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OTTAWA — The protests staged in Ottawa over the weekend that caused only minimal disruptions were a far cry from the "Freedom Convoy" demonstrations that occupied downtown streets for three weeks earlier this year.

MONTREAL — Quebec Immigration Minister Jean Boulet on Monday welcomed Ottawa's decision to relocate about 100 asylum seekers who have crossed irregularly into the province — but he said that wasn't enough.

MONTREAL — A Black Montrealer who filed a complaint against Radio-Canada over the on-air use of the N-word says he's disappointed but not surprised by the pushback against a recent CRTC decision ordering the public broadcaster to apologize.

OTTAWA — The federal government has now left a key victim-rights watchdog role vacant for more than nine months. There has been no federal ombudsman for victims of crime since Oct.

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CALGARY — It looms on the edge of downtown a stone's throw from the Calgary Tower, a splash of colour amid aging buildings, railway tracks, parkades and a steady stream of traffic.

Advocates for Montreal's homeless residents ramped up critiques of Parks Canada over the weekend, saying a series of local camping events the agency has scheduled throughout the summer set a double standard

SAANICH, B.C. — Police in Saanich, B.C., say they've cleared and reopened the area around a local bank that was the scene of a deadly shooting last week.

International AIDS organizations say people from Africa, South America and Asia who are planning to attend a major AIDS conference in Montreal are still struggling to get visas from the Canadian government

EDMONTON — Police say a 13-year-old Edmonton girl missing for more than a week has been found alive in the United States.