Facing pressure from rural communities and opposition MPs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he's asked Transport Minister Marc Garneau to find solutions to Greyhound Canada's decision to pull its buses from the Prairies, B.C. and northern Ontario.

Under mounting pressure from opposition MPs, the House of Commons immigration committee will meet at least two times before early August to study the simmering issue of asylum seekers crossing into Canada from the United States.

Greyhound Canada, for decades a critical link connecting the country's small towns and isolated communities with bigger urban centres, is pulling away for good in the Prairies, B.C. and northern Ontario, leaving activists and Indigenous leaders fearing for the health and welfare of those who live in remote locales.

The Canadian Judicial Council has launched a new website showcasing the training courses it is offering to federally appointed judges — including seminars to help judges handle sexual assault cases.

It could be a bellwether and flip again as the campaign for the June 7 provincial election appears more and more to be a duel between the Progressive Conservatives and the NDP after 15 years of Liberal governments. Yasir Naqvi, the province's attorney general, has held the riding since 2007, but he sees a lot of hesitation this time.