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Federal government appealing Emergencies Act use to Supreme Court
The federal government is taking its defense of the Emergencies Act invocation to the Supreme Court of Canada, seeking to overturn a lower court ruling that found its use during the 2022 convoy protests was unconstitutional. The case centers on whether Ottawa was justified in deploying the rarely used legislation to clear blockades that paralyzed downtown Ottawa and key border crossings. The outcome could significantly shape the boundaries of federal emergency powers for years to come.
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Federal government appeals Emergencies Act use during convoy protest to Supreme Court
The federal government is escalating its legal battle over the Emergencies Act to the Supreme Court, seeking to vindicate its 2022 decision to invoke the rarely used legislation against convoy protesters who paralyzed Ottawa and blocked key border crossings. Lower courts had found the invocation unconstitutional, making this appeal a high-stakes bid to establish that the government acted within its authority. The outcome could reshape the boundaries of federal emergency powers for years to come.
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Northwestern Ontario pleads for federal funding as highway fatalities mount
Northwestern Ontario lawmakers are sounding the alarm over a brutal stretch of highway deaths spanning 2,000 kilometres between Nipigon, Sudbury, and North Bay — one of the deadliest winters the region has seen. Federal funding is being urgently sought to address the chronic safety failures plaguing these remote corridors. Without intervention, the human toll on these isolated routes shows no sign of slowing.
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Rideau Cottage 'inadequate' home for a PM as decision on 24 Sussex looms: internal memo
Rideau Cottage was never designed to serve as the official residence of a head of government, and a newly surfaced internal memo makes clear the arrangement has become untenable. The document flags both functional shortcomings and concrete security vulnerabilities that come with housing a prime minister in the property. The findings add pressure to a long-deferred decision on whether to finally renovate or replace 24 Sussex Drive, which has sat vacant and deteriorating for years.
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Avi Lewis stands by past activism as he's criticized for 'politics of subtraction'
Avi Lewis is defending his record as an activist as critics within and outside the NDP attack his political vision in the final stretch of the leadership race. His campaign is standing firm on positions that opponents have labeled the "politics of subtraction" — a framing that threatens to define him before he even wins the job. How Lewis handles the scrutiny could determine whether his activist past becomes an asset or a liability heading into a general election.
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