As a massive arctic air mass sweeps across the eastern half of Canada today, Environment Canada issued a long list of extreme cold warnings covering six provinces across the two territories.Government and private agencies are scrambling to provide shelter to those in need as temperatures are expected to range from -40 degrees Celsius to -50 degrees Celsius in many areas.In Nova Scotia, Environment Canada meteorologist Ian Hubbard said residents in Halifax could face icy gusts that could feel like -43 degrees Celsius.P.E.I. Residents are also being warned of bitterly cold conditions that could

The Senate has passed the Online Streaming Act, known as Bill C-11, with a dozen amendments after a lengthy study.The bill would update Canada's broadcasting rules to reflect online streaming giants like YouTube, Netflix and Spotify, and require them to contribute Canadian content and make it accessible to consumers in Canada, or face stiff fines. canCanadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he expects the House of Commons to pass the bill next week after reviewing the Senate's changes.The senators introduced amendments aimed at protecting user-generated content and highlighting the prom

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to decide whether military judges are truly independent.The Supreme Court of Canada issued its ruling this morning in response to an appeal by several service members whose criminal cases are pending.As per the rules, the court provided an explanation for its decision to hear the case, which is a 2018 case when a top army judge was accused of fraud.Although the case against Colonel Mario Dutil was eventually dismissed, it set off a series of events that led to tensions between the remaining military judges and then-Defense Chief General Jonathan Vance.The

Defence Minister Anita Anand confirms the country will send four of its German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. The announcement comes one day after Germany announced it would send battle tanks to Ukraine and would also approve requests from other countries looking to do the same. Ukraine has been asking Western allies for weeks to send battle tanks as its forces struggle to make gains against Russia. But Canada was unable to respond until Germany gave its approval.

Social Development Minister Karina Gould says Service Canada has eliminated 98 per cent of the massive backlog of passport applications. Most new passport applications were being processed on time by October, but thousands of applications before then were backlogged, with would-be travellers facing excessive delays. Gould expects more Canadians to apply for passports in the next few years because the first ones issued with a 10-year expiry date will come up for renewal in July. She is in Hamilton, Ontario for a three-day cabinet retreat, which is also focused on the war in Ukraine and inflati

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada is working with allies to help Ukraine, but refused to say whether that means sending along battle tanks to Kyiv. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland also wouldn't say whether Canada wants to send tanks. Speaking at a cabinet retreat in Hamilton, Ontario, Freeland only said that Ukraine winning the war with Russia would boost the global economy. Her remarks come after Germany and the U-S said they are taking steps to send tanks to Ukraine.

Brooke Henderson is off to a flying start in the new LPGA Tour season. The Canadian went wire-to-wire to win the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions at Lake Nona. It's her 13th career victory. Henderson wasn't under too much stress in the final round of the season opener. She handled the par 5s and kept any challengers from having too much hope. Henderson won by four shots. Maja Stark started her second year on the LPGA by finishing second with Charley Hull of England. Nelly Korda wound up in fourth place. The LPGA Tour resumes in a month.

The lawyer for six Canadian women and 13 children being held in Syrian camps says Ottawa has agreed to help bring them home. The Canadians are among many foreign nationals in Syrian camps run by Kurdish forces that reclaimed the region from extremists. Family members of the Canadians have been arguing in Federal Court that the government must repatriate them, saying that refusing to do so violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But the case of four men is still before the court.

Defence Minister Anita Anand has sidestepped questions about whether Canada is prepared to donate modern battle tanks to Ukraine. The issue came up repeatedly as Anand paid a surprise visit to the capital Kyiv, where her Ukrainian counterpart stressed the need for tanks to help in his country's war with Russia. Earlier today, Anand announced that Ottawa is sending another 200 armoured vehicles to help the Ukrainian military. Ottawa is buying the vehicles from an Ontario company at a cost of 90-million dollars.