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Notes suggest city considered leaving trucks on Wellington indefinitely, court hears

Notes suggest city considered leaving trucks on Wellington indefinitely, court hears

OTTAWA — Notes taken during a meeting between city employees and "Freedom Convoy" protesters show the City of Ottawa entertained allowing big-rig trucks to remain on the street along Parliament Hill indefinitely, the court heard Thursday.
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Most of Canada's dangerous offenders housed in medium- and minimum-security prisons

Most of Canada's dangerous offenders housed in medium- and minimum-security prisons

OTTAWA — Most of the 700-plus offenders deemed as the most dangerous in Canada are housed in medium- and minimum-security prisons, federal statistics show.
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Young Ukrainian hockey players await Quebec government OK to attend English school

Young Ukrainian hockey players await Quebec government OK to attend English school

MONTREAL — A half-dozen boys from Ukraine who played this year in Quebec City's famed peewee hockey tournament have been sidelined since returning to the province earlier this month to attend high school. The youngsters arrived in Quebec on Sept.
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COVID-19 lawsuit too broad, paints all Quebec care homes with same brush: lawyer

COVID-19 lawsuit too broad, paints all Quebec care homes with same brush: lawyer

MONTREAL — A proposed class-action lawsuit against long-term care homes that experienced COVID-19 outbreaks is too broad and doesn’t distinguish between the most affected facilities and those that had few infections, a lawyer for Quebec's health auth
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Freeland introduces bill to remove GST off rental developments, amend competition law

Freeland introduces bill to remove GST off rental developments, amend competition law

OTTAWA — The federal government is moving forward with its promise to remove GST charges off new rental developments and to strengthen the country's competition law.
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B.C. court cites Korean filial tradition in payout to parents over son's death

B.C. court cites Korean filial tradition in payout to parents over son's death

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has awarded more than $327,000 to the parents of a teenager killed in 2019 for the “likely hypothetical future” care their son would have provided under Korean tradition.
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Timeline of events surrounding killing of B.C. temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar

Timeline of events surrounding killing of B.C. temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in Parliament Monday that there is "credible" intelligence linking agents of the Indian government to the shooting death of a Sikh temple leader in Surrey, B.C.
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Canada has supporting role to help Haiti, but 'there is no solution from outside': PM

Canada has supporting role to help Haiti, but 'there is no solution from outside': PM

NEW YORK — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would not say Thursday whether Canada will take part in a Kenya-led multinational security mission in Haiti that the United Nations is under mounting U.S. pressure to authorize.
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Michael Kovrig urges unity against hostage diplomacy, as Canada helps craft rules

Michael Kovrig urges unity against hostage diplomacy, as Canada helps craft rules

OTTAWA — A Canadian man who was held in China for nearly three years is calling on governments around the world to co-ordinate sanctions and travel bans on states that arrest foreigners for political reasons.
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Ottawa gives Food Banks Canada $17.9M for pilot to provide period products

Ottawa gives Food Banks Canada $17.9M for pilot to provide period products

TORONTO — The federal government has tasked Food Banks Canada with handing out free menstrual products to members of marginalized low-income communities. Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien announced the $17.
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