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'Bureaucratic burden' slowing progress on addressing military sexual misconduct: report

While she says she still believes Canada's military iscommitted to culture change, an external observer overseeing a plan to address sexual misconduct blamesa "large bureaucratic burden" for slowingdown progress.

Pierre Poilievre called lobbyists 'utterly useless,' but they're still attending his fundraisers

As Pierre Poilievre positions himself as both a prime minister in waiting and a champion of the working-class people, hes headlined roughly 50 fundraisers at private venues since becoming Conservative leader in 2022 some of them in Canadas wealthiest neighbourhoods and most exclusive clubs.

6 Canadian children stuck in Syrian detention camp have now been returned to Canada

Six Canadian children have been repatriated from Syria according to a statement from Global Affairs Canada.

Supreme Court asked to reconsider hearing case of Canadian men detained in Syria

In a rare move, lawyers representing four Canadian men held in prisons in northeastern Syria have asked Canada's top court to reconsider its decision not to hear an appeal claiming Canada has a duty to bring them home.

Canada targeted by same Chinese hackers the U.S., U.K. accuse of cyberespionage that hit millions

Canada's electronic intelligence agency says the same hacking group that the U.K. and China sanctioned for an alleged cyberespionage campaign tied to Beijing has also targeted Canada.

Military ditching aptitude test for some applicants, will start accepting recruits with medical conditions

The military is dropping its aptitude test from the application process for dozens of jobs andaccepting more new recruits with pre-existing medical conditions trial efforts meant to boost the Canadian Armed Forces' dismal recruitment numbers.

MPs to study controversial prison transfer of killer Luka Magnotta

A parliamentary committee voted Monday tolook into why convicted first-degree murderer Luka Magnotta was quietly transferred from a maximum to medium-security prison.

Corrections chief briefed Mendicino's chief of staff weeks before Bernardo's prison transfer

Then-public safety minister Marco Mendicino's chief of staff was briefed by the head of theCorrectionalService ofCanadaabout Paul Bernardo's upcoming prison transfer almost two weeks before it happened but the minister wasn't told about it until after Bernardo had been moved, says aninternal government email.

More than 100 Iranian-Canadians call for party probe of Conservative nomination race

More than 100 Iranian-Canadians sent a letter to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Tuesday calling for an investigation of the party's handling of allegations ofIranian regime interference in an Ontario riding nomination race.
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Vast majority of permanent residents applying to join military not accepted in 1st year of eligibility: data

TheCanadian Armed Forces has received more than 21,000 applications from permanent residents eager to join the chronically understaffed military full time but CBC News has learned that fewer than 100of them have made itinto the regular force in the year since they were allowed to sign up.