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Auditor general's office fires two workers who made extra cash with federal contracts

Auditor general's office fires two workers who made extra cash with federal contracts

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signalled that his Liberal government is rethinking how it evaluates and accepts proposals for work following the recent firing of two public servants who were making side money from federal contracts.
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Case of former Quebec judge accused of killing wife to end with guilty plea

Case of former Quebec judge accused of killing wife to end with guilty plea

QUEBEC — A retired Quebec judge who was facing a second murder trial in his wife's 2009 shooting death will enter a guilty plea on Thursday, putting an end to a legal battle spanning more than 14 years.
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'False': Main contractor on ArriveCan app disputes auditor general's finding

'False': Main contractor on ArriveCan app disputes auditor general's finding

OTTAWA — The company that held a contract for the build of the ArriveCan app said it was paid millions less than what Canada's auditor general reported last month.
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Poll: Canadians unsure online harms bill will make social media safer

Poll: Canadians unsure online harms bill will make social media safer

OTTAWA — Fewer than half of Canadians believe the federal government's plan to regulate social media sites will make platforms safer, a new survey suggests.
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In the news today: Canadians wary of online regulation, according to new poll

In the news today: Canadians wary of online regulation, according to new poll

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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'Old MacDonald went broke': Technology helps grain farmers confront weather woes

'Old MacDonald went broke': Technology helps grain farmers confront weather woes

British Columbia grain farmer Malcolm Odermatt says all he can do is pray for rain this spring after repeated droughts sabotaged his harvest last year.
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Politicians want more competition but supply management still a 'sacred cow'

Politicians want more competition but supply management still a 'sacred cow'

OTTAWA — There aren't many issues that garner support across party lines in Ottawa these days.
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Gaza protests halt all in-person public access to Surrey, B.C., council meetings

Gaza protests halt all in-person public access to Surrey, B.C., council meetings

SURREY, B.C. — Protesters calling on city councillors in Surrey, B.C.
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Richmond, B.C., seeks federal funding to house refugees crowding homeless shelters

Richmond, B.C., seeks federal funding to house refugees crowding homeless shelters

RICHMOND — The City of Richmond in British Columbia is urging the federal government to provide more temporary housing for refugees and asylum seekers or pay for their use of the city's homeless shelter, where the newcomers took up about a third of a
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Canada's UN envoy says intervention is the best chance to heal gang crisis in Haiti

Canada's UN envoy says intervention is the best chance to heal gang crisis in Haiti

OTTAWA — Canada's ambassador to the United Nations says a looming military intervention is the best chance Haiti has of uprooting gangs that have wrought escalating chaos on the Caribbean nation for years.
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