Laura Osman
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Reporter with The Canadian Press
Ukrainian refugees can apply for government income support
Ukrainians who have fled to Canada due to the Russian invasion of their home country will begin receiving financial support from the federal government in the next five days, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said on Thursday, June 2, 2022.
Ottawa convoy protest overwhelmed police and government: former police chief
Canada’s institutions and police services were unprepared for the scale of the “Freedom Convoy” protest, says Ottawa’s former police chief, who resigned amid heavy criticism of the force’s handling of the demonstration.
Pandemic measures will remain at border for at least another month
COVID-19 restrictions at the border will remain in place for at least another month, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported on Tuesday, May 31, 2022.
Canada considers using smallpox vaccine to guard against monkeypox
But Canada stopped routinely immunizing people against smallpox in 1972, meaning everyone is susceptible to monkeypox.
Crown wants 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Tamara Lich back in jail
A Crown prosecutor argued on Thursday, May 19, 2022, that Tamara Lich, an organizer of the "Freedom Convoy," breached her bail conditions by accepting an award for her leadership during the Ottawa protest.
Border blockades were cleared by RCMP without Emergencies Act
Extraordinary powers granted to police under the Emergencies Act weren't used to clear protest blockades at Canada's border crossings, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
NDP questions why Immigration has not approved 2,900 Afghans who aided Canada
NDP caucus chair Jenny Kwan says she is seeking urgent answers about what has happened to the applications of 2,900 Afghans who helped the Canadian military.
Elective surgery backlogs are better but far from gone
Canadian hospitals and health systems are still struggling through the ebb and flow of COVID-19, leading to long delays for elective procedures, new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows.
Emergencies Act creator says invoking the measure requires 'extraordinary accountability'
In the late 1980s, as then-defence minister Perrin Beatty was drafting new legislation to replace the controversial War Measures Act, one man’s words were on his mind. The man was Robert Stanfield.
Motorcycle convoy organizer warns of mayhem if police ban Ottawa downtown protest
The "Rolling Thunder Ottawa" convoy plans to do a loop through downtown next weekend, with a stop planned at the National War Memorial.