The federal department of immigration last year, suggested freezing most private refugee sponsorship applications until 2028 to clear backlogs in the system, documents obtained by The Canadian Press show. Refugee advocates were caught off-guard last November when the federal government paused approvals of refugee resettlement applications filed by community organizations or groups of five individuals […]

Randy Dickinson of Fredericton had a list of questions for a three-member team at a public meeting on the future of the New Brunswick’s debt-laden electric utility. High on his list was a question about affordability. “I’m going to start off mentioning the smart meters,” he said, sporting a black baseball cap with the phrase […]

One of two finalists in the competition to build the Royal Canadian Navy’s next fleet of submarines is pitching multiple industrial partnerships and economic benefits in the hopes of sealing the deal. Hanwha Oceans is floating various industrial-technological benefit collaborations that could involve investments in Canadian lithium-ion battery production, liquefied natural gas, aerospace, steel, critical […]

An accountant who quit a panel overseeing energy negotiations between the electric utilities of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec says the public should be able to read his full resignation letter. Mike Wilson said Wednesday he is unable to share the letter himself because he signed a non-disclosure agreement. However, he called on the panel’s […]

Nova Scotia’s largest electric utility says the impact of a sophisticated cyberattack in March could be much broader than first thought. Nova Scotia Power said in May that about half of its customers — 277,000 ratepayers — may have had personal information stolen by hackers. But the privately owned utility is now saying all of […]

The federal government says individuals’ email addresses and phone numbers associated with Canada Revenue Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada and Canada Border Services Agency accounts were accessed in a cyberattack. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat says the government was alerted to the cyber incident on Aug. 17 by 2Keys Corporation, the provider of […]

Carol Ann Sloat served as a trustee at Grand Erie District School Board (GEDSB) for 20 years with no complaints. But in 2022, something changed. According to the board, she has violated the trustee code of conduct in at least 16 ways. As a result, she was banned from board and committee meetings for more […]

Two Halifax residents say the city’s mayor is being investigated for an alleged breach of the municipal code of conduct because of comments he made about the power structure at city hall. The residents say Andy Fillmore was misleading when he told the CBC earlier this summer that the mayor reports to the chief administrative […]

New Brunswick’s elections agency is warning that it has an outdated management system and faces other challenges that threaten its ability to run a free and fair vote. In its most recent annual report, Elections New Brunswick outlined three major challenges facing the agency. The report is to be presented before a legislative committee on […]

Local police say there’s a “high possibility” that two Canadians are dead after a popular 19th-century streetcar crashed in Portugal’s capital on Wednesday, The Associated Press reports. The AP has reported that the Portugal’s attorney general’s office said eight victims have been identified so far: five Portuguese, two South Koreans and a Swiss national. It […]

NDP MP Jenny Kwan says she will ask Parliament to close a loophole that could allow the U.S. to purchase Canadian weapons for Israel, despite a ban on exporting various forms of arms to that country. “It is about ensuring Canada is never complicit in atrocities,” Kwan told a Thursday news conference on Parliament Hill. […]

Nova Scotia’s wait-list for public housing surpassed 8,000 people in June — a jump of about 1,200 people over an eight-month period, according to figures released Thursday by the Opposition NDP. The updated numbers are contained in documents released to the NDP through a freedom of information request by the Nova Scotia Provincial Housing Agency. […]