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Government tells arts bodies to suspend cultural events funded by Russian state

OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has asked arts bodies that get federal funding to suspend all cultural activities involving Russians linked to Vladimir Putin's regime in protest of his invasion of Ukraine.

Mar 31, 2022 5:02 PM Read more >

Canada's extends anti-Islamic State mission in Iraq to 2023

OTTAWA — Canada is extending its military mission in Iraq and the Middle East for another year. Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the 12-month extension on Thursday evening, only hours before the current mandate was set to expire.

Mar 31, 2022 4:28 PM Read more >

Federal housing council calls for budget funding for urban, rural Indigenous people

OTTAWA — The government should invest at least $6.3 billion over this year and next to deal with the immediate housing needs of Indigenous people in urban, rural and northern communities, a federal council says.

Mar 31, 2022 3:58 PM Read more >

TSB says brake failure, cold weather led to deadly B.C. train derailment

CALGARY — Recovered in the rubble of a fatal train derailment near the British Columbia-Alberta boundary was an unfiled hazard report that outlined dangers with braking on that fateful stretch of track.

Mar 31, 2022 3:57 PM Read more >

Internal review into Indigenous Services Canada should be public, advocate says

Ottawa will open the department of Indigenous Services up for a review to identify ways it discriminates against First Nations children.

Mar 31, 2022 3:56 PM Read more >

Federal ministers cite need for international war crimes probe of Russia

OTTAWA — Russia's blocking of humanitarian aid to Ukraine and its bombing of medical facilities should be the subjects of an international war crimes investigation, says Canada's international development minister.

Mar 31, 2022 3:42 PM Read more >

RCMP officer hesitated after speeding by N.S. mass shooter on second day of killings

HALIFAX — In the seconds after a Mountie sped past a gunman wanted for a murderous rampage in Nova Scotia two years ago, the officer hesitated about whether to give chase, and by the time he did the suspect was gone.

Mar 31, 2022 3:29 PM Read more >

Canada edges farther away from NATO spending target in latest estimate

OTTAWA — A new NATO report suggests that while most other allies have started to invest more in defence, Canada is even farther from meeting the military alliance's spending target than previously believed.

Mar 31, 2022 3:04 PM Read more >

Federal Crown prosecutors deny wrongdoing regarding secret trial held in Quebec

MONTREAL — Federal prosecutors on Thursday said they did nothing wrong in connection with a secret criminal trial that took place in Quebec and that was described by the province's Court of Appeal as contrary to the fundamental principles of justice.

Mar 31, 2022 2:59 PM Read more >

U.S. using Defense Production Act to kick-start domestic critical minerals production

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden brandished one of the biggest weapons in his economic arsenal Thursday in hopes of turning the United States into a leading producer of electric-vehicle batteries and the minerals used to make them.

Mar 31, 2022 2:41 PM Read more >