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Reporter with The Canadian Press

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RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki is seen during a news conference in Ottawa, on Monday, April 20, 2020. File photo by The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

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 MP Jenny Kwan speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 5, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

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

A doctor prepares for a surgical procedure at a hospital in Washington on June 28, 2016. File photo by The Associated Press/Molly Riley

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

Perrin Beatty speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on Monday, October 5, 2015. File photo by The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

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

The National War Memorial is seen behind an overcast sky as police man a fence along Queen Street as they clear the streets near Parliament Hill to end to a protest, on its 23rd day, in Ottawa, Sat., Feb. 19, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Justin

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

People block highway 75 with heavy trucks and farm equipment and access to the Canada/US border crossing at Emerson, Man., on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/John Woods

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

Laura Osman

Border blockades were cleared by RCMP without Emergencies Act

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

Elective surgery backlogs are better but far from gone

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

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

Federal government orders Emergencies Act inquiry

Canada starts Aeroplan fund to fly Ukrainian refugees to Canada

Ottawa convoy protest leader Pat King now faces more charges

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

Provinces told to prepare to offer second COVID-19 boosters