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Politics Canadian officials are saying little publicly about the state of the Canadian Embassy in Damascus, Syria, a week after an Israeli bomb or missile demolished an Iranian Embassy annex directly next door. Canadian embassy ceased operations in 2012 as Syrian civil war worsened Evan Dyer · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Politics Ottawa is setting up a $500-million fund to help community health organizations provide more mental health care to young people. Fund is latest pre-budget announcement from the LiberalsThe Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 09, 2024 10:52 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 10 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister ofContinue Reading

Politics Staff from the Prime Minister’s Office are set to speak today at the public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada’s elections. Testimony comes after inquiry shown document prepared for PMO stating China meddled in 2019 and 2021 electionsThe Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 09, 2024 9:19 AM EDT |Continue Reading

Politics Federal Health Minister Mark Holland suggested on Monday that there are gaps in the early stages of screening scientists at secret-level facilities such as the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg.  It’s ‘possible to lie’ during security screening, federal health minister saysHolly Cabrera · CBC News · Posted: Apr 08,Continue Reading

Politics MPs agreed to a motion Monday that found GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth in contempt of Parliament for refusing to answer certain questions during a House government operations committee appearance last month. GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth ordered to appear before MPs April 17 Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: AprContinue Reading

Politics Not even the vital business of Parliament was enough to keep MPs from slipping outside to glimpse celestial history. Dozens of elected officials, including Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, gathered on the Hill to crane their necks skyward. Dozens of elected officials gathered to crane their necks skyward Alessia PassafiumeContinue Reading

Politics Canada’s spy agency believes the Chinese government “clandestinely and deceptively” interfered in both the 2019 and 2021 federal elections — and a top secret briefing note discussed at the Foreign Interference Commission shows the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) told the Prime Minister’s Office about it in February 2023. Top secretContinue Reading

Politics A Conservative MP is asking Canada’s taxpayers’ ombudsperson to investigate the Canada Revenue Agency’s handling of “bare trust” reporting requirements. Tax agency announced an exemption for ‘bare trust’ reporting just days before the deadline to file Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Apr 08, 2024 4:07 PM EDTContinue Reading

Two years after being ordered on an urgent basis, a new defence policy for Canada was unveiled Monday that promises — among other things — to bolster the military’s surveillance and combat capabilities in the Arctic. The strategy commits to delivering new equipment, including airborne early warning aircraft (AWACs), long-range surface-to-surface missiles forContinue Reading