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Child sex exploitation is on the rise in Canada during the pandemic

Reports of online sexual exploitation of Canadian children and child pornography have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic as abusers take advantage of the fact that kids are spending more time online.

Elizabeth Thompson

Politics July 13

Conservatives call on Trudeau to appear before committee studying WE controversy

Politics July 12

Trudeau's past ethics transgressions hurt the Liberals. Will it happen again?

Politics July 12

Bill before Commons could be tweaked to improve RCMP oversight, says Goodale

Catharine Tunney

Politics July 12

Iran blames missile strike that downed Ukrainian airliner on bad communication, poor alignment

Iranian investigators are blaming a misaligned missile battery and miscommunication between soldiers and their commanders for the Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing 176 people, including 55 Canadians.

Justin Trudeau drops into another pitfall of his own making

For whatever reason, the prime minister and his office seem to have a recurring problem of failing to check themselves. As a result, they have now repeatedly wrecked themselves.

Politics July 11

WE Charity lays off contract workers who would have administered student service grant

WE Charity laid off hundreds of contract workers who were brought in to administer the federal government's Canada Student Service Grant, according to a statement from the charity on Saturday.

Politics July 12

Sunday Scrum: WE Charity controversy widens

Politics July 12

The great PPE panic: How the pandemic caught Canada with its stockpiles down

Politics July 11

CBC Radio's The House: Could WE take down the government?

Politics July 11

How Conservative leadership hopefuls would address the WE scandal if they win

Stephanie Levitz

Politics July 11

RCMP 'disappointed' by talk that race a factor in Rideau Hall arrest

Politics July 11

Bill Morneau has family ties to WE Charity, did not steer clear of cabinet discussion of contract

Janyce McGregor

Politics July 10

Tories ask police to investigate prime minister over WE Charity deal

John Paul Tasker

Politics July 11

MPs grill grocery store execs over pandemic pay cancellations

Politics July 10

Russia accuses Canada and the U.S. of violating Open Skies treaty

Politics July 10

Supreme Court of Canada upholds genetic non-discrimination law

Olivia Stefanovich

Politics July 10

CFL seeks $42.5M from Ottawa, down from $150M in April

Sports Football CFL July 11

PSAC members to receive $2,500 in compensation for Phoenix pay system failures

Canada Ottawa July 10

PM's mother Margaret and brother Alexandre were both paid to speak at WE Charity events

Janyce McGregor

Politics July 10

Canada added almost 1 million jobs in June but still almost 2 million down from pre-COVID-19 level

Business July 11

Buy American policies will live on — even if the Trump presidency doesn't

Alexander Panetta

Police chiefs call on Ottawa to decriminalize possession of illicit drugs for personal use

Politics July 10

Canada makes it easier for same-sex couples to obtain citizenship for children born abroad

John Paul Tasker

Politics July 9

Volunteer placements on pause as Liberals try to restart troubled student grant program

Catherine Cullen

Politics July 9

Canada not ready for second wave of COVID-19, Senate committee says

Politics July 10

Airlines and aerospace firms call for aid package to help them recover from pandemic

Politics July 9

Eliminating COVID-19 cases in Canada will exact too heavy a toll on society, health experts say

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