC) for broadcasting the N-word.
- — Air Canada now offering some compensation over recent delays
- Saying its initial response was "erroneous," Air Canada is now making cash offers to some travellers in compensation for the airline's recent flight disruptions.
- — Canada lost 17,000 jobs in May — mostly among young people
- Canada lost 17,000 jobs in May, according to a Statistics Canada report released Friday morning. The loss of jobs — mostly among youth aged 15 to 24 — pushed the unemployment rate up to 5.2 per cent.
- — Canadian Muslim charity wins 'milestone' settlement after being falsely accused of funding terrorism
- One of Canada’s largest faith-based charities has won a settlement over a set of publications that falsely claimed it was a “front” to fund terror groups abroad.
- — Our smoke, their sky: Canadian haze triggers everything from gags to jabs as it hits U.S. capital
- Apocalyptic skies stirred everything from U.S. debates about climate change to gallows humour.
- — David Johnston no longer working with crisis communications firm Navigator
- David Johnston, the federal government's special rapporteur on foreign interference, is no longer employing crisis communications firm Navigator after a media report suggested the firm also worked with an MP who was a subject of Johnston’s initial investigation.
- — Ottawa wants to keep social media creators out of online streaming rules
- The federal government is telling Canada's broadcasting regulator to exclude individual social media creators in the regulations to implement the government's new online streaming law.
- — LGBTQ Canadians facing a rising tide of hatred, Trudeau says
- In a speech at a Pride flag-raising ceremony on Parliament Hill Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that hatred of LGBTQ people is on the rise in Canada.
- — PM's ex-security adviser calls system for flagging vital intelligence 'ad-hoc' and 'inconsistent'
- Vincent Rigby, who served as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security adviser from 2020 to 2021, told MPs Thursday that he fears “important and actionable” intelligence was not always pursued during his tenure.
- — MPs adopt budget bill after Poilievre calls on Parliament to work 'all summer long' to rewrite it
- MPs passed the government's budget bill on Thursday, after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said his caucus wants to work through the summer to drastically change it.
- — Trudeau shows no interest in compromising with Meta, Google over online news bill
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is showing no interest in compromising with Meta and Google on a Liberal bill that would make them pay for Canadian journalism that helps the companies generate revenue.
- — Diaspora groups join calls for public inquiry on foreign interference
- A day after David Johnston defended his choice not to recommend a public inquiry on foreign interference, diaspora community groups who say they are being victimized by Chinese state interference came together to criticize his decision.
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