The commissioner of the inquiry examining Ottawa’s use of the Emergencies Act to bring an end to the “Freedom Convoy” protest in February has granted standing to the organizers, police and representatives of all three levels of government. The decision by Paul Rouleau released on Monday means those granted standing […]
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OTTAWA – The federal government is delaying new emissions standards on gasoline and diesel another year but is demanding the oil and gas sector make bigger cuts to fuel emissions by 2030 given how much more money the companies are now making. Cabinet approved the final regulations for the long-awaited […]
By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri And Michael Balsamo
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The House panel investigating the Capitol insurrection will hear testimony Tuesday from Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide in Donald Trump’s White House who is a vital witness in the sweeping investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The 25-year-old, who […]
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Police say there are no signs of foul play in the case of an eight-year-old boy who was found in a rainwater sewer more than a week after going missing in northern Germany. The boy disappeared on June 17 in the town of Oldenburg. Search parties spent days looking for […]
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France’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday opened its first session since President Emmanuel Macron’s party lost its majority, and is expected to elect a woman as speaker for the first time. Legislative elections earlier this month shook up France’s political landscape. Macron’s centrist alliance Ensemble (Together) still has the […]
By Howard Fendrich
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Matteo Berrettini, last year’s runner-up at Wimbledon, dropped out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament hours before he was scheduled to play his first-round match Tuesday, saying that he tested positive for COVID-19. The All England Club announced Berrettini’s withdrawal, and he posted about it on Instagram, saying that he […]
By Elias Grigoriadis
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After bouncing back from two consecutive losses, CF Montreal are heading west to take on one of the better Major League Soccer sides. While only sitting seventh in the Western Conference stand- ings, the CONCACAF Cham- pions League winner Seattle Sounders FC are by no means an easy game for […]
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Scotiabank says it is pausing its sponsorship of Hockey Canada. The longtime sponsor says the pause will last until the bank is confident the right steps are taken to improve the culture within the sport. The development comes after the federal government froze public funding to the national sport organization […]
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced his new cabinet Friday. Greg Rickford is minister of northern development and minister of Indigenous affairs. He was also previously responsible for mining and natural resources and forestry. New additions: Michael Ford, the premier’s nephew and a former Toronto city councillor, becomes minister of citizenship […]
By Noushin Ziafati
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The Ontario government must provide adequate funding for support services and create an independent commission dedicated to ending intimate partner violence to prevent tragedies like the triple homicide that unfolded in the Ottawa Valley in 2015, lawyers told a coroner’s inquest Friday. Carol Culleton, Nathalie Warmerdam and Anastasia Kuzyk were […]
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Ottawa is bracing for a new round of protests expected to start on Canada Day and the city’s mayor and chief of police say they are ready. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and interim police chief Steve Bell say security plans have been drawn up to allow for safe celebrations on […]
