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OTTAWA — Brenda Lucki not only lost confidence in the leadership of former Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly over the "Freedom Convoy" protests, the RCMP commissioner was so concerned she was prepared to go directly to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a

OTTAWA — Up to a quarter of federal government employees are still experiencing problems with their pay because of the troubled Phoenix pay system, and the government might be running out of time to collect on overpayments.

VICTORIA — David Eby will be sworn in as British Columbia's new premier on Nov. 18, with Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin conducting the swearing-in ceremony at Government House in Victoria. Eby, 46, will become B.C.

Efforts to organize a multilateral military intervention in gang-ravaged Haiti are ongoing — but neither Antony Blinken nor Mélanie Joly was willing to say publicly Thursday whether Canada would be tapped to lead it. The U.S.

OTTAWA — The head of the Ontario Provincial Police is defending comments he made about the "Freedom Convoy" posing a threat to Canada's national security.

OTTAWA — A simmering battle between Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay and a union representing thousands of Veterans Affairs Canada employees has led to the union asking for MacAulay to be fired.

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said it's unfortunate a member of the legislative assembly invited a notorious killer to watch his government's tough-on-crime throne speech, but he stopped short of apologizing for Colin Thatcher's presence in

OTTAWA — Canada's police chiefs are urging the federal government not to rely on resource-strapped police forces to carry out a planned gun buyback.

QUEBEC — The Quebec Liberal party's presence in the province's legislature, already diminished in the Oct. 3 election, has shrunk again.

OTTAWA — Annual financial statements show the federal deficit for the previous fiscal year was $23.6 billion lower than the projected in the spring budget.