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Politics A Canadian Russian woman has pleaded guilty for her role in a multimillion-dollar scheme to send electronics to Russia for military use in the war against Ukraine. Kristina Puzyreva, 32, pleaded guilty to money-laundering conspiracyCBC News · Posted: Feb 12, 2024 4:51 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago LocalContinue Reading

Politics Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Monday she has raised reports of three Canadians missing in Gaza with her Israeli counterpart. Family members of Ahmed Elagha and his sons Borak and Hashem say they were taken by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a raid on Thursday. Family says threeContinue Reading

Politics Plans for King Charles III’s first visit to Canada as head of state are on hold following his cancer diagnosis, CBC News has learned. Sources confirm preparations were underway for a spring visit from King Charles III and Queen Camilla Kate McKenna · CBC News · Posted: Feb 12, 2024 12:04 PMContinue Reading

The final cost of the controversial ArriveCan app is impossible to determine due to poor financial record-keeping, a new auditor general report has found. It is just one of the findings that Canada’s Auditor General Karen Hogan highlighted in a damning report about the pandemic-era tool. Overall, Hogan found thatContinue Reading

Politics Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani says he’s looking at options for changing the Criminal Code to potentially increase punishments for car theft. Insurance cost of Canadian car thefts surpassed $1 billion in 2022 Justice Minister Arif Virani responds to a question during a news conference Thursday at the NationalContinue Reading

Politics Two experts in digital policy say the government should limit itself to solving a handful of pressing problems when it comes to online harms, rather than looking for sweeping, general reform. Previous version of bill addressing online harms was harshly criticized Experts are urging the federal government to takeContinue Reading

Politics·Analysis This week’s car theft summit was, if nothing else, a chance for the Liberals to be seen taking the issue seriously. But if they want to beat back Pierre Poilievre’s slogans, they obviously need to demonstrate “serious action.” The Liberals can accuse the Conservatives of riding on ‘catchy’ lines, butContinue Reading

We have been warned — over and over again lately — that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an inflection point in history. And while the soaring political rhetoric may have sounded good over the last few years, it’s very likely that this week — after a cascade of events inContinue Reading

Politics Pierre Poilievre is promising to establish minimum prison sentences for criminals convicted of extortion, including tougher punishments for people who use firearms to extort others or act on the behalf of gangs. Extortionists would face three years in prison, with harsher rules for gangs or people who use firearmsContinue Reading