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When a Brandon, Man., family got their infant son back from Michif Child and Family Services in 2020, they thought their nightmare was over. Then they got a bill for $8,000. “This is wrong on so many levels,” said the mother, who can’t be named under the Child and Family Services …

Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was warned that pharmaceutical companies had steadfastly refused to engage on drug-price reforms before he urged an independent federal agency to pause those reforms in favour of more consultation, a 2021 memo shows. The memo, obtained by the NDP through the access-to-information law and shared with …

Canada’s intelligence service warns that technological innovations adopted by municipalities could be exploited by adversaries such as the Chinese government to harvest sensitive data, target diaspora communities and interfere in elections. A newly released report by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service urges policy-makers and the technology industry to consider steps …

3:43 No group homes: Sarnia Children’s Aid Society’s bold approach to child welfare When Dawn Flegel took over Sarnia’s children’s aid society in 2012, she went on a listening tour about the child-welfare system that left her feeling appalled. At roundtables, kids described brutal conditions. Being stigmatized. Feeling isolated. One kid said …

Ontario is reviewing pricing practices of nursing agencies involved in long-term care homes, the minister responsible for the file said Wednesday. Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra said at the legislature that his deputy minister has formed a technical advisory committee to examine the issue in response to queries about price …

Canada’s spy service warns that adversaries will turn to espionage and foreign interference tactics to target the country’s increasingly important artificial-intelligence sector. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says in a newly released analytical brief that countries including China and Russia can be expected to “pursue Canada’s AI through all available …

Some members of Parliament say they have no idea how to spot foreign interference, as Canada’s spy agency warns that all elected officials are targets for hostile states. “There is not clarity, quite frankly, around what MPs and their parties can do to protect themselves,” NDP MP Rachel Blaney told …

Now comes the waiting for Jeremy O’Day. According to CFL sources last week, the Saskatchewan Roughriders GM reached agreements in principle with quarterback Trevor Harris and receiver Jake Wieneke during the CFL’s free-agent negotiating window. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity as deals reached during that time couldn’t …

Some cybersecurity experts are warning the public about several sophisticated Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) scams already circulating well ahead of tax season. “This year’s crop to me is even more concerning in that they seem to be more accurate, no spelling mistakes, no grammatical errors. They look very legitimate and …

More than 35,000 Canada Revenue Agency workers will soon vote on whether to go on strike this tax season after being without a contract for more than a year, their union says. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Union of Taxation Employees (PSAC-UTE) will launch strike votes later …