National News

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 29 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

OTTAWA — Including striking workers in a proposed anti-scab bill was a “major component” of negotiations while hashing out a confidence and supply agreement with the Liberal government, according to the NDP.

OTTAWA — The federal families minister says coming child-care legislation will enshrine a long-term role for Ottawa in the daycare system — and the new deal with the New Democrats gives them some time to get it right.

VICTORIA — Homebuyers in British Columbia will soon be protected by provincial regulations that include a cooling-off period that allows time to back out of a real estate agreement, the provincial finance minister says.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he has been interviewed by RCMP as part of an investigation into potential criminal identity fraud in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership contest.

Members of Canada's media industry are remembering a prominent lawyer for his dedication to journalism and storytelling. Stuart Robertson, a Toronto-based lawyer specializing in media law, died Sunday. He was 74.

OTTAWA — Randy Hillier, an independent member of Ontario's legislature, has been released with several conditions after he surrendered to Ottawa police Monday.

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been charged in Quebec with sexual assault and forcible confinement.

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut's integrity commissioner has found a cabinet minister breached his duty to remain objective and impartial when he approved his spouse as an acting deputy minister.

MONTREAL — Quebec has already entered a sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic driven by the BA.2 subvariant, two experts said Monday, although it's unclear how severe it will be and whether the rest of the country will follow.