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Break-in at N.W.T. government office results in privacy breach affecting 3,000 people

Break-in at N.W.T. government office results in privacy breach affecting 3,000 people

YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories government says a break-in at its Department of Education, Culture and Employment headquarters in Yellowknife has resulted in a privacy breach affecting about 3,000 people.
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Sociologist says pandemic may have made Canadian youth less empathetic, meaner

Sociologist says pandemic may have made Canadian youth less empathetic, meaner

TORONTO — Increased time online during the pandemic may have made young Canadians meaner, a researcher said Wednesday, warning that declining empathy which emerged during isolation was now fostering increased cruelty during in-person interactions, including at school.  
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Quebec government moves to ban flavoured vape products, limit nicotine content

Quebec government moves to ban flavoured vape products, limit nicotine content

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is modifying the province's anti-tobacco law to crack down on vaping, including by banning the sale of flavoured products.
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Federal workers are now on strike. Here are the services that may be affected

Federal workers are now on strike. Here are the services that may be affected

OTTAWA — More than 155,000 public servants are now on strike after the country's biggest federal public-sector union and the government failed to reach a deal by a Tuesday evening deadline.
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CAQ breaks major campaign promise on 'third link' road tunnel for Quebec City

CAQ breaks major campaign promise on 'third link' road tunnel for Quebec City

QUEBEC — The Quebec government is abandoning plans to build a multi-purpose vehicular tunnel linking Quebec City to its south shore in favour of one that will be for public transit only, citing changing driving habits after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Islamophobia widespread in Canada, early findings of Senate committee study indicate

Islamophobia widespread in Canada, early findings of Senate committee study indicate

TORONTO — Islamophobia and violence against Muslims is widespread and deeply entrenched in Canadian society, early findings from a Senate committee studying the issue indicate.
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Missing Canadian women and girls called family from Syrian camp, lawyer says

Missing Canadian women and girls called family from Syrian camp, lawyer says

A lawyer for two Canadian women and three teen girls who were to be repatriated from northeastern Syria earlier this month says they were mistreated by guards and are being detained in a camp primarily holding family members of individuals with alleg
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What the public sector strike could mean for filing your taxes

What the public sector strike could mean for filing your taxes

OTTAWA — Some 39,000 Canada Revenue Agency employees went on strike as of Wednesday as part of wider labour action by the Public Service Alliance of Canada. The CRA says the strike will mean certain services will be delayed or unavailable.
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In The News for April 19: How might a federal workers' strike impact you?

In The News for April 19: How might a federal workers' strike impact you?

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, April 19, 2023 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Former consultant to wind industry warns of turbines' toll on migrant birds in N.S.

Former consultant to wind industry warns of turbines' toll on migrant birds in N.S.

HALIFAX — Environmental researcher John Kearney says the whirring blades of a proposed 13-turbine wind farm in Nova Scotia may cut greenhouse gases, but the risks they pose to migrating birds are too high.
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