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Design of websites and apps makes protecting privacy harder: Privacy Commissioner
GATINEAU, Que. - The Privacy Commissioner of Canada says a review of websites and mobile apps has found that deceptive design patterns that make it difficult for people to protect their privacy are no...
Jul 09, 2024
Saskatchewan wins emergency injunction on carbon tax dispute
A federal court has temporarily blocked the Canada Revenue Agency from collecting millions of dollars in carbon tax money from the Government of Saskatchewan.The provincial government filed for an eme...
Jul 09, 2024

Lifesaving Society urges caution after recent deaths on Sask. lakes
For the third time in less than a week, a life has been lost on a Saskatchewan lake.Most recently, a 61-year-old boater from Buffalo Narrows was found deceased after he went missing on Friday. Police ...
Jul 09, 2024

Israeli strike in Syria kills a former bodyguard of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader
BEIRUT (AP) - An Israeli strike in Syria Tuesday killed a former personal bodyguard of the Hezbollah leader, an official with the Lebanese militant group said. The news came hours after an Israeli dro...
Jul 09, 2024

Indian nationals who were misled into joining the Russian army will be discharged, official says
India said Tuesday that its nationals who were "misled" into joining the Russian army will be discharged, a development that came as Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to Moscow since t...
Jul 09, 2024

Jonathan Pedneault resigns from Green Party, leaving Elizabeth May as sole leader
OTTAWA - The man who was chosen by Green Party members to be co-leader with Elizabeth May says he's resigning. Jonathan Pedneault says he is leaving for personal reasons and that it's been an honour t...
Jul 09, 2024

In the news today: Trudeau to attend NATO leaders' summit
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau to attend NATO leaders' summit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be gathering with NATO leaders today...
Jul 09, 2024

How much more likely was Eastern Canada's heat wave because of climate change?
TORONTO - Federal officials are set to say how much more likely Eastern Canada's heat wave was because of human-caused climate change. Environment and Climate Change Canada is scheduled to unveil the ...
Jul 09, 2024

Nova Scotia star Shaffelburg at Copa America an 'achievement for the whole family'
HALIFAX - For Zachary Shaffelburg, watching his younger brother Jacob emerge as a shining star during team Canada's first-ever appearance at the Copa America soccer tournament feels like an "achieveme...
Jul 09, 2024

Judge in murder trial weighs motivations of admitted Winnipeg serial killer
WINNIPEG - A judge is expected to decide this week whether a man who admitted to killing four Indigenous women in Winnipeg did so because he was in the throes of a psychotic episode or was driven by a...
Jul 09, 2024