Ottawa should create a new agency to oversee the rollout of a national drug plan, a federally struck expert panel said on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in laying out what it called the "building blocks" of the program.
A former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada has been selected to investigate allegations of spending abuses at British Columbia's legislature.
Five things we heard on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, as the House of Commons justice committee heard from Gerald Butts, former principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as well as Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick and deputy justice minister Nathalie Drouin.
The Canadian Forces are considering whether to recruit elite special-forces soldiers straight off the street rather than forcing them to follow the traditional route of first spending several years in the military.
Canola prices have taken a hit in the wake of China's decision to block certain Canadian imports, a move that has created a logistical headache for exporters reliant on the key overseas market.
Martin Prud'homme, the chief of Quebec's provincial police, has been temporarily suspended pending an investigation into an allegation he committed criminal offences.
A request by the United States to extradite the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies raises serious concerns about political motivations and will take time to unfold, a defence lawyer says.
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer is threatening to call Gerald Butts and Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick to testify in open court if they don't produce a series of documents that she says are essential to defend her client.
Lawyers for a fired senior Ontario police official outlined charges of "mind boggling" political interference involving the Doug Ford government, the Ontario Provincial Police force, and a customised vehicle on Wednesday — day three of an unfolding drama.
"If Washington’s not going to lead, Minnesota will lead," Gov. Tim Walz said, joining California and other states looking to push beyond federal green energy targets.
In Ethiopia and other developing nations, scientists are working with small-scale farmers on trials to see which seed varieties perform best in changing conditions. These initiatives are enabling farmers to make smarter crop choices in the face of rising temperatures, drought, and more extreme weather.
On Dec. 5, 2018, Jody Wilson-Raybould met for dinner with Gerald Butts at a luxurious downtown Ottawa hotel. Roughly three months later, both are out of their former jobs, and the highly-disputed nature of that dinner sits at the centre of the largest political scandal the Trudeau government has faced.
Centuries ago, the Jericho Lands were home to large cedar plank longhouses, where thousands of people from up and down the Pacific Coast would gather. Today, their descendants are gathering to decide what to build there now.