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OTTAWA — With the Liberals’ anti-hate bill set to return to the House of Commons next week, major Jewish advocacy groups are pressing the federal government to take action against what they see as the glorification and promotion of terrorism. Canada’s criminal laws against terrorism, contained in Section 83 of the Criminal Code, deal specifically…

OTTAWA – Defence Minister David McGuinty said he was following the advice of operational experts in the Canadian Armed Forces when his government failed to inform the public and Parliament of an Iranian missile attack on a Kuwait airbase, where CAF members are stationed. The minister brushed off Conservative criticism of the government’s secrecy when…

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is honking its final horn in its legal battle to validate its invocation of the exceptional powers of the Emergencies Act to deal with the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests. Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government filed its application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) in…

The city of Medicine Hat is one of few Alberta cities forecast for stagnant growth over the next 25 years as the rest of the province is expected to swell by two million more residents. Local officials are looking to draw new businesses and residents but experts say that will be a challenge.

Standout Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl is expected to miss the rest of the NHL regular season because of what the team called a lower-body injury.

Pascal-Pierre Paillé, 47, is expected to appear in a Quebec City courtroom later today. The alleged incidents date back to 2006 — before his election to the House of Commons — and as recently as August 2024.

A manufacturing expansion in Harrow is expected to create jobs and bring more production back to Ontario.

A man convicted for the 1986 rape and murder of a 14-year-old boy has been given three 72-hour unescorted temporary absences from prison by the Parole Board of Canada. The decision caused Durham Police to issue a warning to the public about his presence in Oshawa, Ont., while the area’s Member of Parliament is calling…

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Jamil Jivani’s championing of the nicotine product Zyn has been a hit on university campuses , but he’s being criticized by the company that makes the only similar Canadian product, Zonnic, for promoting a grey-market competitor. Imperial Tobacco Canada, the maker of Zonnic oral nicotine pouches, said that by frequently being…

Parts of Vancouver’s harbour are off-limits to crabbing, and while the men say they have stopped in “Vancouver, Canada,” it’s not clear exactly where the vessel is anchored.