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Ottawa police creating Parliament Hill unit following close calls with MPs

The Ottawa police are establishing a parliamentary unit in response to growing security concerns for MPs, according to a letter obtained…

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Entertainment

Ottawa to announce changes to CBC’s mandate, appoint new CEO in the next four weeks: source

After a months-long review of CBC/Radio-Canada’s mandate, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is expected to announce changes meant to modernize the…

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Tech

Ottawa releases new list of chemicals it will prioritize for risk assessments

The federal government has released a proposed list of more than 30 chemicals and groups of substances Canadians encounter daily…

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Politics

Residential school survivors press Ottawa for more money to find unmarked graves

A group of residential school survivors and their supporters are asking the federal government to reverse what they’re calling a…

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Politics

Ottawa, Ontario spar over funding for First Nations elders home

A jurisdictional battle between Ottawa and Ontario over funding for a new elders home in a northern First Nation could…

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Politics

Ottawa reserving commercial airline seats to get Canadians out of Lebanon

The federal government has started booking blocks of seats on commercial flights to help Canadians get out of Lebanon. “Canada…

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Canada

Ottawa considering lower threshold for issuing alerts on foreign interference, inquiry hears

The federal government is considering changes to the way it lets Canadians know about attempts at foreign interference in elections,…

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Sports

Claude Giroux’s car stolen in Ottawa

NHL star forward Claude Giroux had his car stolen in Ottawa on Tuesday evening, his wife says. “@28CGiroux’s car was…

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Health

Ottawa launches pandemic preparedness agency, seeks faster vaccine development

The federal government is creating a new agency to improve Canada’s ability to handle rapidly spreading infectious diseases and protect…

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Canada

Ottawa shirked own guidelines when it reopened commercial cod fishery, say scientists

Fisheries scientists say the federal government ignored its own guidelines when it hiked cod quotas off the northern and eastern…

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