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OTTAWA — Ottawa police say they arrested one man late Saturday evening after an hours-long lockdown on Parliament Hill.

The Conservative and Liberal leaders are promising measures to bolster Canada's economy in the face of the trade war with the U.S., as the NDP pledges to make sure more Canadians have access to a family doctor.

British Columbia Premier David Eby says the latest U.S. decision on softwood lumber duties is an attack on forest workers and all B.C. residents, and it will also hurt Americans by driving up housing costs.

Canada has updated its advice to those travelling to the United States, warning travellers they may face "scrutiny" from border guards and the possibility of detention if denied entry.

Li Yonghui has been in detention in China since December 2019. Now, his family is taking the rare step of speaking out publicly to seek a resolution to his case.

“There are certainly positive signs, but we won’t be back to 100 per cent – that is clear,” said Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland.

DETROIT — Glenn Stevens Jr. can look out his office window in downtown Detroit and see Canada.

OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh expressed support Friday for federal spending to ensure a strong national public broadcaster, a notion Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre dismissed as something Canada simply can't aff

MONTREAL — Quebec's Public Security Department announced late Friday afternoon that most random traffic stops by police are suspended, days after the Court of Appeal affirmed that arbitrary road checks lead to racial profiling.

Dr. Joss Reimer, president of the Canadian Medical Association, says the growing interest is linked to the frustration of U.S. doctors with private insurers, and worry about "political interference" in their practices.