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Tories want PMO staff, PM to testify at House committees
The federal Conservatives are seeking to use the power of the House of Commons to force senior Liberal staff — or the prime minister himself — to testify before committees.
Watchdog to oversee Canadian companies abroad needs more teeth: MP
A veteran Liberal backbencher took a Liberal cabinet minister to task on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, for failing to give real teeth to a new watchdog who is supposed to investigate human rights abuses by Canadian companies operating abroad.
B.C. to announce partnerships in immunization plan
British Columbia Premier John Horgan and Dr. Penny Ballem, the lead on the provincial COVID-19 immunization team, are to reveal more information today, March 24, 2021, on the vaccine rollout.
Vance may have misled Harper before becoming defence chief: former aide
A former top aide to Stephen Harper suggested on Monday, March 22, 2021, that Gen. Jonathan Vance may have misled the then prime minister when asked about his personal conduct months before his appointment as the Canadian Armed Forces’ commander in 2015.
Canadian Michael Kovrig faces trial in China as western nations protest
A second Canadian went on trial in Beijing on Monday after being detained for more than two years in apparent retaliation for the arrest in Vancouver of a top executive with Chinese telecom giant Huawei.
Federal NDP calls for elimination of for-profit long-term care
The federal New Democrats are seeking the support of the House of Commons in calling on the government to eliminate for-profit long-term care.
Extended jobless relief to cost Ottawa an extra $5 billion: PBO report
Ottawa's extension of income support for unemployed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic will tack on more than $5 billion in government spending costs, Parliament's budget watchdog says in a new report.
Tsilhqot'in say colonialism, racism hindered COVID response
A British Columbia First Nation that won a landmark case establishing rights and title to its territory says ongoing colonialism and systemic racism have hindered its COVID-19 response.
B.C. and Washington state plan to wipe out invasive giant hornet
Officials in British Columbia and Washington state will release their battle plan today to try to wipe out Asian giant hornets.
Canada inks green-energy deal with Germany aimed at developing hydrogen sector
Canada and Germany have signed an agreement to team up on green energy innovation and trade, with an eye to hydrogen as the market for the low-carbon fuel heats up.