Kathleen Harris
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Trudeau won't budge on Wilson-Raybould waiver as Scheer accuses PM of peddling 'excuses'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is digging in his heels over a decision to limit the waiver permitting Jody Wilson-Raybould to speak out on the SNC-Lavalin affair as the Commons ethics committee prepares to debate a second parliamentary investigation of the scandal. → Read More
Remediation agreements flagged as 'hot issue' in new justice minister's briefing book
Remediation agreements, now in the public spotlight with the SNC-Lavalin affair, were flagged as a "hot issue" for David Lametti when he replaced Jody Wilson-Raybould as justice minister and attorney general. → Read More
Trudeau mulls Wilson-Raybould's fate in Liberal caucus as Scheer makes formal bid for RCMP probe
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering whether Jody Wilson-Raybould can remain in the Liberal caucus, as the Conservatives make a formal request for the RCMP to launch a criminal investigation. MPs will hold an emergency debate at 7 p.m. ET on her testimony. → Read More
Scheer wants Trudeau to testify on SNC-Lavalin affair
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to appear as a witness before the justice committee probing the SNC-Lavalin affair. → Read More
Liberals launch 2 new immigration pilots for foreign caregivers
The Liberal government is launching two new pilot projects for foreign caregivers to replace existing programs that have been harshly criticized for keeping nannies trapped in abusive workplaces and separated from their families. → Read More
Hussen lashes out at Conservatives' 'half-baked' plan to 'militarize' the border
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen is defending the Liberal approach to asylum seekers, insisting the Conservatives' proposed alternatives are "half-baked" and impractical. → Read More
Liberal ministers meet with mother, sister of woman missing in Burkina Faso
Two Liberal cabinet ministers met today with the mother and sister of Edith Blais, the Canadian woman who went missing in Burkina Faso last month. → Read More
Trudeau's refreshed cabinet meets in Quebec amid economic uncertainty, China tensions
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his revamped cabinet meet in Sherbrooke, Que., the start of a three-day retreat to deal with pressing economic, environmental and international issues while setting the Liberals on course for this year's federal election. → Read More
Liberals lay out proposed rules for cannabis 'edibles'
From cannabis candy to dried meat with marijuana, the federal government has set out proposed new rules on how pot products can be sipped or munched. → Read More
Woman charged with witchcraft just 2 days before offence scrubbed from law
A northern Ontario woman was charged with fake witchcraft just two days before the archaic offence was removed from the Criminal Code. → Read More
Supreme Court quashes mandatory victims' surcharge for convicted criminals
Canada's top court has quashed a mandatory fine slapped on convicted criminals, overturning a surcharge that critics blamed for keeping impoverished people trapped in the criminal justice system. → Read More
Postal union launches protest campaign as employees halt rotating strikes
Federal back-to-work legislation may have ended rotating strikes by postal workers — but their union now says it's switching to a campaign of "non-violent civil disobedience" to press its contract claims. → Read More
Liberals table back-to-work bill for Canada Post carriers
The Liberal government is pushing emergency legislation to force Canada Post employees back to work, while urging both sides to negotiate a deal. → Read More
Scammed senior citizens being recruited as drug mules: CBSA
Drug trafficking networks are drafting senior citizens to smuggle illicit narcotics into the country, according to an internal memo. The Canada Border Services Agency has warned staff to keep an eye out in a heavily censored intelligence advisory. → Read More
Trilingual border signs now include Mohawk language in Cornwall, Ont.
The border crossing at Cornwall, Ont. now has trilingual signage, adding Mohawk to the English and French in a collaborative effort to foster reconciliation. → Read More
'Thank you, Canada': Dutch PM Mark Rutte praises WW II sacrifices in historic address to Parliament
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte stood before Parliament today to thank Canada for its role in the liberation of the Netherlands during the Second World War — and to warn that the global stability those soldiers fought to preserve is now in peril. → Read More
B.C. MP Sheila Malcolmson to leave federal NDP to seek provincial seat
NDP MP Sheila Malcolmson is leaving federal politics to seek a provincial seat in the British Columbia legislature as the province faces a potential political shift. → Read More
Law permitting destruction of LGBT criminal records has seen low uptake so far
Despite efforts to promote the program, only a handful of people have applied to have criminal records for homosexual acts expunged after Parliament passed legislation to formally erase the unjust convictions four months ago. → Read More
Liberal government tables bill to toughen laws on bestiality, animal cruelty
Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould tabled legislation today that would strengthen laws around animal cruelty and bestiality. → Read More
Regulator outlines next steps for Trans Mountain environmental review
The National Energy Board has laid out next steps to review the impact of the Trans Mountain pipeline on the marine environment, and has given 99 stakeholders tight deadlines to have their say on the proposed expansion. → Read More