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Reporter with The Canadian Press

80 Articles

Border blockades were cleared by RCMP without Emergencies Act

Extraordinary powers granted to police under the Emergencies Act weren't used to clear protest blockades at Canada's border crossings, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
News, Politics | May 11th 2022

NDP questions why Immigration has not approved 2,900 Afghans who aided Canada

NDP caucus chair Jenny Kwan says she is seeking urgent answers about what has happened to the applications of 2,900 Afghans who helped the Canadian military.
News, Politics | May 11th 2022

Elective surgery backlogs are better but far from gone

Canadian hospitals and health systems are still struggling through the ebb and flow of COVID-19, leading to long delays for elective procedures, new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows.
News, Politics | May 10th 2022

Emergencies Act creator says invoking the measure requires 'extraordinary accountability'

In the late 1980s, as then-defence minister Perrin Beatty was drafting new legislation to replace the controversial War Measures Act, one man’s words were on his mind. The man was Robert Stanfield.
News, Politics | May 9th 2022

Motorcycle convoy organizer warns of mayhem if police ban Ottawa downtown protest

The "Rolling Thunder Ottawa" convoy plans to do a loop through downtown next weekend, with a stop planned at the National War Memorial.
News, Politics | April 26th 2022

Federal government orders Emergencies Act inquiry

Federal ministers defended the government's use of the Emergencies Act on Monday, April 25, 2022, as they announced an independent public inquiry to investigate the use of the act to end blockades at Canadian border crossings and in Ottawa earlier this year.
News, Politics | April 26th 2022
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Canada starts Aeroplan fund to fly Ukrainian refugees to Canada

Canadians can now give cash or Aeroplan points to help bring Ukrainians fleeing the war with Russia to safety in Canada.
News, Politics | April 21st 2022

Ottawa convoy protest leader Pat King now faces more charges

Ottawa convoy protest organizer Pat King is now facing perjury and obstruction of justice charges related to testimony he gave at his bail review hearing last week.
News, Politics | April 20th 2022
Justin Trudeau, Ukrainian refugees, Warsaw, Poland,

All refugees deserve the same treatment as Ukrainians fleeing war: Commons committee

Canada's treatment of Ukrainians fleeing war has been distinctly different to those fleeing other humanitarian crises, the House of Commons immigration committee said on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, and MPs want that to change.
News, Politics | April 7th 2022

Provinces told to prepare to offer second COVID-19 boosters

NACI strongly recommended a second booster for people between 70 and 79 years of age, and said they may also be offered to people from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities.
News | April 5th 2022
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