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'Serious errors' by B.C. prison officials who knew about a 4-year water leak: report

'Serious errors' by B.C. prison officials who knew about a 4-year water leak: report

The federal Public Sector Integrity Commissioner says the Correctional Service of Canada committed "gross mismanagement" when it took nearly four years to fix pipes at a B.C. prison that were leaking chemically treated water into the ground.
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Family of slain Quebec provincial police sergeant testifies at coroner's inquest

Family of slain Quebec provincial police sergeant testifies at coroner's inquest

MONTREAL — Family members of a provincial police sergeant killed in the line of duty a year ago told a coroner's inquest Wednesday they will be forever haunted by her murder, but they hope it results in change so no other family experiences what they
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Quebec newspaper La Presse removes cartoon denounced as antisemitic

Quebec newspaper La Presse removes cartoon denounced as antisemitic

MONTREAL — Quebec newspaper La Presse has apologized for publishing a cartoon Wednesday that depicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the vampire from the film “Nosferatu” after criticism that the caricature used antisemitic imagery.
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Scientists fired from Winnipeg lab over security fears rightly under probe: minister

Scientists fired from Winnipeg lab over security fears rightly under probe: minister

OTTAWA — It's "extremely appropriate" that two scientists who lost their jobs due to dealings with China remain under investigation, Health Minister Mark Holland said Wednesday.
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Poilievre threatens no confidence vote on carbon price, Guilbeault calls him a liar

Poilievre threatens no confidence vote on carbon price, Guilbeault calls him a liar

OTTAWA — The minority Liberals are facing increasing political pressure on their signature climate policy, as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre triggers a no confidence vote in the House of Commons.
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Chaotic fishers protest blocks entrance to Newfoundland legislature, halts budget

Chaotic fishers protest blocks entrance to Newfoundland legislature, halts budget

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A protest Wednesday that descended into a chaotic confrontation between mounted police officers and fishers outside the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature halted the provincial government's plans to present its latest budget.
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Montreal public health optimistic that measles outbreak can be brought under control

Montreal public health optimistic that measles outbreak can be brought under control

MONTREAL — Despite a rising number of measles cases in and around Montreal, one of the doctors leading the public health response to the outbreak says he's optimistic the virus can be brought under control.
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Ahead of funeral, Montreal's turn to remember former prime minister Brian Mulroney

Ahead of funeral, Montreal's turn to remember former prime minister Brian Mulroney

OTTAWA — On what would have been Brian Mulroney's 85th birthday, his family gathered in a ballroom just across the street from Parliament Hill to greet a steady stream of mourners and well-wishers.
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Manitoba premier to apologize to two men switched at birth in 1955

Manitoba premier to apologize to two men switched at birth in 1955

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is set to apologize on behalf of the government to two men who were switched at birth in 1955 in a hospital north of Winnipeg.
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Federal government refers three cases of suspected contractor fraud to RCMP

Federal government refers three cases of suspected contractor fraud to RCMP

OTTAWA — The federal procurement department has asked the RCMP to investigate at least $5 million in suspected fraud by IT sub-contractors who were billing multiple departments for the same work and taking advantage of poor data-sharing inside the go
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