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Feds install temporary impact review process pending new law prompted by top court

Feds install temporary impact review process pending new law prompted by top court

OTTAWA — The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada will revisit 23 projects it is currently reviewing to ensure there is clear federal jurisdiction, after a Supreme Court decision found parts of the law strayed into provincial territory, Environment Min
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U.S. man sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex exploitation of 3 B.C. children

U.S. man sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex exploitation of 3 B.C. children

SURREY, B.C. — An Oregon man has been sentenced to 20 years in a U.S. federal prison for sexually exploiting three British Columbia children. RCMP say 37-year-old Kevin McCarty of Happy Valley, Ore.
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Erin O'Toole says CSIS told him he would remain target of China 'into the future'

Erin O'Toole says CSIS told him he would remain target of China 'into the future'

OTTAWA — Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole said Thursday that Canada's spy agency told him he would be a target of the Chinese government "into the future" for "an undetermined time.
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Peter Nygard says he doesn't recall meeting complainants in sex assault trial

Peter Nygard says he doesn't recall meeting complainants in sex assault trial

TORONTO — Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard testified Thursday that he does not remember meeting two of the five women who have accused him of sexual assault, and repeatedly said he would never have forced himself on anyone.
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Montreal man killed by Hamas in attack on Israel remembered as a hero at funeral

Montreal man killed by Hamas in attack on Israel remembered as a hero at funeral

MONTREAL — A Montreal man who was killed in Israel during a surprise attack by Hamas earlier this month was remembered as a hero and a "larger-than-life" personality at a funeral Thursday.
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Canadians must 'see themselves' in justice system, says top court nominee Mary Moreau

Canadians must 'see themselves' in justice system, says top court nominee Mary Moreau

OTTAWA — All Canadians must be able to see themselves in the justice system to have faith in how it works, says the veteran Alberta judge selected to fill a seat on the country's top court.
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Self-reported paid sick leave coverage has increased 'moderately' since 1995: StatCan

Self-reported paid sick leave coverage has increased 'moderately' since 1995: StatCan

OTTAWA — A new report from Statistics Canada says self-reported paid sick leave coverage has increased moderately since 1995, but coverage for front-line workers is still far from universal.
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Defence to argue for more information in 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' trial

Defence to argue for more information in 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' trial

OTTAWA — The criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers resumed Thursday with legal sparring as the defence attempts to gain access to internal police communications.
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Federal justice minister orders review of Quebec man's 2002 sex assault conviction

Federal justice minister orders review of Quebec man's 2002 sex assault conviction

OTTAWA — The federal justice minister has ordered the Quebec Court of Appeal to review the conviction of a man found guilty of sexual assault more than two decades ago.
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Chief of defence staff says military must switch gears in increasingly chaotic world

Chief of defence staff says military must switch gears in increasingly chaotic world

OTTAWA — The chief of the defence staff said in a recent message to Canadian military members that China and Russia are expansionist powers that don't differentiate between war and peace, and that the two states are the most significant threats to th
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