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Joly pledges foreign-service reboot in which diplomats better grasp languages, topics

Joly pledges foreign-service reboot in which diplomats better grasp languages, topics

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is promising a plan by this fall for a foreign-service reboot in which diplomats will have a better grasp of the languages and topics relevant to their postings.
Canada marks Clean Air Day with worst air quality in the world as wildfires rage

Canada marks Clean Air Day with worst air quality in the world as wildfires rage

OTTAWA — Hazy skies tinged with an eery yellow glow greeted millions of Canadians in Quebec and Ontario again Wednesday as the smoke from hundreds of wildfires continued to cause air quality warnings in Canada's most populated corridor.
Canadians want revenge on Bernardo, but that's not how prison works: ex-official

Canadians want revenge on Bernardo, but that's not how prison works: ex-official

OTTAWA — One of the architects of the law that governs Canada's prison system says it's understandable people want revenge on convicted killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo, but that's not what the prison system is designed for.
Former ByteDance executive says Chinese Communist Party tracked Hong Kong protesters via data

Former ByteDance executive says Chinese Communist Party tracked Hong Kong protesters via data

HONG KONG (AP) — A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular short-video app TikTok, says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Communist Party used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong. Yintao Yu, formerly head of engineering for ByteDance in the U.S., says those same people had access to U.S. user data, an accusation that the company denies.
LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack, Human Rights Campaign declares in state of emergency warning

LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack, Human Rights Campaign declares in state of emergency warning

WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. on Tuesday and released a guidebook pointing to laws it deems discriminatory in each state, along with “know your rights” information and resources to help people relocate to states with stronger LGBTQ+ protections.
B.C. officials push back against safe supply critics and their 'polarizing rhetoric'

B.C. officials push back against safe supply critics and their 'polarizing rhetoric'

VICTORIA — British Columbia officials have sought to rebut claims that drugs prescribed through the province's safe supply program aimed at curbing overdoses are being re-sold to young people, helping fuel the deadly drug toxicity crisis.
Experts say Ottawa's 'right to repair' consultation should prioritize consumer rights

Experts say Ottawa's 'right to repair' consultation should prioritize consumer rights

Those in favour of creating a federal right to repair law say the government should avoid shaping such legislation according to the wishes of special interest lobbyists as Ottawa gets set to launch consultations on the issue.
B.C.'s Eby says Asia trade mission that omitted China helps prepare for 'the worst'

B.C.'s Eby says Asia trade mission that omitted China helps prepare for 'the worst'

British Columbia Premier David Eby is wrapping up an Asian trade mission that omitted China and instead focused on Japan, South Korea and Singapore, a move Eby said was to guard against "the worst" happening in the region.
Launch of search for graves at former Yukon residential school triggers raw emotions

Launch of search for graves at former Yukon residential school triggers raw emotions

CARCROSS, Yukon — Emotions ran high in a Yukon First Nations community Monday as officials announced the search for unmarked graves would begin at a former residential school site.
Conservative filibuster threatens potential citizenship for children born abroad

Conservative filibuster threatens potential citizenship for children born abroad

OTTAWA — Andrea Fessler found out her third daughter didn't qualify for Canadian citizenship — even though her two older daughters did — when she arrived at the Canadian consulate in Hong Kong to register.
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