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Google Canada tells Senate Bill C-18 would create unreasonable financial liability

Google Canada tells Senate Bill C-18 would create unreasonable financial liability

OTTAWA — Google Canada has told senators that it would be reasonable to reconsider whether it shares links to news sites if the government's online news bill becomes law, but it is not promising to block them.
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B.C.'s Cache Creek becomes raging river as floodwaters rise: mayor

B.C.'s Cache Creek becomes raging river as floodwaters rise: mayor

Normally a babbling brook, Cache Creek in British Columbia's Interior has become a raging river, with floodwaters flowing right through the community's firehall, the mayor said.
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Border officers in Vancouver find cat in parcel from China: SPCA

Border officers in Vancouver find cat in parcel from China: SPCA

VANCOUVER — A cat the British Columbia SPCA says was mysteriously found in a parcel from China is now in foster care recovering from its apparent ordeal.
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Political parties need strong privacy rules, independent oversight, commissioner says

Political parties need strong privacy rules, independent oversight, commissioner says

OTTAWA — The federal privacy commissioner says it would be a mistake to give political parties the ability to govern the way they manage Canadians' personal information.
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Canada has nothing to fear from U.S. protectionist rhetoric, envoy to Ottawa insists

Canada has nothing to fear from U.S. protectionist rhetoric, envoy to Ottawa insists

WASHINGTON — Canada threw a "hissy fit" over President Joe Biden's original plan to boost the sales of American-made electric vehicles, the U.S.
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Quebec flooding: Bodies of firefighters found two days after being swept away

Quebec flooding: Bodies of firefighters found two days after being swept away

BAIE-SAINT-PAUL, Que. — Searchers recovered two bodies Wednesday believed to be those of volunteer firefighters swept away by a swollen river this week, as residents of Quebec's Charlevoix region began cleaning up from the devastating flooding.
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PM's brother denies Trudeau Foundation was involved in foreign interference

PM's brother denies Trudeau Foundation was involved in foreign interference

OTTAWA — The prime minister's brother insisted to members of Parliament on Wednesday that the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation has not been part of any foreign interference attempts by China
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Balanced budget, electoral reform back on policy agenda for Liberals at convention

Balanced budget, electoral reform back on policy agenda for Liberals at convention

OTTAWA — Balanced budgets and electoral reform are back on the agenda for Canada's Liberals this week as the party holds its first in-person policy convention in five years.
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MPs pass law meant to curb forced labour, as critics decry its lack of teeth

MPs pass law meant to curb forced labour, as critics decry its lack of teeth

OTTAWA — A bill that aims to expose the use of child labour and forced labour around the world passed the House of Commons on Wednesday.
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Black Montrealer sues police after being handcuffed over suspected theft of own car

Black Montrealer sues police after being handcuffed over suspected theft of own car

MONTREAL — A Montreal man is suing the city's police force and two of its officers for $125,000 after being handcuffed and detained by officers who suspected he had stolen his own car.
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