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Why is ArriveCan still mandatory, and what is Ottawa's plan for the contentious app?

Why is ArriveCan still mandatory, and what is Ottawa's plan for the contentious app?

OTTAWA — The glitch-prone app touted as an efficient border tool early in the pandemic has become a punching bag for critics who question its utility ⁠ — but ArriveCan may be here to stay. The government insists it's a useful tool.
RCMP officer, communications official stand by political-interference allegation

RCMP officer, communications official stand by political-interference allegation

OTTAWA — The two people who made allegations of political meddling in the investigation into a shooting spree in Nova Scotia are standing by their recollections. Chief Supt.
Slowing inflation not enough to prevent September interest rate hike, economists say

Slowing inflation not enough to prevent September interest rate hike, economists say

OTTAWA — Inflation in Canada finally appears to have peaked, but it nonetheless remains too high to dissuade the Bank of Canada from raising interest rates significantly in September, economists say. The year-over-year inflation rate slowed to 7.
Former Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca announces run for Vaughan mayor

Former Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca announces run for Vaughan mayor

Former Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca announced Tuesday he is running to be mayor of Vaughan, Ont., in the October municipal election.
Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry: Advice given to witness worries former judge

Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry: Advice given to witness worries former judge

HALIFAX — A former Supreme Court of Canada judge working with the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting says he's worried the federal Justice Department has been discouraging witnesses from being forthcoming with relevant evidence.
Border agents see discrimination, LaFlamme ousted: In The News for Aug. 16

Border agents see discrimination, LaFlamme ousted: In The News for Aug. 16

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, August 16, 2022. What we are watching in Canada ...
Green Canadian hydrogen not an immediate solution to Germany's energy worries

Green Canadian hydrogen not an immediate solution to Germany's energy worries

OTTAWA — Some energy experts warn a deal to sell Canadian hydrogen to Germany will serve as only a small, far-off and expensive part of the solution to Europe’s energy crisis.
One in four border officers witnessed discrimination by colleagues: internal report

One in four border officers witnessed discrimination by colleagues: internal report

OTTAWA — One-quarter of front line employees surveyed at Canada's border agency said they had directly witnessed a colleague discriminate against a traveller in the previous two years.
Quebec allows copper smelter in northwest to emit arsenic levels five times norm

Quebec allows copper smelter in northwest to emit arsenic levels five times norm

MONTREAL — A copper smelter in northwest Quebec will be permitted to release 15 nanograms of arsenic per cubic metre of air — five times the provincial norm — Quebec's environment minister said Monday. The factory in Rouyn-Noranda, Que.
Premier Jason Kenney kicks off campaign to attract skilled workers to Alberta

Premier Jason Kenney kicks off campaign to attract skilled workers to Alberta

CALGARY — Premier Jason Kenney kicked off a campaign to lure skilled workers from Toronto and Vancouver as he doubled down on his criticism of a so-called Alberta sovereignty act pitched by one of the candidates running to replace him.