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RCMP official calls for debate on hate speech law after probe of controversial imam ends without charges

The RCMP is warning of a growing number of cases of public speech that could incite hatredand is asking whether it has the legal tools to counter the trend.

Ottawa abolishes green fund in response to scathing AG report

The federal government is axing a $1 billion green fund in response to a report by the auditor general that pointed to significant lapses in its handling of federal funding.

Ottawa getting ready to ditch costly, error-prone Phoenix pay system

The federal government is accelerating plans to put the Phoenix public service pay system out of its misery.

Ottawa plans to launch controversial firearms buyback program during election year

Ottawa is planning to roll outamandatory buyback program formilitary-style firearms during the 2025 election year,afterthe program was delayedby Canada Post's refusal to participate, sources say.

Canada Post refusing to collect banned guns for Ottawa's buyback program

Canada Post is refusing to collect firearms that were banned by the federal government in 2020, complicating Ottawa's plans for abuyback programto remove 144,000 firearms from private hands, federal sources say.

Winners of Afghan war memorial design competition claim they were 'cheated' by Ottawa, threaten legal action

Architect Rene Daoust and her team say they're considering a lawsuitto get what they argue is rightfully theirs: the $3.5 million contract to design and build a monument to commemorate Canada's mission in Afghanistan.

Less than half of daycare spaces promised by Ottawa have been created ahead of 2026 deadline

The launch of a new national daycare program fuelled high hopes among Canadian families three years ago, but new figures show Ottawa is still a long way from meeting its goal of offering affordable spaces to "all families who need it" by 2026.

Veterans Affairs worried about blowback after it rejected Afghan memorial design, memo says

Officials at Veterans Affairs (VAC) feared that their decision to overrule the government's handpicked jury on a proposed design for the Afghan war memorialwould be met with a "mixed reaction" that could"negatively affect the families of the fallen," says an internal department memo obtained by CBC/Radio-Canada.

Accused in 1975 murder may not be fit for trial, lawyer says

Rodney Nichols's lawyer wants experts to check if the 81-year-old man facing a murder charge over a 1975 death and disappearance is fit to stand trial.

Whistleblower testifies about 'gross mismanagement' at federal green fund

A federal green fund ignored numerous complaints of mismanagement and a toxic work environment before Ottawa intervened and suspended its funding this fall, a whistleblower testified in front of a parliamentary committee Monday evening.