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Federal dental care benefit gets go-ahead from House of Commons

OTTAWA — The Liberals dental-care benefit bill passed third reading Thursday in the House of Commons despite opposition from the Conservatives and Bloc Québécois. The bill passed 172 to 138, with Conservatives and the Bloc voting against it.

Oct 27, 2022 6:08 PM Read more >

Lucki was ready to go to Trudeau over Ottawa police handling of "Freedom Convoy"

OTTAWA — Brenda Lucki not only lost confidence in the leadership of former Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly over the "Freedom Convoy" protests, the RCMP commissioner was so concerned she was prepared to go directly to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a

Oct 27, 2022 4:55 PM Read more >

Auditor general says $500M in overpayments to civil servants needs to be collected

OTTAWA — Up to a quarter of federal government employees are still experiencing problems with their pay because of the troubled Phoenix pay system, and the government might be running out of time to collect on overpayments.

Oct 27, 2022 4:49 PM Read more >

New B.C. premier Eby to be sworn in Nov. 18, with Liberals and Greens decrying delay

VICTORIA — David Eby will be sworn in as British Columbia's new premier on Nov. 18, with Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin conducting the swearing-in ceremony at Government House in Victoria. Eby, 46, will become B.C.

Oct 27, 2022 4:38 PM Read more >

Blinken, Joly dodge question of Canada's possible role in military mission in Haiti

Efforts to organize a multilateral military intervention in gang-ravaged Haiti are ongoing — but neither Antony Blinken nor Mélanie Joly was willing to say publicly Thursday whether Canada would be tapped to lead it. The U.S.

Oct 27, 2022 3:46 PM Read more >

OPP head defends comments that 'Freedom Convoy' was national security threat

OTTAWA — The head of the Ontario Provincial Police is defending comments he made about the "Freedom Convoy" posing a threat to Canada's national security.

Oct 27, 2022 3:28 PM Read more >

Union calling for prime minister to fire Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay

OTTAWA — A simmering battle between Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay and a union representing thousands of Veterans Affairs Canada employees has led to the union asking for MacAulay to be fired.

Oct 27, 2022 3:17 PM Read more >

Saskatchewan premier stops short of apologizing after killer invited to throne speech

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said it's unfortunate a member of the legislative assembly invited a notorious killer to watch his government's tough-on-crime throne speech, but he stopped short of apologizing for Colin Thatcher's presence in

Oct 27, 2022 3:13 PM Read more >

Police forces too thinly stretched to administer firearm buyback program, chiefs say

OTTAWA — Canada's police chiefs are urging the federal government not to rely on resource-strapped police forces to carry out a planned gun buyback.

Oct 27, 2022 2:21 PM Read more >

Quebec's shrunken Liberal caucus loses member less than a month after election

QUEBEC — The Quebec Liberal party's presence in the province's legislature, already diminished in the Oct. 3 election, has shrunk again.

Oct 27, 2022 1:42 PM Read more >