National News

OTTAWA — Information commissioner Caroline Maynard says she will relentlessly stress the importance of transparency by default if she's allowed to continue in her job.

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament studying the federal government's decision to buy a $9-million luxury condo in Manhattan are preparing to recall Canada's consul general in New York to answer more questions about his involvement in the purchase.

MONTREAL — A police shooting that left one man dead and another seriously injured in a northern Quebec village early Monday allegedly occurred after officers answered a call about someone trying to drive while intoxicated.

Premier David Eby is proposing an all-party committee investigate mistakes made during the British Columbia election vote tally, including an uncounted ballot box and unreported votes in three-quarters of the province's 93 ridings.

MONTREAL — Public post-secondary institutions in Quebec say they should be exempt from the government's plan to cut international students, claiming it could hurt their ability to attract top talent, but the immigration minister shows no sign of back

TORONTO — An Ontario judge says any outstanding issues regarding a proposed $32.5 billion settlement between three major tobacco companies and their creditors should be solvable in the coming months.

OTTAWA — Oil and gas producers in Canada will be required to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next eight years under new regulations published Monday.

OTTAWA — In a story published on Nov. 4 about the federal government's draft regulations to cap emissions from the oil and gas sector, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that emissions from the sector fell seven per cent between 2019 and 2022.

OTTAWA — It is wise of Canada to scale back the number of new refugees it plans to resettle if that helps stabilize the housing market and prevents backlash against newcomers, the head of the UN refugee agency said during a visit to Ottawa this week.

TORONTO — Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard's legal team has asked an Ontario court to review a decision to deny him bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions and sentence.