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Trudeau, Biden agree to end 'loophole' in Safe Third Country Agreement: sources

Trudeau, Biden agree to end 'loophole' in Safe Third Country Agreement: sources

OTTAWA — Canada and the United States have agreed to have asylum seekers turned back at irregular border crossings across the border, including Roxham Road in Quebec.
Trudeau stayed in $6,000 London hotel suite for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

Trudeau stayed in $6,000 London hotel suite for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

OTTAWA — The Prime Minister's Office says Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, stayed in a $6,000 per night hotel suite while attending the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II.
Stand for the 'common person' Pierre Poilievre tells faithful gathered in Ottawa

Stand for the 'common person' Pierre Poilievre tells faithful gathered in Ottawa

OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre rallied a room of conservative faithful gathered in Ottawa Thursday by calling on them to become "champions" of ordinary people.
Boy who killed Edmonton officers had been apprehended under Mental Health Act: police

Boy who killed Edmonton officers had been apprehended under Mental Health Act: police

EDMONTON — A 16-year-old boy who fatally shot two officers at an apartment complex one week ago had been apprehended in November under the Mental Health Act and was taken to hospital for assessment, Edmonton police said Thursday.
Clean electricity grid, new tax credits will be among highlights of federal budget

Clean electricity grid, new tax credits will be among highlights of federal budget

OTTAWA — Canada's push for a zero-emission electricity grid will get a significant funding boost in the federal budget on March 28, including with new tax credits expected to encourage the development of renewable power sources like wind and solar.
Jagmeet Singh says NDP won't trigger an election over foreign interference concerns

Jagmeet Singh says NDP won't trigger an election over foreign interference concerns

OTTAWA — The New Democrats say they are not willing to trigger a federal election over rising concerns about foreign interference in Canadian elections, and are instead continuing to push for a public inquiry on the issue.
‘Prudent’ or ‘austere’? Ontario tables nearly balanced 2023 budget

‘Prudent’ or ‘austere’? Ontario tables nearly balanced 2023 budget

Opposition politicians slammed the Ford government’s 2023 budget as insufficient
Sex assault victim of ex-PQ legislator Harold LeBel wants her identity made public

Sex assault victim of ex-PQ legislator Harold LeBel wants her identity made public

RIMOUSKI, Que. — The victim in the sexual assault case involving ex-Parti Québécois member Harold LeBel has asked a judge to lift a publication ban on her identity.
Supreme Court restores man's conviction despite police violation of Charter right

Supreme Court restores man's conviction despite police violation of Charter right

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has restored the conviction of an Ontario motorist who had been drinking, even though police made an unauthorized stop on a private driveway.
More warrants issued in Richmond Hill attack on Elnaz Hajtamiri

More warrants issued in Richmond Hill attack on Elnaz Hajtamiri

Two suspects, 24-year-old Jaspreet Singh and 23-year-old Sukhpreet Singh, wanted in connection to attack on woman later abducted from Wasaga Beach home