Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation Chief Bill Ward is disappointed the new Aboriginal affairs minister has three other portfolios.

RCMP Sgt. Angela Hawryluk was cross-examined and asked to justify why large sections of the warrants remain blacked out and beyond public scrutiny.

The senators say provincial Justice Minister Mark Furey confirmed on June 3 there would be some kind of joint review or inquiry, but nothing has happened since.

Nova Scotia's premier said this month he would not plan a public inquiry into the shooting and burning rampage that claimed 22 lives last month.

The final report on the Muskrat Falls inquiry faults a number of people for pushing through the over-budget megaproject that has cost Newfoundland and Labrador billions of dollars.

The hydro megaproject is years behind schedule and accounts for a third of the province's debt.

A coalition of tax fairness groups told British Columbia's money laundering inquiry Wednesday that hiding ill-gotten cash behind shell companies is so widespread in Canada it's developed an international reputation.

Lawyers for the province say the past cannot be undone but the government can take steps to make B.C. the most difficult jurisdiction to launder money.

Dr. Faisal Rahman testified that Desmond said he had come to the hospital because he was suffering from the symptoms of the disorder after having an argument with his wife Shanna.

Cpl. Gerry Rose-Berthiaume testified that witnesses said Lionel Desmond had struggled to cope after returning from war and had conflicts with his spouse that seemed to spiral out of control after a New Year's Eve incident.