Justin Trudeau

""These unprovoked actions are a clear further violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government can revoke the Emergencies Act now that the crisis in Ottawa and Canada's border crossings has calmed down.

Trudeau's promise to commit hundreds more troops to Europe came days after Defence Minister Anita Anand acknowledged concerns about stretching the military too far.

The federal Conservatives are ending their boycott of a special national security and intelligence committee made up of MPs and senators.

A criminal anthropologist suggests looking to the West to find the heart of protests and blockades that gripped the nation for more than a month.

"Even though the blockades are lifted across border openings right now, even though things seem to be resolving very well in Ottawa, this state of emergency is not over," Trudeau said at late morning news conference.

The House of Commons has passed a motion to approve extraordinary, time−limited measures in the Emergencies Act, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked last week in a bid to end blockades in Ottawa and at several border crossings.

Silence and calm reigned on the streets of Ottawa for the first time in more than three weeks on Sunday, February 20, 2022, as police continued their efforts to put a final end to anti−government demonstrations that immobilized the national capital.

Canada's foreign minister has accused Russia of trying to escalate the crisis with the West by shelling a kindergarten in eastern Ukraine.

Police arrested two of the main organizers behind an antigovernment demonstration on Parliament Hill late Thursday.

Figures behind the protests blockading Parliament Hill and various border crossings are championing new ways to finance their movement — including through their own crypto token — as Ottawa invokes sweeping powers to crack down on their cash flow.

Trucks, RVs and other vehicles with Canadian flags or banners with the word "freedom'' in giant letters along their front grilles remain on Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill, with drivers saying they will stay put until all COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions are lifted.

Bringing children to the antigovernment blockades that have immobilized downtown Ottawa and shuttered border crossings is among the activities that could net protesters a fine of up to $5,000 or five years in prison while Canada is under the national Emergencies Act.

If Canada wants to be a credible climate leader, it needs to align its export credit agency with the Paris Agreement goals immediately, says a new report from a leading international think tank.

The military is moving troops out of Ukraine in one of the strongest signals yet that a Russian invasion is imminent.