Laura Stone

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• The Ministers: Navdeep Bains hopes to foster innovation in future generations

  Navdeep Bains knows a good idea when he sees one.

  Canada

  Jan 21, 2016
• Sen. Patrick Brazeau hospitalized with serious injuries

  Sen. Patrick Brazeau was being treated in hospital Tuesday after being found seriously injured in his home.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2016
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• Maryam Monsef reflects on childhood as Afghan refugee – and her rise to Canadian minister

  "Violence is one of the reasons we ended up in Canada."

  Canada

  Jan 15, 2016
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• Liberals defend Conservative crime laws in court – for now

  "When you are before a court and you're dealing with a real offender, you have an opportunity to show whether you're serious about those changes."

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2016
• Ex-police chief Bill Blair to play leading role in marijuana legalization

  Former Toronto police chief Bill Blair will play a leading role in the Liberals' effort to legalize and regulate marijuana.

  Politics

  Jan 8, 2016
• RCMP pushes for new law to get Canadians’ private information without a warrant

  Investigators say a recent Supreme Court decision has significantly slowed down investigations into crimes such as child pornography - and that is putting children at risk.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2015
• Investigate 2008 robocalls following Duffy testimony: Elizabeth May

  May said she did her own investigation into the 2008 robocalls but was never able to pin down where the calls came from.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2015
• Trudeau to keep nannies, office says

  "He will be adapting the staff complement to suit his family's requirements, given he is the proud father of three young children."

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2015
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• ‘It’s hard to keep people safe on the Internet’: Paulson wants personal info available to police

  "No one is recommending that we go any further but there needs to be some sort of administrative access to basic subscriber information, like a phone book."

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2015
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• ‘They say justice is blind.’ Part 3: How Mike Duffy will impact the RCMP’s Senate investigation

  "In a perfect world, yeah, you may be able to scoop everybody. But in the world that we live in, we need to build the strongest case that we can against the higher targets."

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2015
• ‘It’s all sort of imploding.’ Part 2: How the RCMP investigates the Senate

  The unit's mandate is to investigate matters at the highest executive levels – and that includes government.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2015
• EXCLUSIVE: Inside the RCMP’s Senate investigation

  As with any case, investigators will take their cues from the evidence, if and when they find it. They’ll need to convince the average person on the street that a crime has been committed – if, indeed, they believe it has.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2015
• ‘Women should be proud’: Canadian women honoured for roles in world wars

  When Canada needed more manpower for its war effort, the military started recruiting women at home.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2015
• Pamela Wallin to return to Senate: lawyer

  Sen. Pamela Wallin will return to the upper chamber when Parliament reconvenes, her lawyer says.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2015
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• Group threatens Liberals with new legal challenge over sex work law

  The party has publicly said the new law, which passed last fall, is flawed.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2015
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• Extension on assisted dying deadline could be contentious

  The new Liberal government is facing a looming deadline when it comes to doctor-assisted death. It may seek an extension, and not everyone is happy about it.

  Politics

  Oct 28, 2015
• Immigration Minister Chris Alexander fighting to keep his Toronto-area seat

  Once hailed by the Ajax Muslim community, Immigration Minister Chris Alexander is no longer their favourite son

  Politics

  Oct 16, 2015
• Conservative candidate campaigns in a prison, has ‘robust debate’ on criminal justice

  Prisoners vote Oct. 9, and some candidates have been reaching out - even attending debates inside prison walls.

  Politics

  Oct 9, 2015
• Lunch with Bill Blair: Ex-police chief-turned-Liberal on carding, the G20, and why tough laws don’t make us safer

  “When you're in a job like that you have to get up and decide you're going to do what's right – and it may not be what's popular."

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2015
• ‘My choice is Justin’: Lunch with ex-Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion – and giving Trudeau’s candidates hell

  “He’s a young man with a vision. This lack of experience – age is strictly a matter of mind over matter."

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2015
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• Nurses want supervised injection sites to be an election issue this fall

  A woman sits on a cardboard box in the middle of a downtown sidewalk. She holds a needle, looks for a vein, and shoots up in broad daylight.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2015
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• New NDP election ad about Tom Mulcair claims: “I’m ready”

  In a new 60-second ad set to run nationally in premium spots, NDP leader Tom Mulcair declares: "I'm ready."

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2015
• Mike Duffy trial to break until November

  Mike Duffy was "forced" by the Prime Minister's Office to repay expenses that were embarrassing for the government but not necessarily ill-claimed, his defence lawyer alleged in court Tuesday.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2015
• ‘Butterfly boy’ with rare skin condition battling to find a cure

  Jonathan Pitre is one of an estimated 5,000 people in Canada with some form of Epidermolysis bullosa — a disease that causes painful, burn-like blisters all over his body.

  Features

  Aug 7, 2015
• Next up for Uber in Canada: regulation, somehow

  Cities across Canada are struggling to regulate the service, which operates without expensive taxi licenses or permits.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2015