OTTAWA — The federal government will pay at least $17.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit filed after a major privacy breach involving about 583,000 student loan recipients. Firms involved in the class action says they and federal lawyers have agreed to the settlement, subject to court approval inRead More

LONDON, Ont. — A member of the London, Ont., police services board is being investigated by the Ontario Civilian Police Commission following allegations of sexual harassment. The London Police Services Board said Friday in a release it has received notification from the commission it is trying to determine whether boardRead More

OTTAWA — Federal government managers are being warned of a possible surge in emergency pay requests from civil servants over the holidays after a new glitch was discovered in the troubled Phoenix pay system. Managers were to receive lists of “low pay or no pay employees” by today after aRead More

TORONTO – Apotex Inc. says it wants to set the record straight about how the pharmaceutical company will be managed following the death of its founder, Barry Sherman, and his wife Honey. Apotex says that Sherman, 75, hadn’t been involved in day-to-day operations since he stepped down as chief executiveRead More

Ottawa, December 20 Canada and the United States announced they will host a summit of foreign ministers in Vancouver on January 16, including envoys from Japan and South Korea, to seek progress on the North Korean nuclear crisis. “We believe a diplomatic solution to the crisis is essential and possible,”Read More

TORONTO — Dignitaries including the prime minister are expected to attend a memorial service for billionaire philanthropist couple Barry and Honey Sherman, who were found dead last week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Toronto Mayor John Tory are scheduled to join thousands on Thursday to celebrateRead More

TORONTO – An arbitrator appointed to settle a contract dispute with Ontario college faculty that led to a five-week strike has awarded them a 7.75 per cent raise over four years. The 12,000 professors, instructors, counsellors and librarians were legislated back to work last month and outstanding issues were sentRead More

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is promising to provide injured veterans with more financial compensation and assistance in the form of long-promised lifelong disability pensions for those injured in uniform. Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan unveiled the new pensions Wednesday, more than two years after the Liberals promised them duringRead More

OTTAWA – Richard Wagner has officially taken the helm at Canada’s highest court. The Quebec jurist was sworn in today as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada at a short ceremony at Rideau Hall. Wagner takes over from Beverley McLachlin, who retired Friday after serving for 17 yearsRead More

WASHINGTON – The Canadian government is in a tribunal hearing today, arguing against the imposition of duties on Bombardier planes. The country’s ambassador to Washington says potential duties of up to 300 per cent are illegitimate for several reasons. First, David MacNaughton says the case that Bombardier C-Series imports willRead More