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Promised 25 per cent wireless rate cut is on top of recent reductions: Bains

Promised 25 per cent wireless rate cut is on top of recent reductions: Bains

OTTAWA — The federal government is making clear that cuts to wireless rates it expects from mobile-phone service providers must be in addition to price reductions already seen since 2016.
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Senate Republicans expect USMCA vote Thursday, clearing decks for impeachment

Senate Republicans expect USMCA vote Thursday, clearing decks for impeachment

WASHINGTON — Canada's hard-won continental trade deal with the United States and Mexico could be up for a vote in the U.S. Senate before the end of the week, thanks to the emerging timelines for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
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Judge slams youth protection for failing to protect sibling of slain Quebec girl

MONTREAL — The younger sibling of a slain seven-year-old Quebec girl will remain with a foster family and under the supervision of Quebec's youth protection system, which was severely taken to task for the way it previously took care of the child.
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Investigation ordered into bank arrest of B.C. Indigenous man and granddaughter

VANCOUVER — A police investigation has been ordered into the arrest of an Indigenous man and his 12-year-old granddaughter at a Vancouver branch of the Bank of Montreal.
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'I want to make you happy:' Carr takes conciliatory tone with Calgary audience

CALGARY — The man appointed by the prime minister to be his special representative for the Prairie provinces took a conciliatory tone at a Calgary business luncheon on Tuesday.
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Experts see holes in international flight security rules, oversight

Experts see holes in international flight security rules, oversight

MONTREAL — Questions about how and when planes are permitted to fly have been raised in the aftermath of the deadly crash of a Ukrainian airliner near Tehran last week that killed all 176 people on board.
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Jewish group raises concerns about 'Secret Hitler' board game sold in Montreal

MONTREAL — A Jewish advocacy organization is raising concerns over a board game dubbed "Secret Hitler," after it was spotted over the weekend on store shelves in the Montreal area.
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Jewish group seeks removal of anti-Semite's name from Quebec street, park

Jewish group seeks removal of anti-Semite's name from Quebec street, park

MONTREAL — A man who sought to prevent Jewish people from ever buying his land should lose the honour of having a street and park named after him, a Jewish advocacy group said Tuesday in a public call to the city of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
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Five things: What role would Harry and Meghan play in Canada?

OTTAWA — Now that Queen Elizabeth has extended her blessing for her grandson Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to spend extended time in Canada, a lot of questions have arisen about what official role they might play here.
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Canada's nuclear watchdog eyes lessons from Boeing 737 Max air crashes

Canada's nuclear watchdog eyes lessons from Boeing 737 Max air crashes

OTTAWA — Canada's nuclear safety regulator is looking to draw valuable lessons from an unexpected source — the recent Boeing 737 Max airplane accidents.
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