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Emergencies Act inquiry report should tackle the racist origins of national security

The Public Order Emergency Commission investigated the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act in response to blockades by the so-called Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, Windsor and western Canada in February 2022.

The Conversation

Too warm in Canada: world's largest ice rink may not open

Ottawa (AFP) - The Canadian capital's iconic Rideau Canal Skateway -- the largest outdoor rink in the world and a UNESCO heritage site -- may not open this winter for the first time in five decades, due to a lack of ice.

AFP

Ryan Reynolds teams up with investment group in bid for NHL side Ottawa Senators

The Ottawa Senators could see a bid come in from Ryan Reynolds and a real estate company, who are set to team up and buy the NHL franchise from the Melnyk family

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Blast from gas leak in Ottawa suburb seriously injures two

A blast caused by a gas leak has seriously injured two people and destroyed several homes under construction in an Ottawa suburb

The Independent UK

US jet shoots down new mystery 'object' over Canada

Ottawa (AFP) - A US fighter jet shot down an unidentified object over Canada on Saturday, the second such incident in North American skies since the dramatic downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon a week ago.

AFP

Canada records lower consumer goods imports, energy exports in December

Ottawa (AFP) - Canada posted a smaller trade deficit in December as both exports and imports fell, but capped off the year with a surplus, the national statistical agency said Tuesday.

AFP

Is Canada back on the world stage — or irrelevant?

“Canada is back,” Justin Trudeau proclaimed triumphantly just after being elected prime minister in 2015. The insinuation was that his predecessor, Stephen Harper, had withdrawn Canada from its traditional role in the world and the Liberals would restore our rightful place of leadership in the global firmament.

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Canadian lawmakers back resettlement of 10,000 Uyghur Muslims

The Canadian parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted in favor of a non-binding proposal for the resettlement of 10,000 Uyghur Muslim refugees from China's Xinjiang region into Canada over two years.

Reuters

Canada province tests decriminalizing hard drugs

Ottawa (AFP) - A Canadian province on Tuesday decriminalized the possession of small amounts of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and other hard drugs in a radical policy shift to address an opioid overdose crisis that has killed thousands.

AFP

Canada: PM’s residence is falling to bits – but who’s willing to pay for repairs?

The once grand 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa, with leaky roof and mould after decades of negligence, is in urgent need of an upgrade

The Guardian - US

Islanders players back coach Lane Lambert, but fall to Senators for sixth straight loss

OTTAWA, Ontario — Islanders players voiced their support for Lane Lambert after president/general Lou Lamoriello gave his first-year coach a vote of confidence.

Newsday

Canada central bank raises key interest rate to 4.5%

Ottawa (AFP) - Canada's central bank on Wednesday raised its key lending rate for the eighth time in less than a year, this time by 25 basis points to 4.5 percent, as it tries to tame inflation.

AFP

Canada to pay Indigenous abuse survivors more than $2bn

Ottawa (AFP) - Canada will pay hundreds of Indigenous communities more than $2 billion in compensation for nearly a century of abuse suffered by children in residential schools, its government has announced.

AFP

Has Ontario’s housing 'plan' been built on a foundation of evidentiary sand?

In late 2022, the Ontario government adopted Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act. The legislation made sweeping changes to the province’s land use planning system.

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Canada says it will repatriate 23 of its citizens from Syria

Move comes after the citizens, currently detained in camps for ISIL family members in Syria, challenged Ottawa in court.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Canada to Repatriate 23 Citizens from Syria

Canada will repatriate twenty-three citizens who have been detained in northeast Syria in camps for family members of ISIS group fighters, officials and a lawyer said Friday. It would be the largest such repatriation of ISIS family members yet for Canada, and it comes after the families challenged the government…

Tribune News Service

Tristan Jarry, Jeff Petry in their returns push Penguins to a win over Ottawa

PITTSBURGH — The cavalry has started to arrive for the Penguins, and not a moment too soon.

Daily Mirror

World's 'WORST' McDonald's that saw 800 police call outs in one year finally closes

An infamous McDonald's in Ottawa, Canada, known for its full-scale fights and regular police visits will shut down after nearly 40 years of service, it has been announced

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Canada to repatriate 19 women, children from Syria

Montreal (AFP) - Canada will repatriate six women and 13 infants who have been detained in northeast Syria in camps for family members of Islamic State Group fighters, Ottawa announced Friday.

Reuters

Hundreds more Canada-made armoured vehicles to arrive in Ukraine by summer

A Canadian company supplying battle-ready armoured vehicles to Ukraine plans to deliver the 200 vehicles Ottawa promised to Kyiv before summer, the firm's Chief Executive Officer Roman Shimonov said on Thursday.

Reuters

Canada summons Russian ambassador over attacks on civilians in Ukraine

Canada summoned Russia's ambassador on Wednesday over an attack in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro that killed at least 45 people, including several children, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said.

Reuters

Canada sanctions two Haitians over alleged corruption

Canada imposed additional Haiti-related sanctions on Friday in response to alleged corruption, targeting an associate of the island nation's former president and a former member of the Haitian parliament, Ottawa's foreign minister said.

The Independent UK

Japanese PM asks for Canada’s help on clean energy

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is looking to Canada to help his country wean itself off fossil fuels from places such as Russia

Reuters

Biden plans first Canada visit in March

U.S. President Joe Biden will be in Canada in March in his first visit to one of the United State's top trading partners since taking office almost two years ago.

The Conversation

Two years after the defund the police movement, police budgets increase across Canada

The worldwide protests against police racism and violence in the summer of 2020 brought greater public attention to police spending.

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