Canada News
By Noé Chartier The federal budget watchdog says Ottawa is withholding its analysis of the economic impacts of the carbon tax. “We’ve seen that, staff in my office, but we’ve been…
By Noé Chartier Transport Canada says it’s paying close attention to a significant drop in the number of airplane pilots deemed medically unfit to fly in recent years. More medically fit-to-fly…
By Tara MacIsaac Deputy mayor of Markham, Ont., and former Ontario cabinet minister Michael Chan visited China recently to meet with representatives of the United Front Work Department—the department described as…
By Chandra Philip A noted Canadian professor and public policy commentator says the global plan to reach net zero emissions by 2050 is “unrealistic,” and Canada and other countries are “highly…
By Omid Ghoreishi The federal government’s foreign interference bill has caught the most attention for creating a foreign agent registry and allowing the nation’s intelligence agency to share information with non-federal…
By Andrew Chen MISSISSAUGA, ONT.—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called the Liberal government’s proposed legislation to counter foreign interference “a step in the right direction” but said that more must be…
By Doug Lett A law firm based in Alberta has filed a national class action lawsuit against the federal government over injuries from the COVID-19 vaccines. The lawsuit, which still…
By Chandra Philip Convicted B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton has died from his injuries after being assaulted at a Quebec prison earlier this month. The 74-year-old died in hospital May…
By Matthew Horwood OTTAWA—An Ottawa Police Service detective accused of discreditable conduct after probing the COVID-19 vaccination status of the mothers of deceased infants testified at her hearing that she…
By Chandra Philip Ottawa’s plan to tackle emissions by planting two billion trees will take decades to produce benefits, a government official says. “We had initial projections and we continue…