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CSIS director supported invoking Emergencies Act, inquiry hears

OTTAWA — The head of Canada’s intelligence service told the prime minister he supported the decision to invoke the Emergencies Act last winter, despite his opinion that protest blockades across the country did not meet the service's strict definition of a threat to Canadian security

Nov 21, 2022 5:27 PM Read more >

Ex-mayor McCallum cleared of mischief, in case behind political storm in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — Doug McCallum, the former mayor of Surrey, B.C., has emerged victorious from a criminal case that became entwined with his political fate, five weeks after losing his bid for re-election.

Nov 21, 2022 4:57 PM Read more >

Seven commercial poultry flocks in B.C.'s Fraser Valley have bird flu: ministry

VICTORIA — Seven commercial poultry farms in British Columbia's Fraser Valley have been quarantined because they've tested positive for a highly infectious avian flu. A statement from the B.C.

Nov 21, 2022 4:43 PM Read more >

Last year saw highest rate of gang-related homicides in 16 years: Statistics Canada

A report from Statistics Canada shows the national homicide rate has increased for a third consecutive year and nearly one-quarter of killings in 2021 were connected to gangs.

Nov 21, 2022 4:06 PM Read more >

Coroner's inquiry begins into death of Montreal firefighter during water rescue

JOLIETTE, Que. — A coroner's inquest into the drowning of Montreal firefighter Pierre Lacroix heard on Monday that the two people he tried to rescue in the St. Lawrence River had little boating experience.

Nov 21, 2022 3:51 PM Read more >

RCMP monitored hostility from anti-vaccine movement against Trudeau since election

OTTAWA — The RCMP worried that after arriving in Ottawa, participants in the "Freedom Convoy" would try to pinpoint Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's location, documents suggest — just as demonstrators had tried to do during last year's election campaign

Nov 21, 2022 3:49 PM Read more >

Critics say red-flag provision in federal firearms bill could weaken public safety

OTTAWA — Critics of a planned new measure to remove guns from the wrong hands say it could actually undermine efforts to make people safer.

Nov 21, 2022 3:16 PM Read more >

Case managers warn veterans' lives at stake as Ottawa presses ahead on rehab contract

OTTAWA — Case managers at Veterans Affairs Canada are warning that lives could be at stake as the government presses ahead with plans to change the way physical and mental rehabilitation services are provided to ill and injured ex-soldiers.

Nov 21, 2022 2:37 PM Read more >

Montreal committee says toppled statue of John A. Macdonald should not be put back

MONTREAL — A downtown Montreal statue of Canada's first prime minister that was toppled by protesters in 2020 should not be put back, a city-mandated committee said in a report released Monday.

Nov 21, 2022 1:32 PM Read more >

Trudeau announces appointment of three more senators to represent Ontario

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of three new senators to represent Ontario, bringing vacancies in the Senate down to a dozen.

Nov 21, 2022 12:22 PM Read more >