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Most funds raised for 'Freedom Convoy' protest were returned or confiscated

Most funds raised for 'Freedom Convoy' protest were returned or confiscated

OTTAWA — An investigation has found that most of the $25 million raised by the "Freedom Convoy" was either returned to donors or ended up in an escrow account awaiting the results of a civil lawsuit.
Five things you need to know about the Liberals’ fall economic update

Five things you need to know about the Liberals’ fall economic update

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals unveiled their fall economic update Thursday — a 92-page mini-budget setting out Canada’s fiscal situation and outlining new policies to tackle cost-of-living woes.
Freeland's mini-budget forecasts first surplus on the horizon, but warns of recession

Freeland's mini-budget forecasts first surplus on the horizon, but warns of recession

OTTAWA — A federal budgetary surplus is on the distant horizon for the first time since the Liberals came to power, but the rest of the fall fiscal update clouds that picture with the risk of recession and promises to spend a lot more to support Cana
Freedom, politics, control and money: the many motivations of the 'Freedom Convoy'

Freedom, politics, control and money: the many motivations of the 'Freedom Convoy'

Some of the participants wanted to be heard, some were looking for a larger platform, and others wanted to get their hands on the millions of dollars donated to support the cause
After N.S. mass shooting, American family member of victims lost faith in Mounties

After N.S. mass shooting, American family member of victims lost faith in Mounties

HALIFAX — U.S. citizen Jennifer Zahl Bruland says the murders of her father and stepmother in Nova Scotia's mass shooting led her to stop believing in the quality of Canada's national police force. In a Sept.
'Race discrimination': Indigenous Quebec man who lived on reserve denied insurance

'Race discrimination': Indigenous Quebec man who lived on reserve denied insurance

MONTREAL — An Indigenous Quebec man who was denied car insurance because he lived on a reserve was the victim of race discrimination, the province's human rights commission concluded in a recent decision.
Quebec hospital may remove child's breathing tube despite parents' objection: court

Quebec hospital may remove child's breathing tube despite parents' objection: court

MONTREAL — A Montreal children’s hospital can permanently remove a breathing tube from a child who has been in a coma since June, despite his parents' objections, a Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled.
RCMP investigate so-called Chinese 'police' stations in Toronto area

RCMP investigate so-called Chinese 'police' stations in Toronto area

The RCMP is investigating reports of criminal activity related to so-called foreign "police" stations in Canada after a human rights group reported China is operating more than 50 such venues overseas, including three in the Greater Toronto Area.
RCMP diverted attention from errors made during mass shooting investigation: lawsuit

RCMP diverted attention from errors made during mass shooting investigation: lawsuit

HALIFAX — The spouse of the man responsible for the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history says she was charged with supplying ammunition to the killer because the RCMP wanted to deflect attention from mistakes made during their investigation
'Eliminate the fraudsters': Report delves into Indigenous identity at universities

'Eliminate the fraudsters': Report delves into Indigenous identity at universities

SASKATOON — A report commissioned after controversy circled a health professor's claims of being Métis says the University of Saskatchewan was unprepared for Indigenous identity fraud and uneducated on Indigenous people.
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