Defence Minister David McGuinty wants the military to review a trend in civilian court toward judges supporting workplaces firing Canadians for any unwanted sexual touching on the job — even if it happened once.  The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is launching new advisory panels this fall to discipline military members for sexually inappropriate behaviour.  The minister is supportive, his office said, of an external monitor’s recent recommendation that if the military wants to modernize its conduct process, it could look at a clear pattern in civilian court over the past decade. “Now, more than ever, any type of non-consensual touching of a…

Several Palestinian graduate students awaiting visas to study in Canada have been accepted by France in the last two weeks, said a group of professors advocating to bring them here. The group says dozens of students who received scholarships or admission letters from Canadian universities have been stranded as they face delays from Canada’s Immigration Department. Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk (PSSAR) says the fact that some of those students are on their way to France — or have already arrived — is a sign of the Canadian government’s neglect. “We’re happy that the [students] actually got an opportunity,” said Ayman…

Politics·New Next month’s byelection in Alberta’s Battle River-Crowfoot will break the record for the most candidates on a federal ballot in Canadian history. 102 candidates have registered so far, beating the previous record of 91 Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Jul 18, 2025 1:52 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is looking to get back into the House of Commons. Former Conservative MP Damien Kurek officially resigned so Poilievre could run in a byelection. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press) Next month’s byelection in Alberta’s Battle River-Crowfoot will break the record for the most…

Canada’s special official for fighting antisemitism announced on Thursday that she is retiring her post, three months before the end of her term. Deborah Lyons served as Canada’s special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combatting antisemitism since October 2023, and was set to serve until this October. In a social media post announcing her departure, she did not explain why she is leaving before then. Lyons did say that she is leaving “with a heavy heart” and with some deep disappointments while also pointing to achievements, including work with institutions like universities to improve understanding of anti-Jewish hate. She said…

The head of the Canadian Army has temporarily removed the commanding officer of the Cameron Highlanders in Ottawa after discovering a Facebook group with “abhorrent” content.  As CBC News reported earlier this month, the Canadian Armed Forces has been investigating what was called the “Blue Hackle Mafia” group, which the army said was littered with “racist, misogynistic, homophobic and antisemitic comments and images.” Army commander Lt.-Gen. Michael Wright said in a July 16 message to members that he was taking steps to address the “inappropriate behaviour” in a Facebook group. Those steps include temporarily removing the head of the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa, a reserve infantry regiment of…

The U.K. government announced Thursday that it will be lowering the voting age from 18 to 16, in time for its next general election. The move is encouraging for advocates who want to see the same change made in Canada. “It’s a step that should have been done a long time ago,” Jaden Braves, CEO of Young Politicians of Canada, a Toronto-based non-profit, told CBC News. “I think it’s very unfortunate that Canada could not be a leader within this discussion.” The U.K.’s move is one of several changes that Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said would “ensure more people have the…