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Bloc Québécois supply management bill moves swiftly through Parliament

Bloc Québécois supply management bill moves swiftly through Parliament

OTTAWA — A Bloc Québécois bill that looks to take Canada's supply management system off the table in future trade negotiations has passed swiftly through Parliament.
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CSIS says India is a continued foreign interference threat as Canada renews diplomacy

CSIS says India is a continued foreign interference threat as Canada renews diplomacy

OTTAWA — The latest annual report of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service says Indian officials and their proxy agents in Canada, engage in a range of activities that seek to influence Canadian communities and politicians.
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Canada, India reach diplomatic truce as Carney, Modi meet at G7

Canada, India reach diplomatic truce as Carney, Modi meet at G7

KANANASKIS — Prime Minister Mark Carney said his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Alberta on Tuesday was a "necessary" step toward rebuilding the relationship between the two countries.
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Lack of appropriate safeguards led to 23andMe data breach, joint investigation finds

Lack of appropriate safeguards led to 23andMe data breach, joint investigation finds

OTTAWA — Inadequate security measures opened the door to a data breach discovered two years ago at genetic testing company 23andMe, Canada's privacy watchdog says. Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne and U.K.
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Carney to return to Ottawa after fruitful summit with G7 leaders in Alberta

Carney to return to Ottawa after fruitful summit with G7 leaders in Alberta

KANANASKIS — Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading home to Ottawa today after hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta. He had been meeting with world leaders since Sunday to discuss topics such as U.S.
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Calls mount for pause on Canada's digital services tax targeting tech giants

Calls mount for pause on Canada's digital services tax targeting tech giants

OTTAWA — Ottawa is under pressure to pause digital services tax legislation that directs large tech companies to make a big retroactive payment by June 30. Canadian and U.S. business groups, organizations representing U.S.
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Food processing company pleads guilty to workplace safety charge in smokehouse death

Food processing company pleads guilty to workplace safety charge in smokehouse death

EDMONTON — A commercial food processing company has pleaded guilty to a workplace safety charge after an Edmonton worker became trapped in a smokehouse and died.
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Quebec to jail inmates according to anatomical sex, not gender identity

Quebec to jail inmates according to anatomical sex, not gender identity

MONTREAL — Quebec's public security minister says transgender inmates will be incarcerated according to their anatomical sex, not their gender identity. François Bonnardel says in a statement the measure is to ensure the safety of all inmates.
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Carney guided the G7 through the 'diplomatic Rockies,' says expert

Carney guided the G7 through the 'diplomatic Rockies,' says expert

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off a successful, focused performance as host of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., according to some world leaders and foreign policy experts.
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Montreal bicycle rental company sets new records during public transit strike

Montreal bicycle rental company sets new records during public transit strike

MONTREAL — Montreal's main bicycle rental company says its users smashed records during the recent transit strike, travelling the equivalent of more than 50 times around the Earth.
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