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A 72-year-old woman was airlifted to Vancouver General Hospital after being seriously injured in a grizzly bear attack near Goldbridge, B.C. The Conservation officer service says a specialized team and an emergency doctor were flown to the remote area, where the woman was stabilized before being airlifted to hospital. Officials believe the grizzly sow, which...

Justice Minister Sean Fraser says federal bail and sentencing reform that will target the “most frequent” issues seen across the country is now law. The Bail and Sentencing Reform Act received royal assent Monday evening and creates 80 changes surrounding bail and sentencing to the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) and the...

Ottawa is taking its fight over the Emergencies Act to the Supreme Court to appeal the ruling that found its 2022 use of the law during the “Freedom Convoy” protests was unreasonable and violated charter rights.

Global’s Jazan Grewal speaks with Shira Scheindlin, a former U.S. district judge, to unpack the Supreme Court’s ruling against the Trump administration’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose global tariffs.

A federal court revisited Ottawa’s convoy protest and found that the Trudeau government did not have reasonable grounds to invoke the Emergencies Act. Touria Izri reports on the latest ruling calling the use of the Emergencies Act to end demonstrations unjustified.

The federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act to shut down the 2022 “Freedom Convoy” trucker protests was ruled to be unreasonable by the Federal Court of Appeal on Friday. The court also concluded that invoking the emergency powers led to the infringement of constitutional rights.

Kashechewan First Nation is under a state of emergency again. This time, it’s because the remote, northern Ontario community’s water treatment plant and sewage systems failed in December. Jillian Piper reports the pressure on the province and Ottawa to act faster, what Kashechewan leaders are pleading for, and how many people have yet to be...

At a press conference on Wednesday, Mushkegowuk chiefs called on federal and provincial governments to act urgently following the evacuation of Kashechewan First Nation. Leaders said the crisis highlights ongoing infrastructure and safety failures that continue to put northern communities at risk. They are urging long-term solutions to prevent repeated evacuations and protect residents from...

WATCH: Mayor Cynthia Block explains the Safe Public Spaces Act. Block also discusses the proposed selected site for the 60-bed enhanced emergency shelter in the Casewell Hill neighbourhood.

U.S. President Donald Trump says Washington, D.C. police officers are now “allowed to do whatever the hell they want” in response to perceived threats posed by protesters. The statement came as Trump declared a “public safety emergency” in the national capital on Monday, citing what he called “complete and total lawlessness,” and invoking the Home...

Atlantic states are bracing for their first hurricane season since U.S. President Donald Trump made significant cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Jackson Proskow looks at how FEMA could struggle to predict and respond to hurricanes this year; and the comments acting FEMA chief David Richardson made that the White House is dismissing...

Residents in Scenic Acres enjoy walking their dogs through the neighbourhood’s plentiful green space, but concerns have emerged after several pets became ill from eating tainted food. Skylar Peters reports on the hope that nothing nefarious is behind the incidents.

No one was seriously injured after a car crashed into the Otonabee River just north of Peterborough on Sunday. Around noon emergency crews responded around to the scene between 8th and 9th Lines in Douro-Dummer Township. Peterborough County OPP say the found the vehicle submerged in the water and that no one was in the...

An emergency warning remained in place for residents near Perth on Dec. 14, as a bushfire continued to threaten lives and properties in Australia. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services told residents in coastal towns north of Perth on Saturday that they were in danger and needed to “act immediately to survive” the fire.

During a special joint committee on the invocation of the Emergencies Act, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland told Sen. Peter Harder that the period the so-called “Freedom Convoy” encamped in downtown Ottawa was an “agonizing time” for both Canadians and those in government. She said they had to balance “serious things against each other.” She...

NDP MP Matthew Green challenged Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday during a special joint committee on the invocation of the Emergencies Act about the answers she was providing, saying she had cited news articles and people spoken to as primary sources. He said they needed to know if the government...

The Emergencies Act inquiry has heard from all witnesses who were scheduled to testify over the course of the six-week-long process. The Public Order Emergency Commission will have until February to decide whether the Trudeau government was justified in its unprecedented decision. Eric Sorensen examines the major findings from the course of the entire inquiry,...

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly will release the federal government’s long-awaited Indo-Pacific Strategy outlining the government’s priorities for a region it sees as key to Canada’s economic growth. ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson speaks with Minister Joly about the government’s economic priorities and its relationship with China. Plus, Stephenson speaks with freelance investigative journalist...

Lawyers from the Emergencies Act inquiry are now arguing over what six weeks of gruelling testimony means, in a key step in examining the government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act last winter. David Akin explains.

A lawyer for convoy protesters says they were getting a “steady stream” of leaked information from the Ottawa Police Service, the Ontario Provincial Police, the RCMP, and CSIS. The new testimony at the Emergencies Act inquiry, including from two convoy organizers, who discussed their one-time goal to replace the federal government without an election. Thousands...