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Island nations facing 'triple crisis,' Barbados PM says during meeting with Trudeau

Island nations facing 'triple crisis,' Barbados PM says during meeting with Trudeau

LOS ANGELES — The prime minister of Barbados evoked a Jamaican reggae legend Wednesday as she described in stark terms the "triple crisis" in her region that's threatening the health and welfare of the entire Western Hemisphere.
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Waive biometric, document requirements for families of Afghan interpreters: committee

Waive biometric, document requirements for families of Afghan interpreters: committee

OTTAWA — Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada needs an emergency mechanism to respond quickly to humanitarian crises, according to a new report from the special parliamentary committee on Afghanistan.
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'Anger' at meeting after marchers allegedly hit by truck, RCMP investigating

'Anger' at meeting after marchers allegedly hit by truck, RCMP investigating

VANCOUVER — The head of an Indigenous group says members have met with the RCMP in Chilliwack, B.C., to discuss how police plan to proceed after the driver of a pickup truck allegedly hit four people participating in a memorial march.
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Marco Mendicino tries to clarify whether police asked for Emergencies Act

Marco Mendicino tries to clarify whether police asked for Emergencies Act

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is trying to clarify whether anyone outright asked the government to invoke the Emergencies Act in February, after his deputy minister told a committee the minister had been "misunderstood" when he seem
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Conservatives say leadership vote won't be delayed after 'many new members' signed up

Conservatives say leadership vote won't be delayed after 'many new members' signed up

OTTAWA — Conservative leadership chair Ian Brodie says he doesn't see any scenario in which the race could be delayed, even as party faithful fret over the long wait to certify memberships.
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PM tabs chief legal officer at House of Commons to be next privacy commissioner

PM tabs chief legal officer at House of Commons to be next privacy commissioner

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated accomplished lawyer Philippe Dufresne to be the next federal privacy commissioner.
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Big industry can lower carbon pricing costs as feds launch first offset credit market

Big industry can lower carbon pricing costs as feds launch first offset credit market

OTTAWA — Canada's first federal carbon offset market kicked off Wednesday as the final piece of the puzzle in the carbon price for big industry takes shape.
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Canada target of Russian disinformation, with tweets linked to foreign powers

Canada target of Russian disinformation, with tweets linked to foreign powers

OTTAWA — An analysis of over six million tweets and retweets — and where they originate from — has found that Canada is being targeted by Russia to influence public opinion here.
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B.C., StatCan partner on fire prevention pilot as deaths increase in province

B.C., StatCan partner on fire prevention pilot as deaths increase in province

VICTORIA — Firefighters in British Columbia will soon have access to information to help identify neighbourhoods where the risk of home fires is greatest in an effort to prevent more needless deaths, says the province's fire commissioner.
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Audit of several Quebec dioceses' records identifies 87 abusers in the church: report

Audit of several Quebec dioceses' records identifies 87 abusers in the church: report

MONTREAL — An independent audit of more than 80 years of files involving nine Quebec Catholic dioceses found at least 87 abusers among church personnel, according to a summary of findings released Wednesday.
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