Catharine Tunney
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Marathon Commons vote ends, but Philpott interview raises new questions about SNC-Lavalin affair
The Conservatives' marathon vote protest in the Commons that ended just before 1 a.m. ET in Ottawa got an added boost from a Maclean's magazine interview with Jane Philpott, who said there's "much more to the story" of the SNC-Lavalin controversy. → Read More
A year after Cambridge Analytica scandal, calls for a national data strategy grow
It's been one year since the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal set off a litany of questions about who has the right to access data and how it's stored. With the Liberal government's budget just around the corner, some business leaders and academics are once again demanding a national data strategy. → Read More
Liberal MP says SNC-Lavalin 'entitled' to agreement to avoid criminal trial
A Liberal MP says his party believes the SNC-Lavalin is “entitled” to a deferred prosecution agreement — a legal mechanism that would allow the Quebec engineering firm to avoid criminal prosecution. → Read More
Pot pardon legislation coming soon: Goodale
Canadians will soon have a better sense of how the Liberals' plan to speed up and lower the cost of some marijuana-related pardons will work. → Read More
Supreme Court to rule on case of teacher who secretly filmed students' cleavage
The Supreme Court of Canada will rule tomorrow morning on the case of a high school teacher who was acquitted after he was caught filming female students' chests with a camera pen — a decision that could have a profound impact on privacy rights in this country. → Read More
RCMP breached a sexual assault complainant's personal information
The RCMP have had to bolster their Access to Information process after two instances of very personal information being leaked. → Read More
Father of man arrested in Kingston, Ont., probe says he's told it's 'about terrorists'
The father of Hussam Eddin Alzahabi says his 20-year-old son has been arrested in what he believes is a terror-related investigation in Kingston, Ont. → Read More
Federal Conservatives ask Parliament to investigate immigration vetting after CBC report
The Opposition Conservatives are asking for Parliament to examine Canada’s security screening process following two CBC investigations that pointed to flaws in system. → Read More
'Nothing held back' as Canadian delegation raises detainee issue in China
The Canadian delegation in Shanghai has begun to push for the release of detainees Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, according to the senator heading the trip to China — but he doesn't know if any progress was made. → Read More
Goodale dismisses report that Canada will ban Huawei from 5G as 'speculation'
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is calling reports that Canada will soon formally ban the telecommunications giant Huawei from its 5G network "speculation." → Read More
Supreme Court rules Vice Media reporter must share ISIS notes with police
A Vice Media reporter will have to hand over records of his conversations with an alleged ISIS member to the police. In a unanimous decision today, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a lower court's decision regarding the work of reporter Ben Makuch. → Read More
RCMP's sexual harassment suit bigger and more expensive than predicted
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police need more money to help cover a historic class action lawsuit after more women than expected came forward with stories of harassment and sexual abuse. → Read More
Canada falling short on flu vaccinations: internal report
The Public Health Agency of Canada is failing to meet its flu vaccination goals as Canadians continue to balk at rolling up their sleeves. → Read More
We're ignoring Canada's alcohol problem, chief public health officer warns
Canada's chief public health officer says she's worried about the rise in heavy drinking among Canadian women. In recent weeks, Dr. Theresa Tam has tried to sound the alarm on Canada’s substance abuse problem, making it the focus of her 2018 report on the state of public health in Canada. → Read More
No tweaks to federal labour laws ahead of next week's marijuana legislation
The federal government is not updating the Canada Labour Code ahead of next week's recreational marijuana legalization. Instead, Ottawa is leaving it up to individual workplaces to update their impairment policies, senior officials told reporters during a background briefing on Wednesday. → Read More
RCMP's ability to police digital realm 'rapidly declining,' commissioner warned
Organized crime is moving online and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is struggling to keep up, according to a briefing note prepared for RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki when she took over the top job earlier this year. → Read More
Canada has seen more than 8,000 apparent opioid deaths since 2016
At least 1,036 Canadians died in the first three months of this year due to apparent opioid overdoses, raising the opioid epidemic's death toll to more than 8,000 people since January 2016, according to newly released government figures. → Read More
With NAFTA in a deadlock, Parliament returns ready to talk Asia-Pacific trade
As NAFTA negotiations reach a standoff and the Canada-U.S. relationship seemingly on the rocks, the Liberal government is using the return of Parliament to talk about a different kind of trade. → Read More
Remembrance Day ad gets mixed reviews for making test audience 'feel guilty'
Veterans Affairs plans to launch a new ad ahead of Remembrance Day 2018, but it has struggled to craft a campaign that doesn't make people "feel guilty" or come off as a recruitment pitch, according to the in-house testing results. → Read More
Freeland calls for 'flexibility' as NAFTA talks break for weekend
Canadian and U.S. officials take a weekend break from NAFTA talks after a week of tense negotiations in Washington and comments from U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting he is unwilling to compromise on a deal. → Read More