Jim Bronskill
Reporter for The Canadian Press
About Jim Bronskill
Threat to Canadian electoral system gets fresh look from new cybersecurity centre
A fresh look at Canada's ability to defend against possible online threats to the next national election will among a new federal cybersecurity centre's first tasks.
Canada slips to 55th place in global freedom-of-information law rankings
Canada has slipped six places to 55th spot on an annual list of global freedom-of-information rankings, and is now tied with Bulgaria and Uruguay.
Canada aiming for the moon, and beyond, with new space technology efforts
With an eye on future lunar exploration, Canada's space agency is calling on companies to present their ideas for everything from moon-rover power systems to innovative mineral prospecting techniques.
Trudeau disappointed with Ford's constitutional override, but won't intervene
Justin Trudeau made it clear Tuesday that he would not interfere with the Ontario government's use of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause to forge ahead with plans to cut the size of Toronto city council, even though he was disappointed in the decision.
Birthplace doesn't necessarily guarantee citizenship, feds tell Supreme Court
International law does not require Canada to give citizenship to babies born on its soil, the federal government is telling the Supreme Court — an argument that could inadvertently bolster a recent Conservative party resolution aimed at stemming so-called birth tourism.
Police chiefs want new data-sharing treaty with U.S. as privacy questions linger
Canada's police chiefs are pressing the Trudeau government to sign a new electronic data-sharing agreement with the United States to overcome hurdles in the fight against crimes ranging from fraud to cyberterrorism.
Federal e-safety czar proposed to fight plague of online child exploitation
Creating a federal e-safety czar could help focus the uphill struggle to protect children from the rising threat of online sexual exploitation, frontline agencies have told the government.
Children born to spies in Canada should not be handed citizenship: Ottawa
Russian spies lurking in the Canadian shadows may toil in secret, but they're still employees of Moscow — and therefore their children are not Canadian citizens, the federal government is telling the Supreme Court.
Ship that carried hundreds of migrants to Canada now a floating toxic stew
The MV Sun Sea carried nearly 500 Tamil migrants to Canada eight years ago, but now the rusting cargo ship sits forlornly on the B.C. coast — an unwanted vessel of toxins including asbestos, PCBs and mould, documents reveal.
Privacy questions linger as new Canada-U.S. terror list sharing kicks in
Canada and the United States have begun sharing information about suspected terrorists under a revamped agreement even though the federal privacy watchdog is still studying the possible risks for Canadians.