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Joly weighs Chinese retaliation over expelling diplomat who CSIS says targeted MP

Joly weighs Chinese retaliation over expelling diplomat who CSIS says targeted MP

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is assessing how painful China's retaliation would be if Canada decides to expel a diplomat accused of targeting Conservative MP Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong.
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Trudeau blasts Poilievre as angry and unserious at Liberal party convention

Trudeau blasts Poilievre as angry and unserious at Liberal party convention

OTTAWA — Canadians chose hope over fear and anger in 2015 and they will be faced with that choice again the next time they go to the polls, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday as he delivered an opening night keynote speech to Liberal faithfu
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Feasibility study complete into search of Winnipeg landfill for women's remains

Feasibility study complete into search of Winnipeg landfill for women's remains

OTTAWA — The federal minister responsible for Crown-Indigenous relations says a study has been completed into whether it's possible for a Winnipeg-area landfill to be searched for the remains of two Indigenous women.
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Attorney general alerts online companies to B.C.'s new image-sharing law

Attorney general alerts online companies to B.C.'s new image-sharing law

VICTORIA — British Columbia's attorney general has sent a letter to technology companies warning they could face orders to stop the distribution of intimate images of B.C. residents that have been shared without their consent.
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Environment Canada opens Fisheries Act investigation into Kearl tailings releases

Environment Canada opens Fisheries Act investigation into Kearl tailings releases

EDMONTON — Environment Canada has opened an investigation into whether Imperial Oil broke federal laws with two releases of tailings from its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta.
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B.C. flooding, mudslides prompt evacuation orders, highway closures in the Interior

B.C. flooding, mudslides prompt evacuation orders, highway closures in the Interior

A "rapid transition" into spring with a week of record-setting temperatures has accelerated mountain snowmelt, a provincial forecaster said, leading to flooding and mudslides throughout British Columbia's central and southern Interior.
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As cities recover from flooding, Quebec premier warns not enough money to go around

As cities recover from flooding, Quebec premier warns not enough money to go around

MONTREAL — Quebec doesn't have enough money to satisfy all the demands from cities for climate change-related projects, Premier François Legault said Thursday, as communities across the province cleaned up from several days of severe flooding.
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Efforts resuming to repatriate five missing Canadians from Syria, lawyer says

Efforts resuming to repatriate five missing Canadians from Syria, lawyer says

OTTAWA — A lawyer working to repatriate Canadians from detention in Syria says there is fresh word about two women and three children who had originally been slated to return to Canada last month.
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Quebec rights body opens investigation after young girl's clitoris allegedly removed

Quebec rights body opens investigation after young girl's clitoris allegedly removed

Quebec's human rights commission is investigating reports that the province's youth protection services failed to act on a suspected case of child genital mutilation.
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'Hissy fit' fallout: trade minister speaks with U.S. envoy over tax-credit comment

'Hissy fit' fallout: trade minister speaks with U.S. envoy over tax-credit comment

WASHINGTON — International Trade Minister Mary Ng exchanged words with the U.S. envoy to Ottawa on Thursday after he accused Canada of having a "hissy fit" over President Joe Biden's original plan to encourage the sale of electric vehicles.
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