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The Liberal government plans to take the first legislative step Monday toward increasing the inclusion rate on capital gains. Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance speaks during a press conference at a transit bus maintenance facility in Brampton, Ont., on Friday, June 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

Capital gains proposal to be presented to Parliament Monday, Freeland says

Government proposes to up taxable amount from half to two-thirds

 

Princeton Mayor Spencer Coyne speaks Monday (June 3) at a press conference at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre in Abbotsford as Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens looks on. (Ryleigh Mulvihill/Abbotsford News)

‘Completely abandoned’: 3 B.C. mayors react after federal flood funds denied

Flood-mitigation applications rejected for Abbotsford, Merritt and Princeton

 

International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan speaks at a press conference during his first official visit to Canada on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Friday, May 5, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to join global peers in weighing in on Monday’s push by the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials as well as Hamas. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press)

International Criminal Court push to prosecute Israel, Hamas ‘unhelpful’: Trudeau

Jewish and Muslim groups in Canada have mounted petition campaigns, asking Ottawa to take a decisive stance

 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says some immigrants to Canada who lack official status need a pathway to help them stay, while in other cases Ottawa must speed up deportation procedures. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to media during an announcement at Elwick Community School in Winnipeg, Friday, May 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Ottawa to make pathway for newcomers who lack official status, speed up deportations

IRCC defines undocumented people as those who have overstayed a temporary visa

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says some immigrants to Canada who lack official status need a pathway to help them stay, while in other cases Ottawa must speed up deportation procedures. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to media during an announcement at Elwick Community School in Winnipeg, Friday, May 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Former Kelowna Member of Parliament, Werner Schmidt, died at age 92 on March 29, 2024. (Our Commons photo)

Four-term Kelowna MP Werner Schmidt dead at 92

Schmidt represented the Okanagan Centre, Kelowna, and Kelowna-Lake Country ridings from 1993 to 2006

Former Kelowna Member of Parliament, Werner Schmidt, died at age 92 on March 29, 2024. (Our Commons photo)
Gobindbir Singh, from Khalsa Aid Ottawa poses for a photo, Thursday, March 14, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

International students face growing mental distress in Canada, advocates warn

Turmoil amid the cost of living skyrocketting and it becoming more difficult for newcomers to find work

Gobindbir Singh, from Khalsa Aid Ottawa poses for a photo, Thursday, March 14, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back on the notion that Canada’s willingness to help two men who were detained in China is an acknowledgement they engaged in espionage on Ottawa’s behalf. Michael Spavor, centre left, and Michael Kovrig, centre left, receive a standing ovation in the House of Commons prior to U.S. President Joe Biden’s address of Parliament, in Ottawa, Friday, March 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canada ‘will be there’ to help 2 Michaels after their detention in China: Trudeau

Kovrig and Spavor were both convicted of spying in 2021 in closed Chinese courts

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back on the notion that Canada’s willingness to help two men who were detained in China is an acknowledgement they engaged in espionage on Ottawa’s behalf. Michael Spavor, centre left, and Michael Kovrig, centre left, receive a standing ovation in the House of Commons prior to U.S. President Joe Biden’s address of Parliament, in Ottawa, Friday, March 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
A spokesperson for Dalian Enterprises Inc., a contractor that did some work on the federal government’s ArriveCan app, says steps were in place to address conflict-of-interest concerns related to their founder, who later went to work for the Department of National Defence. A person holds a smartphone set to the opening screen of the app in a photo illustration made in Toronto on June 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini

Contractor defends work on ArriveCan app, says conflict concerns were addressed

It’s the first time the company has publicly responded

A spokesperson for Dalian Enterprises Inc., a contractor that did some work on the federal government’s ArriveCan app, says steps were in place to address conflict-of-interest concerns related to their founder, who later went to work for the Department of National Defence. A person holds a smartphone set to the opening screen of the app in a photo illustration made in Toronto on June 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
Anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate demonstrators gather as a truck convoy blocks the highway at the U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. An internal RCMP review of the force’s response to “Freedom Convoy” protests found that some officers at the scene of an Alberta blockade were not told of threats to harm police until after the episode ended. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Officers weren’t told of threats to harm police, says RCMP ‘Freedom Convoy’ report

The review report also describes ‘chaotic’ efforts in early 2022 to mobilize officers in Ottawa

Anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate demonstrators gather as a truck convoy blocks the highway at the U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. An internal RCMP review of the force’s response to “Freedom Convoy” protests found that some officers at the scene of an Alberta blockade were not told of threats to harm police until after the episode ended. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
The bill Health Minister Mark Holland tabled in the House of Commons Thursday (Feb. 29, 2024) is only the first step toward a possible pharmacare program. But the legislation does lay down a roadmap for how the federal government plans to get there. Holland rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)

What are the next steps on the long road to a national pharmacare plan?

