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The federal government met the “very high threshold” for invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canadian history during the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protests in Ottawa last year, the public inquiry that probed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision has found. Justice Paul Rouleau, who led the independent public inquiry into the federal government’s use of

A Chinese spy balloon that was shot down by American forces earlier this month flew over a Canadian territory and province before re-entering U.S. airspace, defence officials say. The surveillance balloon unlawfully entered Canadian airspace between Jan. 30 and 31 – just a few days before its discovery was announced by the Pentagon on Feb.

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said Wednesday she is stepping down as the head of Canada’s national police force. Lucki will exit the top job on March 17, she said in a statement. She was appointed in 2018 and was the first woman to permanently hold the role.She has faced intense criticism in recent years for

A convenience store giant is facing growing criticism in Alberta over its identification-scanning policy for certain items. A number of 7-Eleven’s customers have reached out to Motorcycle accident toronto today with concerns over having to hand over their government ID to be scanned in order to buy certain items.Carl Spenard said he was surprised to be asked

Three Ukrainian children who escaped the war and moved to Edmonton are now stuck in Mexico. Their legal guardian was surprised to learn the kids could not get back into Canada and is begging the government for help.“Now everything is broken again,” Olga Ostapiv said. She adopted the kids to help them escape war-torn Ukraine.

After days of shooting down unidentified “objects,” fighter jets from Canada and the United States were scrambled Monday night to intercept four Russian military aircraft as they buzzed North American airspace. The North American Aerospace Defence Command, which detected the group comprised of Russian long-range bombers and fighter escorts as it approached Alaska, painted the

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 13, 2023 12:19 pm Updated February 13, 2023 12:22 pm

A major Canadian university has stripped former B.C. representative for children and youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond of an honorary degree. In a Monday statement, the University of Regina said it had rescinded an honorary doctor of laws degree it bestowed on Turpel-Lafond in 2003.The school said the decision came following a request from the Indigenous

As the search continues for an unidentified object shot down over Yukon by a U.S. fighter jet this past weekend, Canada’s defence minister says it will be “difficult” to find. Anita Anand told reporters in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday morning that terrain and weather in the northern territory are posing significant challenges to search and recovery