National News

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives' top Quebec Tory says the party's concerns about the CBC do not apply to the broadcaster's French-language wing, but one of its senators suggests there is a need to look at it mandate. Quebec Sen.

OTTAWA — Canada's largest federal public-service union and the federal government remain at the bargaining table as workers strike and service disruptions begin to be felt across the country.

OTTAWA — The federal government is aiming to lock in the equalization formula for payments to provinces until 2029, as part of an omnibus motion in Parliament that seeks to implement budget measures.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court gave itself an extra 48 hours Wednesday to resolve the country's latest abortion deadlock: whether or not women should have access to the drug mifepristone in order to end a pregnancy.

EDMONTON — A zoo employee is recovering after she was bitten Tuesday by a Burmese rock python.

OTTAWA — The sister-in-law of a Liberal cabinet minister has stepped down as the interim ethics commissioner a day after a House of Commons committee agreed to investigate her appointment.

OTTAWA — The Defence Department's top procurement official wants defence companies to put more focus on delivering what they have promised and less on trying to win the next contract.

OTTAWA — Canadian lawmakers have passed a bill that includes a measure known as "Keira's law," which would ensure that judges receive education on domestic violence and coercive control in intimate partner and family relationships.

TORONTO — Senjuti Sarker needed to renew her passport for an upcoming trip to Europe but her attempt at doing so failed Wednesday after federal public service workers went on strike.

YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories government says a break-in at its Department of Education, Culture and Employment headquarters in Yellowknife has resulted in a privacy breach affecting about 3,000 people.