Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
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Highlights of the March auditor general's reports on the pandemic and infrastructure
OTTAWA - Highlights from the federal auditor general's reports released Thursday: Canada wasn't ready for a pandemic Auditor Karen Hogan found that years of underfunding public health, despite the ear...
Mar 25, 2021
Federal government faces costly path to recoup wrongly paid aid, auditor says
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says the government missed chances to flag fraudulent claims for emergency benefits last year, potentially paying money to insolvent companies, and will now have t...
Mar 25, 2021
Withered public health agency forced to scramble on COVID-19, auditor general finds
OTTAWA - A withered Public Health Agency dithered on pandemic preparedness, the federal auditor general has concluded, leaving officials no choice but to scramble to respond to COVID-19. And if such a...
Mar 25, 2021
Romanian police protest cutbacks, poor conditions
BUCHAREST, Romania - Hundreds of police protested Thursday in the Romanian capital of Bucharest over cutbacks and poor working conditions. They converged in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs b...
Mar 25, 2021
Ombudsman rebuts Sajjan's assertions on predecessor's handling of Vance allegation
OTTAWA - Military ombudsman Greg Lick issued a strong rebuke of Canada's defence minister on Thursday, after Harjit Sajjan suggested Lick's predecessor could have done more with an allegation of sexua...
Mar 25, 2021
Federal Liberals earmark $7.2 billion for health care, vaccination, municipalities
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have introduced legislation to provide $7.2 billion to cash-strapped provinces, territories and municipalities, with more than half slated for immediate health-care needs...
Mar 25, 2021
Supreme Court to review provisions on evidence of sexual history in assault cases
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at the constitutionality of provisions that govern evidence about an alleged assault victim's sexual history. The decision comes in the case of Shane Red...
Mar 25, 2021
Powell likens Fed's pandemic response to British at Dunkirk
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell compared the actions taken by the central bank early in the pandemic as the economy barrelled toward a recession to British efforts in World War II ...
Mar 25, 2021
Justices say accident victims can sue Ford in state courts
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Ford Motor Co. can be sued in the state courts of people who were killed or seriously injured in accidents involving Ford vehicles. The justices ...
Mar 25, 2021
Vaccine distribution ramping up as 11 per cent of Canadians get first shots: Ottawa
Canada has hit a milestone in its COVID-19 vaccination drive and the federal government says it expects to deliver at least 1.5 million more doses within the next week. Dr. Howard Njoo, deputy chief p...
Mar 25, 2021
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8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...