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Feds advance ideas to fight foreign interference, prompting support and concern

Feds advance ideas to fight foreign interference, prompting support and concern

OTTAWA — A federal inquiry into foreign interference has yet to present its initial report, but the Liberal government is already advancing plans to overhaul a suite of national security laws and procedures.
Bill creating new oversight body to track reconciliation efforts poised to become law

Bill creating new oversight body to track reconciliation efforts poised to become law

OTTAWA — Legislation to create a new oversight body tracking Canada's reconciliation efforts has passed a final vote in Parliament. The House of Commons unanimously agreed to adopt a final version of the bill as amended by the Senate.
Maine governor will allow one final gun safety bill, veto another in wake of Lewiston mass shootings

Maine governor will allow one final gun safety bill, veto another in wake of Lewiston mass shootings

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills said Monday she will allow one of a final pair of gun safety bills — a waiting period for gun purchases — to become law without her signature in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting .
California is joining with a New Jersey company to make a generic opioid overdose reversal drug

California is joining with a New Jersey company to make a generic opioid overdose reversal drug

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will soon begin selling its own generic version of Narcan — the drug that can save someone's life during an opioid overdose — under a deal announced Monday by Democratic Gov.
Québec solidaire party co-spokesperson resigns only months into the job

Québec solidaire party co-spokesperson resigns only months into the job

QUEBEC — The co-spokesperson of Quebec's second-largest opposition party has resigned only months into the job.
Sikh rally in Toronto with multi-party support prompts India diplomatic rebuke

Sikh rally in Toronto with multi-party support prompts India diplomatic rebuke

OTTAWA — India has summoned Canada's envoy in New Delhi following a large Sikh rally in Toronto attended by all three major federal party leaders.
McGill University calls pro-Palestinian encampment illegal, campers vow to stay

McGill University calls pro-Palestinian encampment illegal, campers vow to stay

MONTREAL — Pro-Palestinian activists said on Monday they have no intention of dismantling their camp at Montreal's McGill University, as the school said it wasn't ruling out calling in police to deal with what it called an illegal encampment.
Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students

Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students

Several Republican state attorneys general are challenging a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation's schools by banning blanket policies that bar transgender students from school bathrooms aligning
Halifax to designate new homeless encampment sites as remaining spaces overflow

Halifax to designate new homeless encampment sites as remaining spaces overflow

Halifax is looking to designate new encampment locations for unhoused people now that the remaining authorized sites have double the number of recommended residents and new tents are popping up in city parks.
Canada Revenue Agency to audit Saskatchewan for not paying carbon levies: Moe

Canada Revenue Agency to audit Saskatchewan for not paying carbon levies: Moe

REGINA — The Canada Revenue Agency is going to audit Saskatchewan for not paying carbon levies on home heating, Premier Scott Moe said Monday.