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Canada pushing G7 on new laws to seize and repurpose frozen Russian assets: Joly

Canada pushing G7 on new laws to seize and repurpose frozen Russian assets: Joly

OTTAWA — The federal government is working with G7 allies to craft new legislation that would allow for not just the freezing of sanctioned Russian assets, but seizing them on behalf of Ukrainian war victims.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to visit counterpart Mary Ng in Ottawa

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to visit counterpart Mary Ng in Ottawa

WASHINGTON — U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel north of the border next week to meet with her Canadian counterpart, Mary Ng.
Emergencies Act inquiry 'could' get access to cabinet secrets: Mendicino

Emergencies Act inquiry 'could' get access to cabinet secrets: Mendicino

OTTAWA — The public safety minister says the judge tasked with leading a public inquiry into the government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act will have access to information that "could" include cabinet secrets.
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez reacts to Facebook 'threat' over online news bill

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez reacts to Facebook 'threat' over online news bill

OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is hitting back at Meta, which owns Facebook, after the company did not rule out banning Canadians from viewing and sharing news on the social network.
Conservatives call on RCMP to take another look into Trudeau's 2016 Aga Khan trip

Conservatives call on RCMP to take another look into Trudeau's 2016 Aga Khan trip

OTTAWA — Opposition Conservatives are asking the RCMP to pursue a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's trip to the Aga Khan's private island six years ago, saying there's new evidence.
Mass shooting inquiry in Nova Scotia explores fallout of police impersonation

Mass shooting inquiry in Nova Scotia explores fallout of police impersonation

HALIFAX — Public trust in law enforcement agencies is undermined every time someone is caught impersonating a police officer, the inquiry investigating the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia was told Wednesday.
2021 census shows number of seniors over 85 expected to triple in next 25 years

2021 census shows number of seniors over 85 expected to triple in next 25 years

OTTAWA — Canada’s seniors over the age of 85 are the fastest-growing age group in the country, marking another milestone on the slow march to what experts warn will be a crisis in care for the country’s elders.
Census shows apartment growth, but supply remains the main issue in B.C.: experts

Census shows apartment growth, but supply remains the main issue in B.C.: experts

VANCOUVER — Demand for housing in British Columbia still far outstrips supply, experts say, even as the latest census figures show growth in the number of homes was higher than the increase in population countrywide.
Highlights from Wednesday's census data on age and gender in Canada

Highlights from Wednesday's census data on age and gender in Canada

OTTAWA — Some highlights from Wednesday's release of Statistics Canada's latest tranche of census data, this one focused on age, sex and dwelling types: — For the first time since the end of the baby boom, the boomer generation in Canada makes up les
Apartment, row house growth outpaces single-detached homes: census

Apartment, row house growth outpaces single-detached homes: census

TORONTO — Single-detached houses are still the most plentiful type of housing in Canada, but apartments and row houses are slowly catching up, the latest census data reveals.
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