The Liberals have been promising national pharmacare since 2019

The bill Health Minister Mark Holland tabled in the House of Commons Thursday (Feb. 29, 2024) is only the first step toward a possible pharmacare program. But the legislation does lay down a roadmap for how the federal government plans to get there. Holland rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
Authoritarian countries are leveraging social media to set back progress for women worldwide, a Canadian special envoy says, as Ottawa refreshes its cross-government gender policy. Jacqueline O’Neill, Canada’s ambassador for Women, Peace and Security, prepares to appear before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, at the Senate of Canada Building, in Ottawa, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Online safety a key part of Ottawa’s new gender plan, says ambassador

Social media being leveraged to attack gender equity and women’s rights, Canadian envoy says

Authoritarian countries are leveraging social media to set back progress for women worldwide, a Canadian special envoy says, as Ottawa refreshes its cross-government gender policy. Jacqueline O’Neill, Canada’s ambassador for Women, Peace and Security, prepares to appear before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, at the Senate of Canada Building, in Ottawa, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Matsqui First Nation Chief Alice McKay speaks Wednesday morning (Feb. 21) at a press conference at the band’s community centre. (Ryleigh Mulvihill/Abbotsford News)

B.C. First Nation community receives $59M for lands taken by power company

Federal government provides compensation to Matsqui band in Abbotsford

Matsqui First Nation Chief Alice McKay speaks Wednesday morning (Feb. 21) at a press conference at the band’s community centre. (Ryleigh Mulvihill/Abbotsford News)
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill after Bell Media announces job cuts, in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

Bell cuts come after it was granted $40M in regulatory relief: St-Onge

‘They are not going bankrupt. They’re still making billions of dollars.’

Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill after Bell Media announces job cuts, in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
The Peace Tower of Parliament Hill is shown in Ottawa, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Peace Tower of Parliament Hill is shown in Ottawa, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The federal government is launching a new pay transparency website that will offer easily comparable data on workforce representation rates and the pay gaps experienced by four key groups. Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Feds unveil web tool to track representation, pay disparity for women, minorities

O’Regan billed the new tool as a way to shine a light on where gaps in employment can be reduced

The federal government is launching a new pay transparency website that will offer easily comparable data on workforce representation rates and the pay gaps experienced by four key groups. Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Experts say instead of enticing a foreign grocer to come to Canada, Ottawa should look at ways to support smaller and regional grocery companies to boost competition. Produce is shown at a Toronto grocery store on Sunday, June 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

Feds should boost grocery competition at home, not seek outsider: experts

The government should be focused on helping the Canadian industry, says a former Loblaw executive

Experts say instead of enticing a foreign grocer to come to Canada, Ottawa should look at ways to support smaller and regional grocery companies to boost competition. Produce is shown at a Toronto grocery store on Sunday, June 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Speaking from Ottawa Monday (Jan. 29), Premier David Eby said the provincial government is pushing for exemptions on the future cap of international students permitted to study in B.C. while toughening up rules around post-secondary institutions. (Screencap)

B.C. pushing for exemptions to Ottawa’s cap on foreign students

Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson also announced protections for foreign students

Speaking from Ottawa Monday (Jan. 29), Premier David Eby said the provincial government is pushing for exemptions on the future cap of international students permitted to study in B.C. while toughening up rules around post-secondary institutions. (Screencap)
Alina Durham holds a photo of her daughter Shaelene Bell in her home on Jan. 12, 2023. Bell went missing on Jan. 30, 2021 and her body was found on June 2, 2021 in the Fraser River near Coquitlam. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

B.C. MP backs e-petition for missing-adult Amber Alert

Petition, initiated by mother of missing Chilliwack woman, now open on Government of Canada website

Alina Durham holds a photo of her daughter Shaelene Bell in her home on Jan. 12, 2023. Bell went missing on Jan. 30, 2021 and her body was found on June 2, 2021 in the Fraser River near Coquitlam. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser responds to a question during a news conference, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Fraser says Canadians can expect to see a full plan from the federal government in 2024 that lays out how it will tackle the housing crisis.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Federal Liberals will announce ‘renewed’ housing plan in 2024, minister says

Housing affordability has been a major point of contention as the Conservatives fire at the Liberals

Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser responds to a question during a news conference, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Fraser says Canadians can expect to see a full plan from the federal government in 2024 that lays out how it will tackle the housing crisis.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. Singh is ruling out the possibility of forming a coalition government with the Liberals if no party wins a clear majority after the next federal election. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

NDP’s Singh rules out coalition government with Liberals after next election

Polls currently place the Opposition Conservatives within majority territory

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. Singh is ruling out the possibility of forming a coalition government with the Liberals if no party wins a clear majority after the next federal election. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby