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Quebec to distribute more than $3 million to police to fight domestic violence

MONTREAL — Quebec will distribute more than $3 million over three years to 11 police forces across the province to help them support victims of domestic violence and enhance surveillance of offenders, Public Security Minister Geneviève Guilbault said M...

Trudeau says protests, blockades could return after police clear Ottawa’s core

OTTAWA — The federal government remains alert to the possibility that trucks and protesters could return to Canada's capital after police spent the weekend arresting demonstrators and dispersing blockades on Ottawa's streets, Prime Minister Justin Trud...

The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond

The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada, on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. All times eastern: 10:15 p.m. Ottawa police say a locat...

Police lay hundreds of charges in Ottawa blockades as city begins clean-up process

OTTAWA — Silence and calm reigned on the streets of Ottawa for the first time in more than three weeks on Sunday as police continued their efforts to put a final end to anti-government demonstrations that immobilized the national capital. Roadways

The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond

The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. All times eastern: 11:45 p.m. The Pacific Highway borde...

Ottawa police push ahead to end protest as bail hearings for organizers move forward

OTTAWA — Police officers donned helmets, wielded batons and deployed pepper spray in downtown Ottawa on Saturday as they tried to clear out protesters putting up what the city's interim police chief described as a "barrage of resistance" to ending

Nova Scotia injects $1 million in new money for child-care providers under new deal

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's child-care providers are being offered additional funding from the province to help offset a 25 per cent reduction in fees resulting from a new funding deal with Ottawa.  Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development Bec...

Police arrest at least 100 in sweeping operation to dismantle Ottawa protest

OTTAWA — Police officers descended on anti-government protesters in Ottawa on Friday, arresting at least 100 people and towing more than 20 vehicles in a push to end a three-week occupation that has reverberated across Canada and around the world. Doze...

B.C. nation to search for children who didn’t come home from Alert Bay school

ALERT BAY, B.C. — A British Columbia First Nation located off the coast of northeastern Vancouver Island says it has started an investigation on the grounds of a former residential school, looking for the remains of children who didn't return

Maple Leaf flies at protests, the flag is a collective symbol with individual meaning

VANCOUVER — The symbolism attached to national flags often revolves around patriotism, but experts say the Maple Leaf’s prominent appearance at COVID-19 mandate protests comes at a moment of reflection for Canada.  Canadians might not be known as ferve...

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