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NDP MP for Victoria Laurel Collins makes her way to the podium to speak about a youth corps during a news conference, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

MPs pass coercive control bill to criminalize intimate partner threats

B.C. MP championing legislation that moves to the Senate for review before possibly becoming law

NDP MP for Victoria Laurel Collins makes her way to the podium to speak about a youth corps during a news conference, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Liberal MP David McGuinty, Chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, responds to questions from reporters before heading into a meeting of the Liberal Caucus in Ottawa, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Foreign actors actively targeting Canadian media: security chair

All forms of media, including mainstream media, subjected to interference: report

Liberal MP David McGuinty, Chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, responds to questions from reporters before heading into a meeting of the Liberal Caucus in Ottawa, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
A truck convoy of anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate demonstrators block the highway at the busy U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. A female undercover officer is set to continue her testimony Wednesday at a trial for two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the blockade. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Undercover officer testifies Coutts accused ready to battle the ‘Devil’s arm’

‘If (police) come into Coutts, he said that he will slit their throats’

A truck convoy of anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate demonstrators block the highway at the busy U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. A female undercover officer is set to continue her testimony Wednesday at a trial for two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the blockade. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau departs Ottawa on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, on route to Italy to attend the G7 Summit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Complex demanding agenda as Trudeau off to G7 summit

Two major global conflicts, AI, energy transition and more the focus of meetings in Italy

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau departs Ottawa on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, on route to Italy to attend the G7 Summit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Workers at Canada’s borders won’t go on strike this week, after their union reached a tentative agreement with the federal government. A Canada Border Services Agency officer speaks with travellers crossing at the Niagara Falls International Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, Ontario Friday, June 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Lynett

Border strike averted, union announces tentative agreement

Public Service Alliance of Canada says details coming after they are shared with members on Thursday

Workers at Canada’s borders won’t go on strike this week, after their union reached a tentative agreement with the federal government. A Canada Border Services Agency officer speaks with travellers crossing at the Niagara Falls International Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, Ontario Friday, June 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Lynett
Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the British Columbia needs to step up and take on more asylum seekers who come to Canada. Miller rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

B.C. needs to step up on asylum seekers if it wants more funding: Ottawa

Immigration Minister Marc Miller responds to David Eby’s criticism in wake of Quebec funding

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the British Columbia needs to step up and take on more asylum seekers who come to Canada. Miller rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Bernadeth Betchi, CHRC employee and representative plaintiff, listens as Nicholas Marcus Thompson, executive director of the Black Class Action Secretariat, speaks at a news conference on the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions’ “Special Review” of the accreditation of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Monday, June 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada’s human-rights credentials reviewed after discrimination complaint

Coalition of human-rights organizations submitted a complaint about anti-Black discrimination

Bernadeth Betchi, CHRC employee and representative plaintiff, listens as Nicholas Marcus Thompson, executive director of the Black Class Action Secretariat, speaks at a news conference on the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions’ “Special Review” of the accreditation of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Monday, June 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Green Co-Leader Elizabeth May says she believes the small number of MPs named in a recent spy watchdog report did not knowingly set out to betray Canada. May speaks during a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

No list of disloyal MPs in full spy watchdog report: Elizabeth May

Green leader ‘vastly relieved’ after reading an unredacted version of a report on foreign interference

Green Co-Leader Elizabeth May says she believes the small number of MPs named in a recent spy watchdog report did not knowingly set out to betray Canada. May speaks during a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A lurch to the far-right in this past weekend’s Europe-wide elections could have implications for Canada’s trade and climate policy. The first provisional results for the European Parliament elections are projected on a large screen during an election event at the European Parliament in Brussels, Sunday, June 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Harry Nakos

As Europe steps right, Canada wonders about the impact on climate, trade

Growing populism could see a more insular approach from Europe: analyst

A lurch to the far-right in this past weekend’s Europe-wide elections could have implications for Canada’s trade and climate policy. The first provisional results for the European Parliament elections are projected on a large screen during an election event at the European Parliament in Brussels, Sunday, June 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Harry Nakos
The union representing more than 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency employees says workers are set to strike on Friday if a deal is not reached with the federal government by then. CBSA officers investigate a vehicle crossing at the Niagara Falls International Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, Ontario Friday, June 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Lynett

Canadian border strike deadline pushed back as talks continue

Public Service Alliance of Canada says it has moved its strike deadline to Friday at 12:01 a.m.

