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Blasted by Bloc, Conservative MP apologizes for asking minister to speak English

Blasted by Bloc, Conservative MP apologizes for asking minister to speak English

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Rachael Thomas has apologized after drawing criticism from other members of Parliament for asking Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge to answer questions in English at a committee meeting.
Montreal youth facing trial for double murder arrested in jail for two other killings

Montreal youth facing trial for double murder arrested in jail for two other killings

MONTREAL — An 18-year-old Montreal man who is now facing charges in connection with two double homicides committed last year will return to court in January.
Moe says Saskatchewan to stop collecting federal carbon levy for electric heat

Moe says Saskatchewan to stop collecting federal carbon levy for electric heat

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province is to stop collecting the federal carbon levy on electric heat starting Jan. 1.
CSIS whistleblowers faced hurdles seeking justice and telling their stories

CSIS whistleblowers faced hurdles seeking justice and telling their stories

CSIS employees are trained to conform and those who complain “become the complaint,” says a former CSIS employee.
'No one will be turned away': 988 suicide crisis helpline launches across Canada

'No one will be turned away': 988 suicide crisis helpline launches across Canada

TORONTO — A new toll-free, three-digit suicide prevention helpline launched across Canada on Thursday morning.
In the news for today: Heritage Minister to talk online news deal with committee

In the news for today: Heritage Minister to talk online news deal with committee

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today ...
Who is U.S.-Canadian lawyer Gurpatwant Pannun, alleged target of murder plot?

Who is U.S.-Canadian lawyer Gurpatwant Pannun, alleged target of murder plot?

A decade ago this month, lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and his friend Hardeep Singh Nijjar were in Geneva to deliver a petition calling on the United Nations to declare widespread killings of Sikhs in India in 1984 a genocide.
Google to pay $100M a year to Canadian news publishers in deal with Ottawa

Google to pay $100M a year to Canadian news publishers in deal with Ottawa

Ottawa has agreed to set a $100-million yearly cap on payments that Google will be required to make to media companies when the government's controversial online news legislation takes effect at the end of the year.
Indigenous signage aims to make B.C. legislature more inclusive, accepting

Indigenous signage aims to make B.C. legislature more inclusive, accepting

Messages written in the Lekwungen Indigenous language and English were unveiled Wednesday at an outdoor ceremony at the 125-year-old building, attended by Indigenous leaders, Premier David Eby and members of the New Democrat, BC United, Green and Conservative parties.
U.S. says alleged murder plotter from India spoke of three 'jobs' in Canada

U.S. says alleged murder plotter from India spoke of three 'jobs' in Canada

OTTAWA — A U.S.