Jim Bronskill
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Opposition parties allege continuing coverup in WE Charity controversy
Opposition parties are taking issue with the black ink applied to many of the thousands of pages of newly released documents about the WE Charity controversy, suggesting the redactions are part of a continuing coverup by the federal Liberals.
Docs suggest public servants recommended WE Charity for student program
Thousands of pages of newly released documents back up the Trudeau government's contention that it was federal public servants who recommended a student service grant program be administered by WE Charity.
CRA expects online services restored Wednesday following cyberbreaches
The Canada Revenue Agency expects online services to be fully restored by Wednesday, August 19, 2020, after fraudsters used thousands of pilfered usernames and passwords to obtain government services.
Feds turning to private sector to design firearm buyback program
The federal government is turning to the private sector to design and possibly help run a massive buyback of newly prohibited firearms.
Americans mostly oppose Trump tariff on Canadian aluminum, survey suggests
A new opinion survey suggests Donald Trump's recent decision to slap a tariff on Canadian raw aluminum is garnering poor reviews on both sides of the border.
Police chiefs call for decriminalization
Canada's police chiefs are calling for decriminalization of personal possession of illicit drugs as the best way to battle substance abuse and addiction.
Canada's border agency failed to remove almost 35,000 people ordered to leave country
Canada's border agency has failed to promptly remove most of the people under orders to leave the country, and in tens of thousands of cases it has simply lost track of them, the federal auditor general says.
Ban federal use of facial-recognition surveillance, groups urge Trudeau government
Dozens of groups and individuals working to protect privacy, human rights and civil liberties want the Trudeau government to ban the use of facial-recognition surveillance by federal law-enforcement and intelligence agencies.
Bowing to Beijing would put more Canadians at risk, Trudeau says
Bowing to pressure from Beijing to secure the release of two Canadians would put "an awful lot more" citizens at risk by signalling Canada can be intimidated, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
Feds will make First Nations policing an essential service
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says First Nations policing must be made an essential service — something Indigenous leaders have been pressing the federal government to do.