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Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the Liberal government will press ahead with plans for new criminal provisions against blocking access to places of worship, schools and community centres. The measures, promised during the recent federal election campaign, would also create a criminal offence of wilfully intimidating or threatening people attending events at these venues.The minister’s statement comes as civil libertarians point to existing provisions intended to curb such behaviour and push back against the idea of new measures that could infringe on freedom of expression and assembly. 2:50 Divided Toronto city council on ‘bubble zone’ by-law proposal ...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Organizations that advocate for members of the LGBTQ2 community are calling a court injunction preventing the Alberta government from banning gender-affirming treatment for people under 16 “a historic win.” Egale Canada welcomed the decision in a news release on Friday afternoon. Egale along with a group called Skipping Stone and several Alberta families have argued that gender-affirming care legislation introduced in Bill 26 will cause harm.“As we have long argued, the government should never interfere in the medical decisions of doctors and patients or prevent parents and youth from deciding what medical care is right for them,” Egale Canada said. “Everyone deserves the ability to access...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size North Vancouver RCMP are at the scene outside NDP MLA Bowinn Ma’s constituency office on Friday morning. In a statement, Ma confirmed that a “security incident” has prompted the closure of her office and all meetings and appointments have been cancelled.The incident took place in the early hours of the morning.“Thankfully, nobody was injured, but incidents like this can be quite frightening,” Ma said in a statement.“I appreciate the concern expressed by community members. I am grateful to serve such a caring and compassionate community. I’d also like to thank the officers who responded for their diligence and professionalism. Due to the active police investigation, I will not be able to pr...

U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration is terminating trade talks with Canada, “effective immediately.” Trump said on Truth Social the decision was due to Canada, which he called “a very difficult country to trade with,” moving ahead with a digital services tax on American technology firms that operate in Canada.“Based on this egregious Tax, we are hereby terminating All discussions on Trade with Canada, effective immediately,” he wrote. “We will let Canada know the Tariff that they will be paying to do business with the United States of America within the next seven day period.”The statement comes after Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney had agreed at last week’s G7 leaders’ summit in Alberta to pursue negotiations on a new trade and security deal within 30 days.Pressure ha...