Ottawa to spend $1B on upkeep as it buys back historic Quebec City bridge from CN
The federal government says it has reached a $1 billion deal with Canadian National Railway (CN) to acquire the historic Quebec Bridge in Quebec City.
Political news from city Quebec
Loophole leaves taxpayers picking up tab for MP travel
A loophole in the House of Commons' spending rules has allowed MPs travelling to party conventions to bill taxpayers for more than half a million dollars over the past year — even though House of Commons rules normally prohibit MPs from charging expenses linked to partisan political activity.
Liberals accuse Poilievre of planning to override charter rights with notwithstanding clause
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre of seeking to override constitutional rights following comments he made to the Canadian Police Association on Monday.
Poilievre hints to police he would use notwithstanding clause to change justice laws
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he would use «whatever tools the constitution allows» to pass criminal justice laws if his party forms the next government.
Canada’s Ukraine emergency visa program is ending. What now?
The Canadian Immigration Lawyer Association is calling for a plan to address a looming backlog in work permit and permanent residency applications as theUkrainian emergency visa program ends.
‘I should have specified’ road funding remarks, Guilbeault tells MPs
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he should’ve “specified” his remarks on federal road funding when he made them, MPs heard Thursday.
Former Canadian judge accused of killing wife pleads guilty to manslaughter
A retired Quebec judge who spent years behind bars and was facing a second murder trial in his wife’s 2009 shooting death pleaded guilty to manslaughter, putting an end to a nearly 15-year legal battle.