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Liberals float possibility of making motion on foreign interference a confidence vote

Liberals float possibility of making motion on foreign interference a confidence vote

OTTAWA — Liberal House leader Mark Holland isn't ruling out turning a Conservative motion on foreign interference into a confidence vote that could topple the government and would test the strength of the supply-and-confidence deal between the Liberals and the NDP
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Canada will take a 'hard long look' at UN call to speed emissions reduction: minister

Canada will take a 'hard long look' at UN call to speed emissions reduction: minister

OTTAWA — Canada will take a "hard long look" at a call from global climate scientists to hit its long-term greenhouse gas emissions targets 10 years earlier than planned, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Monday.
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CSIS, RCMP interviewed Mauritanian man at Guantanamo, feds say in denying wrongdoing

CSIS, RCMP interviewed Mauritanian man at Guantanamo, feds say in denying wrongdoing

OTTAWA — The federal government acknowledges in a new court filing that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the RCMP interviewed a Mauritanian man at a Guantanamo Bay prison in 2003.
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'Not a matter of state secrets': Anand dismisses concerns over McKinsey contracts

'Not a matter of state secrets': Anand dismisses concerns over McKinsey contracts

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Anita Anand is dismissing opposition concerns about millions of dollars in contracts between her department and McKinsey & Company, saying the company's work was "not a matter of state secrets.
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Airbnb criticized after 1 killed, 6 missing in charred rubble of Montreal building

Airbnb criticized after 1 killed, 6 missing in charred rubble of Montreal building

MONTREAL — Quebec politicians criticized short-term rental company Airbnb on Monday for failing to be a proper corporate citizen, after a building used for illegal rentals was ravaged by a fire that killed one and left at least six missing
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Alberta moves to force oilpatch to pay owed taxes above 'threshold' amount

Alberta moves to force oilpatch to pay owed taxes above 'threshold' amount

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is taking steps to force oilpatch companies to make good on their unpaid municipal taxes, including sending reminders from provincial cabinet ministers to those in arrears.
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Parliamentary committee summons Mark Zuckerberg over Meta's threat to block news

Parliamentary committee summons Mark Zuckerberg over Meta's threat to block news

OTTAWA — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is being summoned by a parliamentary committee for the third time in four years — this time over the tech company's threat to block news from Canadians on its social-media platforms.
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Regina tourism agency apologizes for using sexualized slogans

Regina tourism agency apologizes for using sexualized slogans

REGINA — A women's organization is asking Regina's tourism agency for another rebrand after the city used slogans criticized for having sexual overtones.
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Not a refugee, not quite a resident: Ukrainians who fled to Canada in 'grey area'

Not a refugee, not quite a resident: Ukrainians who fled to Canada in 'grey area'

OTTAWA — Ukrainians who have fled to Canada with an emergency visa find themselves in a "grey area" of the immigration system, and several settlement specialists are urging the government to make changes if the program is renewed.
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Two staff members stabbed at Halifax high school, wounded student in custody

Two staff members stabbed at Halifax high school, wounded student in custody

HALIFAX — Police arrested a student at a Halifax high school Monday after two staff members were stabbed. All three were taken to hospital, but the extent of their injuries remained unclear Monday afternoon.
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