 | | | | June 16 , 2026 at 02:50:27 p.m. EDT • : | | The Liberal government's long-promised reforms to Canada's bail and sentencing legislation are now law. Bill C-14, theThe Bail and Sentencing Reform Act, received royal assent on Monday. The new law amends the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act to tighten bail and sentencing across all three. | | Read more | |  | | | | June 16 , 2026 at 01:24:56 p.m. EDT • : | | Young people and environmental groups are suing the Carney government — alleging it's undoing Canada's climate plan and breaking federal law in the process. | | Read more | |  | | | | June 16 , 2026 at 01:44:23 p.m. EDT • : | | Taxpayers' Ombudsperson François Boileau is pushing for simplified, automated tax filing as his office faces the highest number of complaints in three years. | | Read more | | |  | | | | June 16 , 2026 at 11:15:53 a.m. EDT • : | | Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty has tabled the Liberal government's long-awaited legislation to govern clean drinking water in First Nations communities. | | Read more | |  | | | | June 16 , 2026 at 10:31:44 a.m. EDT • : | | Prime Minister Mark Carney may not have a bilateral meeting planned yet with U.S. President Donald Trump, but a hot microphone caught them talking about trade at the G7 leaders' summit in Évian-les-Bains, France. | | Read more | | | |
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