National News

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's comments likening Kamala Harris's election loss to an attack on women's rights and progress earned him criticism from the country's premiers and from American billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday.

VICTORIA — Seven Vancouver police officers who were present when Myles Gray was beaten to death in August 2015 will face a public hearing into their conduct, B.C.'s police complaint commissioner says.

OTTAWA — A lawyer for Abousfian Abdelrazik has accused former foreign minister Lawrence Cannon of exiling the Montreal man by denying him a passport to return to Canada.

The federal labour minister says the government will remain on the sidelines as the Canada Post strike nears four weeks.

HALIFAX — A veteran federal fisheries officer has been suspended for 10 days without pay for his role in arresting two Mi'kmaq elver fishers late at night and releasing them in only their stocking feet.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada delivered another hefty interest rate cut as it acknowledged the economy has been weaker than it anticipated, but governor Tiff Macklem said Canadians should expect a slower pace of cuts moving forward.

RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP, Que. — The RCMP say they've arrested a man in connection with alleged hate speech posted on social networks Telegram and X.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Quebec Premier François Legault and Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey are scheduled to announce an energy agreement Thursday that could end decades of friction between the two provinces.

MONTREAL — Montreal police say an argument over towing during a snow-clearing operation escalated to the point where a gunshot was fired.

OTTAWA — The Military Police Complaints Commission is investigating the military's handling of the case against a former general who was ousted from his high-ranking position after a sexual misconduct complaint against him.