News Update
- Family of Brampton teen found dead in rural Saskatchewan devastated, searching for answers: advocate
The family of a Brampton, Ont. teen are devastated and looking for answers after he was found dead near a remote Saskatchewan community, a Toronto advocate says.
- Sask. breweries celebrate two more years of alcohol excise duty relief
Last month, the federal government announced a two-year extension to its alcohol excise duty relief as a way to help small breweries stay afloat in trying times.
- ISC sale sparks criticism over Sask. government's long-term investment plan
The decision to sell the province's shares in the profitable company drew criticism from the Opposition; an economist says the government "replaced a flow of revenue with an asset."
- After online hate, Regina police brought in to protect actors, staff at Globe Theatre
Globe theatre staff faced vicious threats and online hate after a video clip of teachers leading Grade 12 students out of a racy production was picked up by far-right websites.
- Tribunal into missing Indigenous children and unmarked graves to hold sessions in Montreal
The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal will be in Montreal May 25-29 to investigate human rights violations related to missing Indigenous children and unmarked graves associated with residential schools.
- Supreme Court of Canada to hear B.C. challenge over mineral rights and DRIPA
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear British Columbia's appeal of a ruling that found the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the provincial mineral claims regime are "inconsistent."
- RCMP watchdog says Mounties mishandled sex assault case of murdered N.S. woman
Nearly 10 years after a Nova Scotia woman was murdered by her neighbour after she reported that he sexually assaulted and harassed her, the RCMP’s national watchdog says the Mounties failed both in the original case, and making improvements to sexual assault investigations across Canada.
- What tech CEOs want from the new federal AI strategy
As the federal government finishes its delayed national AI strategy, some technology leaders in Canada are hopeful the new policy will resemble an industrial blueprint that illustrates Ottawa is serious about rolling up its sleeves to help the sector build in expedient fashion.
- Dr. Strangelove diplomacy: How the Pentagon’s symbolic defence board freeze with Canada could backfire
Washington’s decision to suspend a symbolic Cold War-era defence body may have been meant to pressure Canada on military policy. Instead, experts say it risks reinforcing Canadians' distrust of the United States, complicates the politics of NORAD and missile defence, and makes future purchases of American military equipment even harder for Ottawa to sell domestically.
- Federal officials on the defensive as momentum grows against lawful access bill
Canada's spy agency says its ability to keep pace with threats and contribute to intelligence alliances will be at risk if the government's latest attempt to pass a lawful access bill fails — a warning that comes as momentum against the Liberals' Bill C-22 grows.











