VANCOUVER — A B.C. judge has awarded $50,000 in damages to a politician and leading climate scientist after he sued the National Post for defamation.
“I am pleased to announce the appointment of this very experienced and talented individual to the Board of CMHC,” said Minister Kenney. “Mr. Dhillon’s corporate experience and real estate expertise will be of tremendous benefit to the CMHC Board.”
The province will apportion $3 million in civil forfeiture funds this year to pay for a new Domestic Violence Unit in Surrey, B.C., local support services and an awareness campaign.
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney says the privacy rights of Canadians will be respected under new anti-terrorism legislation that would allow more information-sharing with the United States.
OTTAWA — Jason Kenney is vowing to eliminate by this summer the 11,000-case backlog plaguing the federal government's beleaguered social security tribunal.
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously overturned its own 1993 decision and struck down a ban on providing a doctor-assisted death to mentally competent but suffering and "irremediable" patients. Here are five things to know about the decision.