Jim Bronskill
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Liberals to announce plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
The federal government will announce a plan today, June 10, 2019, to ban harmful single-use plastics like drinking straws as early as 2021.
Canada's military spies can collect, share info on Canadians, directive says
Canada's military spies can collect and share information about Canadian citizens — including material gathered by chance — as long as it supports a legitimate investigation, says a newly disclosed federal directive.
Feds begin payouts to informants for offshore tax intelligence
The federal government has begun making payments to confidential informants for intelligence that has so far brought in more than $19 million from offshore tax evaders.
Supreme Court sides with man over his detention in race-tinged drug case
The Supreme Court of Canada has highlighted the harms of over-policing on racial minorities in a ruling that set aside an Asian-Canadian man's convictions for possessing a gun, drugs and illicit cash.
Feds eyeing guns 'designed to hunt people' as they ponder possible curbs
The Liberal government says no options have been ruled out to clamp down on guns "designed to hunt people" as it weighs new measures against assault-style rifles and handguns.
Supreme Court orders new trial for manslaughter in Cindy Gladue's death
Ontario trucker Bradley Barton should be retried for manslaughter, but not murder, in the case of Cindy Gladue, who bled to death in the bathroom of his Edmonton motel room, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
Canada stripping citizenship from Chinese man over alleged marriage fraud
The federal government is taking the relatively rare step of revoking Canadian citizenship from a Chinese man because he allegedly got it through a bogus marriage.
Liberals shrugging off concerns about rural crime, opposition MPs charge
A Liberal-dominated parliamentary committee's report on rural crime is "an insult to all Canadians," Conservative MPs say in a dissenting statement that decries waits of hours or even days for police to respond to calls in remote areas.
British Columbia man has a right to trial in French, Supreme Court says
A British Columbia man charged with a driving offence is entitled to a trial in French, the Supreme Court of Canada says in a decision that represents a victory for minority-language rights.
Tories accuse Liberals of politicizing terror report as Goodale defends move
The federal Tories are accusing the Trudeau government of playing politics by stripping specific references to specific religious groups from its annual report on terrorism.