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Canada sees record rise in antisemitism in 2021, surge in violence toward Jews
OTTAWA — Record levels of antisemitism were recorded in Canada last year, with sharp increases in Quebec and British Columbia, according to a report published Sunday. The annual audit by Jewish advocacy group B'nai Brith found there were 2,799 anti-Je...
Key interest rate could soon go up another half point, central bank says
OTTAWA — Canada's key interest rate could go up another half percentage point in June to help wrestle inflation under control, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem signalled Monday. "Inflation is too high. It is higher than we expected," Macklem told
Convoy organizer warns of ‘free-for-all’ if police ban protest from downtown Ottawa
OTTAWA — One of the organizers of a planned motorcycle convoy is warning of a "free-for-all" on Friday if Ottawa police don't allow hundreds of protesters to bring their bikes onto the streets around Parliament Hill. The "Rolling Thunder Ottawa" convoy...
Vancouver YIMBY calls for “gassing” opponents
Vancouver’s Yes In My Backyard movement – which is pushing for more condos to be built in the city – is courting controversy after a prominent member called for gassing opponents. “Just gas this room,” vocal YIMBY advocate Greg Andrews
Canadian military not doing enough to detect, prevent extremism in the ranks: Report
OTTAWA — A scathing new report on racism in the Canadian Armed Forces says the military is not doing enough to detect and prevent white supremacists and other violent extremists from infiltrating its ranks. The report, released Monday by Defence Minist...
Upcoming census release to show how country is aging, detail gender for first time
OTTAWA — To Parminder Raina, age is really just a number — scientifically speaking. Raina, the scientific director of the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging, points to the difference between complex movements a young person can do compared to the...
Government calls inquiry into use of Emergencies Act
OTTAWA — Federal ministers defended the government's use of the Emergencies Act Monday as they announced an independent public inquiry to investigate the use of the act to end blockades at Canadian border crossings and in Ottawa earlier this year. The
B.C. man says old-growth protests escalating after brief hospitalization
NANAIMO, B.C. — A British Columbia man says he was briefly hospitalized on the 24th day of a hunger strike to protest old-growth logging but plans to go without food until the end of the month before joining others in
Russian sanctions prove Canadian military mission in Ukraine had impact: Commander
OTTAWA — The most recent commander of Canada's military training mission in Ukraine says the fact Russia has sanctioned him and several of his predecessors alongside dozens of other prominent Canadians is proof the mission had an impact. Lt.-Col. Luc-F...
MPs need to fast-track new law to seize sanctioned Russian assets: senator
OTTAWA — An independent senator is calling on the House of Commons to fast-track a new law she's proposing that would confiscate billions of dollars of frozen Russian assets and use them to rebuild Ukraine. Sen. Ratna Omidvar's bill — titled