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US strikes deal with Canada over northern border, asylum-seekers

OTTAWA, Canada — The U.S. and Canada have struck an agreement that allows each country to turn back asylum-seekers who cross the northern border without authorization, according to internal documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times and a source familiar with the negotiations.

Los Angeles Times

Haiti crisis looms large as Biden visits Canada’s Trudeau

With US and Canada promoting different approaches to worsening crisis in Haiti, experts say question is ‘what’s next?’

Al Jazeera

Biden is visiting Ottawa this week. Concerns about Haiti are at the top of the agenda

It's President Biden's first trip to Canada as president. He and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expected to discuss their concerns about the security crisis in Haiti.

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Biden, Trudeau to talk Ukraine, defense spending, Haiti in Ottawa

U.S. President Joe Biden will make a long-delayed visit to close ally Canada this week to express unity on Ukraine and the environment, but is unlikely to make much progress on tougher trade disputes, sources said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Sex workers are left out in the cold by Ottawa's unjust conviction amendments

The federal government recently announced its intention to amend the Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act to expand the list of offences Canadians can apply to have struck from their criminal records. The list now includes abortion-related offences and indecent acts in a bawdy house.

The Conversation

Editor’s Letter: Broadening Our Reach

We’ve been stuck in Toronto for far too long. How have we expanded our coverage?

The Walrus

The Rideau Canal Skateway: How can we promote resilience in the face of a changing climate?

Rideau Canal Skateway, the 7.8 kilometre ice path winding through the Canadian capital city of Ottawa, is a National Historic Site of Canada and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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With Biden's visit to Canada, US will seek commitment on leading a Haiti security force

WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials are pressing their Canadian counterparts to make a decision on whether Ottawa will lead a multinational force into Haiti to assist the crisis-wracked Caribbean nation in its battle against gang control, U.S. and diplomatic sources said.

Miami Herald

Ryan Reynolds at risk of losing out on Ottawa Senators amid bidding war for NHL side

Interest in purchasing the Ottawa Senators has peaked, and it's likely a bidding war could break out for the NHL side which could put Ryan Reynolds' proposal at risk

Daily Mirror

China rejects Canada ‘smears’ amid covert ‘police stations’ probe

Beijing says Ottawa harming its reputation as police investigate alleged Chinese-run ‘police stations’ in Quebec.

Al Jazeera

Top-Shelf Takes: The Senators’ surprise playoff push is fun, but don’t get too attached just yet

This run from the Senators has been fun, but it probably won't last.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Indigenous art forgery ring smashed in Canada

OTTAWA - Canadian police said Friday they had dismantled a decades-old forgery ring that produced and sold possibly thousands of fakes of Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau's paintings around the world.

Bangkok Post

‘A part of winter is missing’: Ottawa grieves over lack of canal ice for skating

Rideau has not turned into world’s long ice rink as usual, laying bare unpredictable realities of climate crisis

The Guardian - US

The Antarctic ice sheet is melting. And this is bad news for humanity

Ottawa’s famous Rideau Canal, which turns into the world’s largest ice rink every winter, is too thin to open this winter.

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Red Wings' playoff bid hits roadblock with second consecutive loss in Ottawa

KANATA, Ontario — The Red Wings will want to forget about this little series in Ottawa.

The Conversation

The government's use of the Emergencies Act was found to be reasonable, but what are the implications?

On Feb. 17, the federal government’s Public Order Emergency Commission inquiry released its five-volume final report. It concluded that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met the threshold for invoking the Emergencies Act.

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Canada to Support Iranian Temporary Residents over Crackdown on Protests

Ottawa has announced support for Iranian temporary residents in Canada looking to extend their stay, citing the Iranian regime’s crackdown on protesters. "Effective March 1, 2023, these measures will make it easier for Iranians who wish to extend their temporary status in Canada and to move between temporary streams, allowing…

Tribune News Service

Trudeau to press Biden on New York-Quebec border as migrants flow in

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he and Joe Biden will discuss stemming the flow of irregular migration into Canada when the U.S. President visits Ottawa next month.

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The Walrus

Ottawa’s Transit Gong Show

How the capital city’s dream of a world-class transit system became a nightmare

The Conversation

Emergencies Act inquiry final report is a reminder that we all have a role in upholding the rule of law

On Feb. 17, Justice Paul Rouleau issued his final report for the Public Order Emergency Commission. In a calm and measured tone, Rouleau concluded that the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act to address the February 2022 Convoy Crisis was appropriate.

Boston Herald

Bruins grind down Senators, 3-1

BOSTON — The Ottawa Senators have given the Bruins fits this season and, in Monday’s matinee, they proved again to be no pushover.

The Conversation

Pandemic finger-pointing: New research sheds light on who Canadians blame in times of crisis

A little over a year ago, thousands of people descended on Ottawa protesting COVID-19 pandemic countermeasures as part of a “freedom convoy.”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Blues blown out by Senators, matching worst loss of the season

OTTAWA, Ontario — For the Blues, this reality must feel odd.

Al Jazeera

Trudeau justified in using emergency powers to end convoy: Panel

Canadian government met legal threshold to invoke Emergencies Act to disperse 2022 ‘Freedom Convoy’, commission finds.

Reuters

Canada's use of emergency powers during 'Freedom Convoy' met threshold, commissioner says

Canada's government met the threshold for invoking emergency powers when it did so in early 2022 to deal with paralyzing protests against vaccine mandates and border blockades, the commissioner of an independent inquiry said Friday.

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