Jim Bronskill
Reporter for The Canadian Press
About Jim Bronskill
Cheers erupt as Federal Court judge approves historic gay purge settlement
A federal judge has approved a landmark deal to compensate members of the military and other agencies who were investigated and sometimes fired because of their sexual orientation.
Canada scrambled to figure out Trump 'Muslim ban,' U.S. documents show
Not only were Canadian officials scrambling to limit problems for travellers, they were simply trying to grasp what was going on when the Trump administration issued an executive order last year banning people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States.
Justice minister orders outside review of Hassan Diab extradition case
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has asked for an independent review of an extradition that resulted in Ottawa professor Hassan Diab spending three years in a French jail, only to be suddenly released.
Media are not an arm of the police, Vice lawyer tells Supreme Court hearing
Journalists are not an investigative arm of the police, a lawyer representing Vice Media told the Supreme Court of Canada in arguing there should be clear protections for the media when enforcement agencies come knocking.
Long-secret watchdog report warned of 'undue pressure' from CSIS on detainees
Newly disclosed documents show a top secret federal report — kept under wraps for over a decade — criticized Canada's spy agency for shortcomings as its members increasingly travelled overseas to interrogate people in foreign prisons in the name of fighting terrorism.
New national security committee to look at Jaspal Atwal controversy
The new national security committee of parliamentarians is conducting a special review of the Jaspal Atwal affair that has dogged the Liberal government since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's ill-fated trip to India in February.
Liberal MP who weathered gun-registry fight not worried about new firearms bill
He's the Liberal MP for a large, rural Ontario riding with lots of gun owners, but Bob Nault says he is not worried about a voter backlash over the government's new firearms bill.
Sobbing Lindhout says Somalia kidnapping inflicted emotional and physical scars
A tearful Amanda Lindhout says she has crippling flashbacks and sometimes wakes up screaming due to her kidnapping ordeal in Somalia.
Illicit gun sales made to Canadians through dark web, Mounties warn
Criminals are using the darker corners of the internet, hard-to-track digital currency and creative shipping techniques to sell illicit guns to Canadians, the RCMP warns.
Liberal firearms bill attacked by both gun owners and shooting victims
The federal government tabled a proposed new bill Tuesday to tighten the sale and tracking of firearms, only to find itself under attack from both sides: gun owners wary of burdensome regulation and shooting victims who say the bill doesn't go far enough.