The Canadian Press

‘We’re going to fight this’: Deportation of Inupiaq man living in Canada deferred

Herman Oyagak first travelled to Aklavik, N.W.T., from his home in Alaska by snowmobile in 2018, a trip that takes about 18 hours.  It’s a journey...

Uncertain if Liberals can pass two remaining priority bills before Christmas break

OTTAWA — It’s one down and two to go with only a week left for the federal Liberal government to win parliamentary approval of priority legislation...

B.C. floods cause at least $450 million in damage, Insurance Bureau of Canada reports

VANCOUVER — The Insurance Bureau of Canada estimates the insured damage caused by flooding in British Columbia last month at $450 million, calling it the “most...

Bill to legally recognize Senate’s evolution runs into unforeseen hurdle with Speaker

Planned body to review wrongful convictions must be forward-looking, report says

OTTAWA — Two former judges who led consultations on the creation of an independent commission to review possible wrongful convictions say the new body must be...

Order to produce docs on fired scientists ended with dissolution of Parliament: Rota

OTTAWA — The Conservatives have lost their bid to resurrect a House of Commons order demanding the release of secret documents related to the firing of...

Quebec elementary school teacher reassigned from class over hijab due to Bill 21

MONTREAL — An elementary school teacher in western Quebec has been reassigned from her classroom because her hijab contravenes the province’s law forbidding teachers from wearing...

Erin O’Toole says Bill 21 is a Quebec issue while some of his MPs take tougher stand

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole says a Quebec law prohibiting some public servants from wearing religious symbols on the job is an issue to be...

Federal privacy watchdog warns of growing dangers of ‘surveillance capitalism’

OTTAWA — The federal privacy watchdog is warning Canadians about the growing threat of surveillance capitalism — the use of personal information by large corporations. In...

Auditor criticizes pandemic border measure enforcement, other COVID-19 responses

OTTAWA — The auditor general has found Canada failed to adequately enforce border measures designed to keep international travellers from importing cases of COVID-19 into the...