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Veterans warned of longer wait times due to federal public service strike

Veterans warned of longer wait times due to federal public service strike

OTTAWA — Ill and injured veterans were being warned to anticipate longer-than-normal wait times and delays as federal public servants — including hundreds of Veterans Affairs Canada employees — remained on the picket lines heading into the weekend.
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Insurance association warns federal dental plan could lead employers to drop coverage

Insurance association warns federal dental plan could lead employers to drop coverage

OTTAWA — An association of health insurance providers warns it might not be worthwhile for small businesses to provide dental benefits to some employees once the government launches a national dental-care plan.
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Federal public-service strike lands in middle of political battle for working class

Federal public-service strike lands in middle of political battle for working class

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has often been followed by crowds of people looking to snag selfies, but with the largest federal public-sector strike in decades underway, Jagmeet Singh is the one receiving rock-star treatment in Ottawa.
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Former industry minister Navdeep Bains gets Rogers job, sparking criticism

Former industry minister Navdeep Bains gets Rogers job, sparking criticism

OTTAWA — Former Liberal industry minister Navdeep Bains is joining Rogers as the company's new chief corporate affairs officer, pushing critics to sound the alarm on a perceived politics-to-industry pipeline.
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Canada's premiers, police chiefs reup calls on Ottawa to reform bail

Canada's premiers, police chiefs reup calls on Ottawa to reform bail

OTTAWA — The association representing Canada's chiefs of police is calling for the extension of a federal guns and gangs strategy and urgent reforms to the country's bail system after a meeting with provincial and territorial premiers Friday.
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Family says First Nations man brain-dead after altercation with Saskatchewan police

Family says First Nations man brain-dead after altercation with Saskatchewan police

SASKATOON — The family of a First Nations man in Saskatchewan is calling for accountability and justice after an altercation earlier this month with Prince Albert police left him on life support with no brain activity.
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Measuring Canada's defence commitment in terms of dollars a 'bad mistake': ambassador

Measuring Canada's defence commitment in terms of dollars a 'bad mistake': ambassador

CLEVELAND — It's an all-too-common "bad mistake" to judge Canada's commitment to global military security solely on the basis of how much money it spends on defence, President Joe Biden's envoy to Ottawa said Friday.
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Labour board flags 'irregularities,' low turnout in public service strike vote

Labour board flags 'irregularities,' low turnout in public service strike vote

OTTAWA — The federal labour board has found low turnout and irregularities of "significant concern" with the strike vote that led more than 100,000 public servants to walk off the job this week.
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Hassan Diab's supporters urge Canada to rebuff extradition after guilty verdict

Hassan Diab's supporters urge Canada to rebuff extradition after guilty verdict

OTTAWA — Supporters of Hassan Diab are calling on Canada to refuse any new extradition request from France after a court found the Ottawa sociology professor guilty of a 1980 bombing.
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Gatineau police officers who allegedly beat Senegalese diplomat will not face charges

Gatineau police officers who allegedly beat Senegalese diplomat will not face charges

MONTREAL — Quebec's prosecution service says it will not lay charges against the Gatineau, Que., police officers who allegedly beat a Senegalese diplomat in August.
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