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With many Swifties shelling out an eye-watering amount of money to see Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, eyebrows are being raised at how Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan got tickets to one of her Vancouver shows. Mackenzie Gray explains the controversy, and how Sajjan is defending himself.

The new study highlighting the link between ice hockey and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and why critics say the sport isn’t going far enough to protect athletes. The manhunt for a murderer after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead outside a Manhattan hotel, and the search for a motive. Swift criticism: how Emergency Preparedness...

Federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan thanks first responders and firefighters for doing what they could to save the town of Jasper in the face of a ferocious, unstoppable wildfire. He also shared an update on the federal response such as help from the military, aid coming from overseas and the overall wildfire situation.

Speaking in Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday, former defence minister Harjit Sajjan addressed a report by the Globe and Mail that he instructed special forces to rescue Afghan Sikhs, calling the allegations “utter BS.”

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in Toronto, Ont., on Thursday that he didn’t have enough of the details regarding what then-defence minister Harjit Sajjan “did or didn’t do” to help Sikhs in Afghanistan evacuate in 2021, but that the overall actions of the Liberal government at the time were a “massive failure.” Singh added that...

Responding to a reporter’s question about the possibility of a national wildfire fighting force during an update in Ottawa on Wednesday, Minister of Emergency Preparedness Harjit Sajjan said that the federal government is exploring a number of options to improve wildfire response, but that the timing of creating a national force at the moment “would...

Speaking in Ottawa on Wednesday, Minister of Emergency Preparedness Harjit Sajjan, Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment Steven Guilbeault and Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu provided a wildfire forecast and update for Canada. Wilkinson said that the current expected areas of highest fire risk have shifted from British Columbia to the...

On Thursday, Minister of Emergency Preparedness Harjit Sajjan announced a $19.2 million investment in boosting Manitoba’s readiness and capacity to prepare for and respond to wildfires, which will be matched by the province.

Speaking Thursday in Ottawa, Canada’s Minister of Emergency Preparedness Harjit Sajjan provided an update on the current wildfire situaton in Canada. This year, a total of 730 fires have been recorded, with 1.47 million hectares burned. There are currently 87 active fires across Canada, with six out of control, 15 being held and 66 that...

On Wednesday, Harjit Sajjan, minister of emergency preparedness, said Canadians will see an early wildfire season this spring, with a higher level of fire risk. The potential for early and increased fire activity is particularly high in Western Canada, eastern Ontario, and southern Quebec.

Minister of Emergency Preparedness Harjit Sajjan focused on climate change as the predominant national security threat for Canada at the annual Conference on Security and Defence in Ottawa on Friday. “Canada is warming on average twice as quickly as the rest of the world. And in our north, it is about three times as fast,”...

Responding to a question about the future capacity of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), Minister of Emergency Preparedness Harjit Sajjan said in Ottawa on Friday that strengthening civil society organizations, responding earlier and only calling in the CAF as a last resort will help ensure the sustainability of its capabilities amid increasing security threats.

Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Liberal MP Kody Blois pressed Minister of Emergency Preparedness Harjit Sajjan on what the federal government was doing to help those in Cape Breton and across Nova Scotia following heavy snowfall over the weekend that ended with parts of Cape Breton declaring a local state of emergency....

As more of Canada’s top military officials are investigated on sexual misconduct allegations, survivors are still pushing for systemic change within the forces. As Mike Le Couteur reports, that also includes calls to possibly shuffle Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan out of his position, ahead of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finalizing his new cabinet.

Former procurement minister Anita Anand was sworn-in as Canada’s new defence minister during a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall on Tuesday morning. Anand takes over the position from former defence minister Harjit Sajjan, who faced months of criticism over his handling of the sexual misconduct crisis in the Canadian military.

Harjit Sajjan was appointed as Canada’s new minister of international development and minister responsible for the Pacific development agency of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Tuesday morning. Sajjan is out as Canada’s defence minister after facing months of criticism over his handling of the sexual misconduct crisis in the Canadian military.

National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan on how the COVID-19 is changing the way National Veterans’ Week is being marked this year.

Leader Erin O’Toole said the Conservatives are pushing for a motion in the House of Commons to censure Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. O’Toole called the use of the censure motion “unprecedented” and said it is rarely used. “This week Conservatives called on Justin Trudeau to fire his Minister of Defence Harjit Sajjan. He refused. Mr....

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan offered his condolences to the family of Capt. Jenn Casey, who was killed in the crash of a CF Snowbirds jet in Kamloops, B.C. on Sunday.

In an interview with Mercedes Stephenson, Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan on Thursday called the military helicopter crash off the coast of Greece, which left at least one dead and five missing, “gut-wrenching.” The crash involved a CH148 Cyclone helicopter that was participating in a training exercise with NATO allies and crashed as it...