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Chinese balloon flew through 'radar gaps' during journey over Canada: Norad

Chinese balloon flew through 'radar gaps' during journey over Canada: Norad

OTTAWA — Canadians were left with more questions than answers on Friday as a pair of senior military officers briefed a parliamentary committee about the slew of objects shot down over North American skies in recent weeks.
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Justice Rouleau calls for more time, transparency in future Emergencies Act inquiries

Justice Rouleau calls for more time, transparency in future Emergencies Act inquiries

OTTAWA — The Public Order Emergency Commission has made 56 recommendations after investigating the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act to quell protests at border crossings and in downtown Ottawa in early 2022.
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International organization says Indigenous families will lead unmarked graves report

International organization says Indigenous families will lead unmarked graves report

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The head of an international organization brought in by the federal government to provide communities with options for identifying possible human remains buried near former residential school sites says Indigenous families must lead the way
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In his own words: Justice Paul Rouleau's conclusion about the 'Freedom Convoy'

In his own words: Justice Paul Rouleau's conclusion about the 'Freedom Convoy'

OTTAWA — Justice Paul Rouleau, the head of the public inquiry that examined the federal Liberal government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in February 2022, concluded in his final report the choice was justified.
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Judge orders psychiatric evaluation for driver in Quebec daycare bus crash

Judge orders psychiatric evaluation for driver in Quebec daycare bus crash

LAVAL, Que. — The man charged with killing two young children when the bus he was driving slammed into a daycare had to be helped into a Laval courtroom by corrections officers on Friday, where a judge ordered he undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
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Rouleau report addresses six questions raised during Emergencies Act hearings

Rouleau report addresses six questions raised during Emergencies Act hearings

OTTAWA — Throughout seven weeks of public hearings in Ottawa, the Public Order Emergency Commission heard from more than 100 witnesses and released thousands of pages of documents.
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Watchdog report blasts RCMP failures investigating missing Saskatchewan woman

Watchdog report blasts RCMP failures investigating missing Saskatchewan woman

SASKATOON — Amanda Michayluk's final moments were spent walking alone in the cold and snow through a Saskatchewan field as her family anxiously waited for an RCMP search and rescue team that would never arrive.
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In The News for Feb. 17 : What can we expect from the Emergencies Act report?

In The News for Feb. 17 : What can we expect from the Emergencies Act report?

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Ukrainian mother approved to come to Canada, but her six-year-old son is not

Ukrainian mother approved to come to Canada, but her six-year-old son is not

WARSAW, Poland — Since packing up a small suitcase and leaving her home in Ukraine with her six-year-old son, Iryna Mishyna has found solace in helping other families in similar situations find some stability.
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Two dead, one injured after avalanche hits group of snowboarders and a skier in B.C.

Two dead, one injured after avalanche hits group of snowboarders and a skier in B.C.

GOLDEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Two people have died and one was hurt in an avalanche in the Purcell Mountains in southeastern British Columbia.
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