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Politics Despite a decrease in the number of complaints filed against Air Canada over language-related issues, the airline still gets more language complaints nationwide than any other federally regulated institution, says Commissioner of Official Languages Raymond Théberge. Carrier points out that its passenger traffic has increased substantially While Air Canada has cutContinue Reading

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Politics Minister of Addictions and Mental Health Ya’ara Saks said Tuesday the federal government has approved the B.C. government’s request to recriminalize the use of illicit drugs in public spaces. B.C. Premier David Eby asked for an adjustment to the province’s decriminalization program late last month Darren Major · CBCContinue Reading

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Politics Six Canadian children have been repatriated from Syria according to a statement from Global Affairs Canada.  Children were brought back overnight in U.S. operation that also saw Dutch, Finnish nationals returned Women walk with their children in the al-Roj detention camp in Syria. (Stephanie Jenzer/CBC)Six Canadian children have beenContinue Reading

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Politics India’s envoy to Canada is scheduled to speak publicly today for the first time since the RCMP made arrests related to a homicide that has roiled tensions between the two countries. ‘Our biggest problem right now is in Canada,’ says Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Dylan Robertson ·Continue Reading

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Politics The risk assessments border officers have used for years to decide whether vessels entering Canadian waters should be searched have been based on outdated and inaccurate data, increasing the risk of high-risk goods and inadmissible people slipping into the country, a recently released audit says. Report says CBSA might not haveContinue Reading