Sports Olympics Summer Sports Track and Field Sarah Mitton broke a Canadian record twice on her way to her first world title on Friday in Glasgow, Scotland. The 27-year-old shot put athlete won gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships with a new national indoor record throw of 20.22 metres. …
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Lawsuit over massive Veterans Affairs accounting error to cost Ottawa almost $1 billion
An embarrassing multi-million-dollar accounting error that was covered up for years at Veterans Affairs Canada will end up costing taxpayers almost $1 billion now that a Federal Court judge has signed off on a combined class-action settlement. More than 272,000 veterans were short-changed on pension and disability payments for almost …
Read More »Police spending in cities like Montreal keeps surging over budget. Where does the money go?
Since the start of the pandemic, Montreal police spending has gone tens of millions of dollars over budget each year. The police chief pins the blame on understaffing, but critics say that’s far from the case. Politicians are afraid to say no to the police, say criminologists and a former …
Read More »Danielle Smith wants to save Alberta’s oil wealth, but history shows it’s a pledge that’s hard to deliver
With Thursday's budget, Danielle Smith joins the long history of governments in Alberta pledging to save the bounty of oil cash. But with a crash in oil prices seemingly always around the corner, every previous commitment to saving has inevitably failed. Why a pledge to save oilpatch wealth is so …
Read More »Plans for Eabametoong First Nation’s temporary school progressing after fire razed learning centre
Plans for a temporary school for Eabametoong First Nation are starting to come together, weeks after the Ojibway community in northwestern Ontario lost its only school to arson. Here's the latest on efforts to get students back in class as soon as possible. Objiway First Nation's chief has 'a real …
Read More »New visa rules for Mexican nationals turn families, tourists into collateral damage, loved ones say
Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Thursday that Ottawa would be reinstating visa requirements for travellers from Mexico to reduce the number of asylum claims and the number of people crossing from Canada into the U.S. Ottawa aims to cut asylum claims, number of people crossing from Canada to U.S. …
Read More »‘He loved this country with all his heart’: Former prime minister Brian Mulroney honoured at state funeral
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney — a man whose efforts to reshape Canada earned both praise and controversy — will be laid to rest with a state funeral in Montreal today. State funeral begins at 11 a.m. ET at the Notre-Dame Basilica CBC News Special: State funeral for Brian Mulroney …
Read More »‘We’ll meet again’: Memorable moments from Brian Mulroney’s state funeral
Hundreds of people gathered in the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal to honour the life of Brian Mulroney, who led Canada as prime minister from 1984 to 1993. Memorial event in Montreal featured prominent Canadians and lots of music — some of Mulroney's own making Canadians had the opportunity Saturday to …
Read More »Former prime minister Brian Mulroney lies in state in Ottawa
Brian Mulroney will begin lying in state in Ottawa on Tuesday, as a week of tributes to Canada's 18th prime minister continues. Dignitaries, public invited to pay tribute to Canada's 18th prime minister CBC News Special: Brian Mulroney Lying in State Started 3 hours ago Live Watch CBC's special coverage …
Read More »Brian Mulroney, one of Canada’s most consequential prime ministers, is dead at 84
Brian Mulroney — who, as Canada's 18th prime minister, steered the country through a tumultuous period in national and world affairs — has died. He was 84. Baie-Comeau, Quebec-born leader negotiated U.S. free trade deal, introduced GST Former Canadian PM Brian Mulroney dead at 84 3 hours ago Duration 5:46 …
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