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Border agency eyes smartphone facial recognition system amid privacy concerns

Border agency eyes smartphone facial recognition system amid privacy concerns

Apr 24, 2024 / 1:52 pm

Travellers would be able to use facial recognition technology to identify themselves through their smartphones when crossing the border under a planned federal...

Poilievre will do 'anything to win,' must condemn Alex Jones endorsement: Trudeau

Poilievre will do 'anything to win,' must condemn Alex Jones endorsement: Trudeau

Apr 24, 2024 / 12:44 pm

As the Liberals try to reverse their political fortunes with the latest federal budget, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ratcheted up attacks against his...

'Good luck with that': PM says Saskatchewan premier shouldn't pick fight with CRA

'Good luck with that': PM says Saskatchewan premier shouldn't pick fight with CRA

Saskatchewan Apr 24, 2024 / 10:29 am

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canada Revenue Agency is "very, very good" at getting the money it's owed, and Saskatchewan's premier...

Trudeau won't comment on future of TikTok in U.S., says Canadian safety a priority

Trudeau won't comment on future of TikTok in U.S., says Canadian safety a priority

Apr 24, 2024 / 10:28 am

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's not going to comment on the future of TikTok in the United States, but his own government will continue to look out...

Canadians should expect politicians to support right to bail, Virani's office says

Canadians should expect politicians to support right to bail, Virani's office says

Toronto Apr 24, 2024 / 7:03 am

The public should expect politicians to support their right to bail and to be presumed innocent, the office of Canada's justice minister says, warning that...

RCMP stop vehicle using vise grips for steering wheel

RCMP stop vehicle using vise grips for steering wheel

Saskatchewan Apr 24, 2024 / 6:38 am

RCMP in Saskatchewan stopped a vehicle that was using vise grips instead of a steering wheel. At approximately 1:30 p.m., a member of Prince Albert Combined...

Ottawa injects another $36M into vaccine injury compensation fund

Ottawa injects another $36M into vaccine injury compensation fund

Apr 24, 2024 / 5:47 am

The federal government has added $36.4 million to a program designed to support people who have been seriously injured or killed by vaccines since the end of...

Poll suggests half of Canadians have negative opinion of latest Liberal budget

Poll suggests half of Canadians have negative opinion of latest Liberal budget

Apr 24, 2024 / 5:45 am

A new poll suggests the Liberals have not won over voters with their latest budget, though there is broad support for their plan to build millions of homes....

Alberta premier stands by pick of 'contrarian' chair to lead COVID-19 data review

Alberta premier stands by pick of 'contrarian' chair to lead COVID-19 data review

Alberta Apr 23, 2024 / 6:26 pm

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it’s a good idea to have a physician who accused the province of exaggerating COVID-19's impact on hospitals now...

Escaped B.C. murderer #4 on Canada's most-wanted list

Escaped B.C. murderer #4 on Canada's most-wanted list

Apr 23, 2024 / 1:55 pm

An alleged B.C. gangster convicted of murder in absentia after he escaped from prison is the fourth person on Canada’s most-wanted list. A reward of...

Trudeau says Saskatchewan to get carbon rebates despite province not paying levies

Trudeau says Saskatchewan to get carbon rebates despite province not paying levies

Saskatchewan Apr 23, 2024 / 1:36 pm

UPDATE 1:35 p.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Saskatchewan residents will continue to get carbon rebates even though the province has stopped remitting...

Zameer acquittal demonstrates why politicians should keep quiet on bail, lawyer says

Zameer acquittal demonstrates why politicians should keep quiet on bail, lawyer says

Ontario Apr 23, 2024 / 1:31 pm

A leading voice for criminal lawyers in Canada says police and political leaders need to learn the consequences of weighing in on bail decisions. And Boris...

Plastic treaty talks in Ottawa get underway with pleas for high ambition, flexibility

Plastic treaty talks in Ottawa get underway with pleas for high ambition, flexibility

Ottawa Apr 23, 2024 / 11:25 am

The Ecuadorean diplomat tasked with shepherding the fourth round of talks for a global plastic treaty in Ottawa this week says the world cannot wait much longer...

RCMP alleges two former UN workers in Montreal sold weapons, drones to Libya

RCMP alleges two former UN workers in Montreal sold weapons, drones to Libya

Montreal Apr 23, 2024 / 6:44 am

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says two former United Nations employees in Montreal have been charged after they allegedly took part in a conspiracy to...

Doctors ask Liberal government to reconsider capital gains tax change

Doctors ask Liberal government to reconsider capital gains tax change

Apr 23, 2024 / 5:43 am

The Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to reconsider its proposed changes to capital gains taxation, arguing it will affect...

Large study shows caribou herds in Alberta, B.C., growing from wolf culls, cow pens

Large study shows caribou herds in Alberta, B.C., growing from wolf culls, cow pens

Apr 23, 2024 / 5:40 am

Fresh research suggests western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound...

Labour minister announces inquiry into costly 2023 port strike in B.C.

Labour minister announces inquiry into costly 2023 port strike in B.C.

Apr 22, 2024 / 4:08 pm

Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says he has appointed an Industrial Inquiry Commission to dig deeper into the underlying causes of B.C.'s port...

Is decaf coffee bad for your health? Here’s what to know

Is decaf coffee bad for your health? Here’s what to know

Apr 22, 2024 / 3:06 pm

If you enjoy the taste of coffee but don’t want caffeine’s side effects, decaffeinated coffee with 97 per cent of the stimulant removed is an...

Ex-RCMP officer charged in Quebec with foreign interference seeks to quash charges

Ex-RCMP officer charged in Quebec with foreign interference seeks to quash charges

Apr 22, 2024 / 1:54 pm

A retired RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference asked a Quebec court judge on Monday to quash an indictment against him because...

Singh noncommittal on keeping scheduled increases to Liberals' carbon price in place

Singh noncommittal on keeping scheduled increases to Liberals' carbon price in place

Apr 22, 2024 / 1:33 pm

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is raising eyebrows anew over his carbon pricing stance, refusing to say today whether or not he would keep scheduled increases in...

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