Key ‘Freedom Convoy’ figure pleads guilty to counselling mischief, released from jail

OTTAWA — Tyson “Freedom George” Billingscharged out of theOttawa courthouse on Wednesday, brandishing a Canada flag to a cacophony of cheers and air horns after pleading...

New poll suggests Liberal, NDP voters prefer Charest and Brown over Poilievre

  OTTAWA — New polling suggests Liberal and New Democrat voters think Jean Charest or Patrick Brown would make the best leader of the federal Conservative...

Personal information about more than 100 military sex misconduct claimants leaked

OTTAWA — The company overseeing the federal government’s $900-million settlement deal with military members who experienced sexual misconduct in uniform is admitting to more privacy breaches,...

Press to join U.S.-led Indo-Pacific economic framework, business leaders urge Ottawa

WASHINGTON — There’s a four-letter F-word American leaders don’t much use these days when they talk about international trade: “free.” Instead, President Joe Biden’s newest economic...

Alberta to lift remaining health restrictions

Alberta will take the final step in its plan to ease public health measures as the province moves past the Omicron BA.2 wave and COVID-19 hospitalizations...

Canadians’ trust in the news media hits a new low

177 Ukrainian refugees land in Newfoundland on second provincially-chartered flight

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — As a plane carrying 177 Ukrainian refugees touched down in St. John’s, N.L., Tuesday night, Pamela Ryder Lahey was at the front...

Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair: police did not ask for Emergencies Act

OTTAWA — Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland say they didn’t hear recommendations from police to enact the Emergencies Act. Both...

Kelowna latest to declare local state of emergency due to possible flooding

VANCOUVER — The City of Kelowna is the latest to declare a local state of emergency in response to isolated flooding that threatens property in some...

Federal government gives $77 million for new fire-resistant buildings in Lytton, B.C.

LYTTON, B.C. — Harjit Sajjan toured the ruins of Lytton, B.C., on Tuesday, witnessing the full impact of what a wildfire did to the community when...