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EDITOR’S NOTE: CBC News and The Road Ahead commissioned this public opinion research in mid-October, starting six days after Danielle Smith won the leadership of the United Conservative Party. As with all polls, this one is a snapshot in time.  This week, Albertans saw glimpses of the Trudeau government’s strategy …

While the U.S. midterm elections could change the political landscape in Washington, experts say they’re unlikely to have much of an impact on Canada-U.S. relations — although they could shift the discussion on some key issues. The midterms elect one-third of the U.S. Senate and the entire House of Representatives, both of which …

Ottawa police officers assigned to work with the convoy protesters described abusive and confrontational — but also sometimes cooperative — crowds during last winter’s blockades, according to their logs presented at the Emergencies Act inquiry. Hundreds of pages of logs from the police liaison team were entered into evidence on Friday …

EDITOR’S NOTE: CBC News and The Road Ahead commissioned this public opinion research in mid-October, starting six days after Danielle Smith won the leadership of the United Conservative Party. As with all polls, this one is a snapshot in time.  This analysis is one in a series of articles to …

The interim chief of the Ottawa Police Service says the force has opened an internal investigation into a report of police information being leaked to organizers of last winter’s Freedom Convoy protest by officers sympathetic to their cause. “The information that was presented yesterday at the Emergencies Act inquiry was net-new …

High-ranking Liberals responsible for the government’s climate file say financial institutions will be held to their net-zero commitments — with regulations, if necessary. “Nothing is off the table,” said Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson before a cabinet meeting Tuesday. “At the end of the day, we want to make sure Canadians …

CBC Ottawa’s Creator Network is a place where young digital storytellers from diverse backgrounds can produce original video content to air on CBC and tell stories through their own lens. Get in touch to pitch your idea, or check out our other Creator Network stories at cbc.ca/creatornetworkott. First, you turn your headlights on and off, …

Former Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly said last winter’s convoy protests “badly exposed” issues with policing and national security in Canada, according to evidence tabled with the Emergencies Act inquiry ahead of his testimony this morning. Sloly, who resigned on Feb. 15, also told the Public Order Emergency Commission he does …

The history-making Public Order Emergency Commission, which is reviewing the federal government’s use of emergency powers last winter, is hearing testimony in Ottawa. The inquiry is expected to last six weeks. News Source link

A senior member with the Ottawa Police Service says the force should have taken intelligence that suggested the Freedom Convoy protesters planned to stay past two days more seriously. Patricia Ferguson, acting deputy chief of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS), made the admission while testifying before the Public Order Emergency Commission on Thursday. …