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Ex-Canadian Space Agency engineer faces charge for acting on behalf of Chinese firm

Ex-Canadian Space Agency engineer faces charge for acting on behalf of Chinese firm

MONTREAL — A former Canadian Space Agency engineer has been charged with breach of trust for using his position to act on behalf of a Chinese company, the RCMP said Wednesday.
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Minister predicts two-year timeline to fulfil promise to get 40,000 Afghans to Canada

Minister predicts two-year timeline to fulfil promise to get 40,000 Afghans to Canada

OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Sean Fraser predicts that it could take two years to fulfil the government's promise to bring 40,000 Afghan refugees to Canada.
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Cracked Cyclones: One military helicopter repaired using reinforcement in the tail

Cracked Cyclones: One military helicopter repaired using reinforcement in the tail

HALIFAX — Repairs have been completed on one of the Canadian military's 19 Cyclone helicopters recently found with cracks in its tail, the Royal Canadian Air Force confirmed Wednesday. The Air Force issued a statement saying Sikorsky Aircraft, the U.
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Hopes for promised return to peacekeeping dashed as Canada pledges money, not troops

Hopes for promised return to peacekeeping dashed as Canada pledges money, not troops

OTTAWA — Canada emerged from a high-profile peacekeeping summit in South Korea this week having pledged tens of millions of dollars in new funds to help the United Nations execute its missions around the world.
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Quebec tables police reform bill aimed at improving oversight, regaining public trust

Quebec tables police reform bill aimed at improving oversight, regaining public trust

Quebec plans to broaden the powers of its police watchdog agency to include all alleged offences committed by officers as part of an omnibus bill tabled today.
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Yukon reports two Omicron cases, expands booster program to those aged 18 and over

Yukon reports two Omicron cases, expands booster program to those aged 18 and over

WHITEHORSE — Two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been found in Yukon as the territory moves to expand its booster program to those aged 18 and over, says the acting chief medical officer of health Dr.
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Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold at 0.25 per cent

Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold at 0.25 per cent

OTTAWA — Canada's central bank has sent a warning that increases in the cost of living would continue into next year, but signalled it wasn't yet prepared to pull its key lever to rein in inflation. The annual pace of inflation in October rose to 4.
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Jewish federal employees form network to combat antisemitism in government service

Jewish federal employees form network to combat antisemitism in government service

OTTAWA — Jewish civil servants met the prime minister's special envoy on fighting antisemitism to ask for support dealing with anti-Jewish abuse and slurs in the federal public service.
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Supreme Court restores manslaughter conviction in Regina child starvation case

Supreme Court restores manslaughter conviction in Regina child starvation case

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the conviction of a foster father in the starvation death of one child and the near death of her sister who were both in his and his wife's care.
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Government launches second phase of skilled refugee pilot program

Government launches second phase of skilled refugee pilot program

OTTAWA — The government has expanded a pilot that allows refugees to apply for permanent residency through conventional economic immigration streams by removing some of the barriers that would traditionally have precluded them.
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