Lee Berthiaume
Reporter for The Canadian Press
About Lee Berthiaume
Trudeau attacks Tories for not releasing platform as leaders prepare for debate
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau took aim at the Conservatives on Sunday, October 6, 2019, for not releasing their election platform as the majority of federal party leaders spent the day cramming for Monday's critical English-language debate.
Freeland orders officials to revoke appointment of Syrian consul in Montreal
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has revoked the status of Syria's honorary consul in Montreal following outrage over the diplomatic envoy's support for Syrian President Bashar Assad and controversial social-media posts.
New Syrian consul in Montreal alarms Ottawa
Outrage over a sympathizer of Syria's President Bashar Assad's having been approved as that country's honorary consul in Montreal emerged on the federal campaign trail on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, as the government scrambled for answers about how it happened.
Ontario shipyard withdraws complaint alleging federal favouritism toward Davie
An Ontario shipyard has dropped a request for an investigation into whether the federal government tried to rig its plan to add a third yard to its multibillion-dollar shipbuilding strategy in favour of Quebec rival Chantier Davie.
International group takes pass on monitoring election due to limited resources
An international body that specializes in monitoring elections is skipping this year's Canadian election due to limited resources despite questions and potential concerns about the role of third-party groups, cybersecurity and social media in the campaign.
Two senior Canadian Forces members charged with sexual assaults
Military police have laid sexual-assault charges against two senior members of the Canadian Armed Forces, including a lieutenant-colonel working as a reservist with the Canadian Armed Forces' recruiting group in Ontario.
Paperwork keeping us from helping veterans, case workers complain
Case managers assigned to assist Canada's most severely disabled veterans say they are being forced to spend more time filling out paperwork than helping former service members.
Ottawa paid $75M for veterans' cannabis last year, could pay $100M this year
The federal government's effort to rein in the cost of reimbursing veterans for their medical marijuana appears to have failed as new figures show Ottawa shelled out a record $75 million in the last fiscal year.
Feds amend shipyard search following complaint about bias toward Quebec's Davie
The federal government has amended its search for a third shipyard in line for potentially billions of dollars in work following allegations of bias for Quebec's Chantier Davie yard, but is standing firm in several other areas.
Federal Court to hear arguments in top military judge's stalled court martial
The Federal Court has agreed to hear arguments next month as prosecutors try to break a stalemate in the stalled court martial of Canada's top military judge.