The union representing more than 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency employees says workers are set to strike on Friday if a deal is not reached with the federal government by then. CBSA officers investigate a vehicle crossing at the Niagara Falls International Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, Ontario Friday, June 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Lynett
Lawyer Leonard Tailleur, centre, lawyer for accused serial killer Jeremy Skibicki, enters the Manitoba Law Courts for the trial of Skibicki in Winnipeg on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Verdict for admitted Winnipeg serial killer Skibicki coming next month

Defence admits he carried out slayings, argue he should be found not criminally responsible

Lawyer Leonard Tailleur, centre, lawyer for accused serial killer Jeremy Skibicki, enters the Manitoba Law Courts for the trial of Skibicki in Winnipeg on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
McGill University is shown in Montreal on Friday, October 13, 2023. Canada’s leading research universities warn that a proposed foreign influence transparency registry could have an unintended “chilling effect” on international partnerships, meaning Canada misses out on cutting-edge opportunities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Universities warn of foreign influence registry’s ‘chilling effect’

Institutions concerned about their ability to track individual research collaborations

McGill University is shown in Montreal on Friday, October 13, 2023. Canada’s leading research universities warn that a proposed foreign influence transparency registry could have an unintended “chilling effect” on international partnerships, meaning Canada misses out on cutting-edge opportunities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Supporters of Israel gather to celebrate the country’s Independence Day in Montreal on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. A pro-Israel march is set to take place today in Toronto amid heightened security and a related protest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Toronto ‘Walk with Israel’ event held amid high security, faceoffs with protesters

An estimated 50,000 people took part in annual event

Supporters of Israel gather to celebrate the country’s Independence Day in Montreal on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. A pro-Israel march is set to take place today in Toronto amid heightened security and a related protest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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

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
Firefighters work to put out a blaze at St. Anne’s Anglican Church in Toronto’s west end on Sunday, June 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Fire ravages historic Toronto church, destroying Group of Seven murals

Building destroyed after fire broke out shortly before 8am

Firefighters work to put out a blaze at St. Anne’s Anglican Church in Toronto’s west end on Sunday, June 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Emergency crews respond to the scene that closed a section of the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, Man., on Thursday, June 15, 2023. The year that has passed since the crash killed 17 seniors headed to a casino has been one of grief, community support, a slow return to normal and, for some, a long road to recovery. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Lambert

Loved ones set to remember victims on anniversary of Manitoba bus crash

17 seniors killed on way to casino

Emergency crews respond to the scene that closed a section of the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, Man., on Thursday, June 15, 2023. The year that has passed since the crash killed 17 seniors headed to a casino has been one of grief, community support, a slow return to normal and, for some, a long road to recovery. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Lambert
When wind-driven wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui last summer, killing more than 100 people and destroying 2,200 buildings, many local residents didn’t know the extent of the disaster for days. Crosses honoring victims killed in a recent wildfire are posted along the Lahaina Bypass in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2023. Evacuation orders in Lahaina were complicated by a telecommunications blackout, caused by the downing of all cellular and landline fibre and copper lines. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jae C. Hong

From Hawaii to B.C., wildfires underscore resiliency challenges for telecoms

Fires can knock out power and telephone lines, hindering communication efforts

When wind-driven wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui last summer, killing more than 100 people and destroying 2,200 buildings, many local residents didn’t know the extent of the disaster for days. Crosses honoring victims killed in a recent wildfire are posted along the Lahaina Bypass in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2023. Evacuation orders in Lahaina were complicated by a telecommunications blackout, caused by the downing of all cellular and landline fibre and copper lines. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jae C. Hong
A truck convoy of anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate demonstrators block the highway at the busy U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. Jurors at the trial of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade two years ago will get to hear their first full day of evidence today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Legal arguments delay evidence before jury at conspiracy to commit murder trial

Anthony Olienick, Chris Carbert were arrested after RCMP found a cache of guns, body armour and ammunition

A truck convoy of anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate demonstrators block the highway at the busy U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. Jurors at the trial of two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade two years ago will get to hear their first full day of evidence today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A cannabis plant is shown in Fenwick, Ont., Tuesday, June 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin

Feds propose raft of changes to cannabis rules to reduce regulatory burden

Producers would also be able to package multiple products together

A cannabis plant is shown in Fenwick, Ont., Tuesday, June 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser speaks at a news conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

Liberal government launches $1.5B program to build more co-op housing

The program is expected to build thousands of new homes by 2028

Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser speaks at a news conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle