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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.

OTTAWA — The public inquiry examining the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act to clear "Freedom Convoy" protesters from Ottawa streets and several border crossings in February is tasked with answering a central question: Was the decision

SAVANNAH, Ga. — From the oldest African-American pulpit in the United States, Rev. Thurmond Neill Tillman's fiery Sunday sermon is as much about having faith in democracy as it is about spreading the word of the Lord.

OTTAWA — The Senate committee on agriculture and forestry is calling for a comprehensive flood control plan for British Columbia's Fraser Valley following last year's catastrophic floods.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from unions that consider the Manitoba government's push for a public-sector wage freeze a violation of collective bargaining rights.