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Federal programs aimed at addressing climate change are facing significant cuts as the government shifts to artificial intelligence (AI) and slashes thousands of jobs, according to recently released departmental plans. In its latest budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government said it would partly rely on AI to eliminate 40,000 public service jobs, bringing the federal workforce's growth in line with...
Accused convoy leader stood trial in Ottawa earlier this year. Pat King, a key figure in what became the Freedom Convoy protest that paralyzed downtown Ottawa in early 2022, has been found guilty of some charges for his role and not guilty of others. Superior Court Justice Charles Hackland is still delivering his decision at the Ottawa Courthouse Friday.
Pat King danced out of the Ottawa courthouse Friday after being given bail with stricter social media rules and a new charge for breaching his original conditions — and having forfeited $25,000 to the court. The controversial organizer behind what became known as the Freedom Convoy protests was jailed for one week. His bail was revoked following allegations he violated
Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King has been banned from a music festival in central Alberta which he had been promoting for weeks, alongside other fundraisers for his legal defence in Ottawa. King has been urging his 336,000 online followers to buy tickets for the "Rock the Track" music festival, which features Nazareth, the Headstones, Bif Naked, the Northern Pikes and...
Pat King's trial may have ended last week, but the prominent figure in the 2022 convoy protests is expected to be taken into custody as early as Tuesday after allegedly breaching his bail conditions. King has pleaded not guilty to mischief, intimidation and other charges for his role in what became known as the Freedom Convoy. After his trial ended...
An Ottawa police officer responsible for engaging with protesters attending what became the 2022 Freedom Convoy described crowds that were at times "hostile" and "confrontational" during the criminal trial of one of the protest's key figures, Pat King. But the officer told the court he didn't know what the Ottawa Police Service's "end game" was until protesters were entrenched —...
Crown attorneys are arguing a key figure in what became known as the Freedom Convoy is guilty of crimes in part because of his presence and conduct during the weeks-long protests in 2022. Pat King is facing nine charges, including mischief, intimidation of police and other charges. They say he was directly involved in organizing a slow-roll at the Ottawa...
Two years after police moved in to end the protest movement that became known as the Freedom Convoy, some of the same people who took part say they'll return to Parliament Hill to mark the anniversary. While organizers of the reunion hesitate to put a figure on the number of protesters they're expecting this weekend, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS)...
Text messages submitted as evidence in Chris Barber's criminal trial. Text messages retrieved from the cellphone of Freedom Convoy leader Chris Barber show contact with a former Saskatchewan premier and a current provincial politician leading up to and during the 2022 protests in Ottawa. Chris Barber's text messages, retrieved from his phone following his Feb. 17, 2022 arrest, had been...