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Poilievre's pitch to defund CBC, keep French services would require change in law

Poilievre's pitch to defund CBC, keep French services would require change in law

OTTAWA — If Pierre Poilievre wants to "defund the CBC" while maintaining its French-language programming, he'll have to overhaul the country's broadcasting law in order to do it.
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Ash from Russia volcano causes flight cancellations in northwestern B.C.

Ash from Russia volcano causes flight cancellations in northwestern B.C.

TERRACE, B.C. — Some flights out of northern British Columbia are cancelled due to ash from a Russian volcano that erupted thousands of kilometres away.
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Cyberattack knocks out website and mobile app for Quebec's hydro utility

Cyberattack knocks out website and mobile app for Quebec's hydro utility

MONTREAL — Quebec's power utility said Thursday it was working to get its website and mobile application running again after they were knocked off-line by a cyberattack, for which a pro-Russian hacker group claimed responsibility.
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B.C. marks 7th anniversary of overdose emergency with grim record statistics

B.C. marks 7th anniversary of overdose emergency with grim record statistics

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Emergency Health Services has released grim statistics on the toxic drug crisis ahead of the seventh anniversary of the province declaring a public health emergency. B.C.
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Quebec provincial police officer killed on duty remembered as mother, wife, protector

Quebec provincial police officer killed on duty remembered as mother, wife, protector

TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. — A Quebec provincial police officer who was killed while on duty was remembered Thursday as a mother, a daughter, a friend and as a policewoman who dedicated her career to keeping others safe.
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$14.7-million settlement in sex abuse class action against Montreal archdiocese

$14.7-million settlement in sex abuse class action against Montreal archdiocese

MONTREAL — A $14.7-million settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought against the Montreal Roman Catholic archdiocese, and a judge will be asked to sign off on the deal in the coming weeks, the plaintiffs' lawyer said Thursday.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau falls short of committing to keep RCMP depot in Regina

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau falls short of committing to keep RCMP depot in Regina

REGINA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the RCMP Depot in Regina a "Canadian institution" Thursday, but fell short of committing to keeping the Mountie training facility open.
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CSE issued prompt warning when threat to critical infrastructure first detected

CSE issued prompt warning when threat to critical infrastructure first detected

WASHINGTON — Canada's electronic spy agency says it warned system operators "in a timely-as-possible way" about a Russian-backed hacker who lurked in their computer networks three months ago with the capacity to do physical damage.
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Here's what happens to government services if federal public servants go on strike

Here's what happens to government services if federal public servants go on strike

The Public Service Alliance of Canada says workers are ready to strike at any time, and whether they do is dependent on how bargaining with the Liberal government goes in the coming days. 
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After N.S. mass shooting, an Oxford professor's policing principles are recommended

After N.S. mass shooting, an Oxford professor's policing principles are recommended

HALIFAX — At the heart of the multi-volume report into Canada's worst mass shooting lies a recommendation calling for governments to replace 19th-century principles about law enforcement with a revised notion of what police are for.
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