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Russia resuming bomber, submarine patrols near North America after pause: Norad

Russia resuming bomber, submarine patrols near North America after pause: Norad

OTTAWA — Russia has started sending long-range bombers back over the Arctic toward North American airspace following a short-lived pause during the early months of its war in Ukraine, according to a senior Canadian military official.
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CSIS director supported invoking Emergencies Act, inquiry hears

CSIS director supported invoking Emergencies Act, inquiry hears

OTTAWA — The head of Canada’s intelligence service told the prime minister he supported the decision to invoke the Emergencies Act last winter, despite his opinion that protest blockades across the country did not meet the service's strict definition
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Ex-mayor McCallum cleared of mischief, in case behind political storm in Surrey, B.C.

Ex-mayor McCallum cleared of mischief, in case behind political storm in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. — Doug McCallum, the former mayor of Surrey, B.C., has emerged victorious from a criminal case that became entwined with his political fate, five weeks after losing his bid for re-election.
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Seven commercial poultry flocks in B.C.'s Fraser Valley have bird flu: ministry

Seven commercial poultry flocks in B.C.'s Fraser Valley have bird flu: ministry

VICTORIA — Seven commercial poultry farms in British Columbia's Fraser Valley have been quarantined because they've tested positive for a highly infectious avian flu. A statement from the B.C.
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Last year saw highest rate of gang-related homicides in 16 years: Statistics Canada

Last year saw highest rate of gang-related homicides in 16 years: Statistics Canada

A report from Statistics Canada shows the national homicide rate has increased for a third consecutive year and nearly one-quarter of killings in 2021 were connected to gangs.
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Coroner's inquiry begins into death of Montreal firefighter during water rescue

Coroner's inquiry begins into death of Montreal firefighter during water rescue

JOLIETTE, Que. — A coroner's inquest into the drowning of Montreal firefighter Pierre Lacroix heard on Monday that the two people he tried to rescue in the St. Lawrence River had little boating experience.
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RCMP monitored hostility from anti-vaccine movement against Trudeau since election

RCMP monitored hostility from anti-vaccine movement against Trudeau since election

OTTAWA — The RCMP worried that after arriving in Ottawa, participants in the "Freedom Convoy" would try to pinpoint Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's location, documents suggest — just as demonstrators had tried to do during last year's election campai
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Montreal committee says toppled statue of John A. Macdonald should not be put back

Montreal committee says toppled statue of John A. Macdonald should not be put back

MONTREAL — A downtown Montreal statue of Canada's first prime minister that was toppled by protesters in 2020 should not be put back, a city-mandated committee said in a report released Monday.
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Trudeau announces appointment of three more senators to represent Ontario

Trudeau announces appointment of three more senators to represent Ontario

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of three new senators to represent Ontario, bringing vacancies in the Senate down to a dozen.
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Here's what the Emergencies Act says — and the powers Ottawa invoked last winter

Here's what the Emergencies Act says — and the powers Ottawa invoked last winter

OTTAWA — A public inquiry is underway to determine whether the federal government was justified in its invocation of the Emergencies Act last winter during the "Freedom Convoy" protests.
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