As Jagmeet Singh heads into his third week of campaigning, the NDP leader is dropping his assertive messaging that he is running to be prime minister. 

The federal government provided $2.6 billion for heat pumps, solar panels, insulation and other green upgrades to Canadians' homes through the Canada Greener Homes Grant. But did it make enough of a difference? A new report takes a closer look.

Federal party leaders are prepared to finish the second week of the federal election campaign with events in Nova Scotia and British Columbia.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is scheduled to make an announcement in Halifax, joined by the local candidate Lisa Roberts. He will later attend the Elbows Up, Canada! rally in Dartmouth to show patriotism and support for Canadians amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and threats to annex Canada as the 51st state. Singh is also expected in Montreal to participate in Tout le monde en parle, a talk show often used by political party leaders to present themselves to Quebec voters.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will start his day with a press conference in New Westminster, B.C.

Yesterday on the campaign trail, Poilievre promised to cut bureaucratic red tape by 25 per cent in two years, while Singh promised to offer an additional one per cent in Canada Health Transfer funding to provinces that guarantee access to a family doctor.

Three weeks left until Canadians will decide on the country’s new prime minister, and polls indicate the Liberals are leading the Conservatives in voting intentions.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 6, 2025.

The Canadian Press

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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is greeted at a campaign stop in Halifax on Saturday, April 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

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A 31-year-old Ottawa man is facing several charges after barricading himself in a Parliament Hill building on Saturday.

Ottawa police say just after 2:40 p.m., a man entered the security screening area of the East Block of Parliament Hill and began making threats to those inside.

Police say the man was isolated to the security screening area and the building was evacuated while police shut down a significant stretch of Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill.

After hours of negotiations, the man surrendered peacefully to police and was taken into custody.

Police did not release the man’s name, saying only that he has been charged with uttering threats to cause property damage, public mischief and two counts of breaching probation.

No one was injured in the incident.

Police say several packages were found in the area and were searched and cleared by police. No explosives, weapons or hazardous materials were located on the accused.

The East Block houses the offices of Senators and their staff, but Parliament Hill is mostly quiet this month due to the upcoming federal election.

OTTAWA — Questions remain for Ottawa police this morning after a late-night arrest of a man who barricaded himself in Parliament Hill’s East Block on Saturday.

Ottawa police say they arrested the man without incident late Saturday night after an hours-long lockdown that began after the man “gained unauthorized access” to East Block in the afternoon and barricaded himself inside the building.

They initially released a warning for anyone in East Block, which houses parliamentary offices, to seek shelter in the nearest room, close and lock all doors and hide.

People were evacuated from the building and police shut down a significant stretch of Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill, blocking traffic and pedestrians.

Before the arrest, Ottawa police Insp. Mark Bouwmeester told reporters the circumstances of the incident were considered suspicious, but offered no details on whether the man was armed or had made any threats.

A government official page says East Block houses the offices of Senators and their staff, but Parliament Hill is mostly quiet this month due to the upcoming federal election.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 6, 2025.

The Canadian Press

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Tactical police officers attend an incident at East Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

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From spirit bears to polar bears, Indigenous people are working to protect bears and the bear’s role in their traditions

Jason McAllister lives near a house where there is a constant police presence. People have been arrested for drug crimes, and a homicide has occurred at this residence in Prince George, B.C. Worse, the police describe the people arrested as repeat offenders. As a father to five children, it’s pushing McAllister to vote for Conservative.

Candidates were dropping almost as fast as the writs in the first two weeks of the campaign. But after Monday, political parties will have an additional problem if they decide to remove a candidate from their ticket — they won’t be able to put forward a backup contender.

Here are just some of the events and meetings taking place in the coming weeks in the St. John River Valley

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Whether Prince William is sitting in a tank while visiting British troops in Estonia or his private estate is drawing attention to its efforts to expand one of the last remaining examples of temperate rainforest in southwestern England, signals are being sent about how the heir to the throne is settling into his role as Prince of Wales.

Should Canada build a spy service to gather foreign intelligence via human sources? It's a question worth asking as the country deals with a less reliable neighbour next-door, which also helps keep Canada informed about what is happening abroad.

Youth and young adult take on the Cree Regional Youth Winter Journey, where they walk from Waskaganish on March 18, to arrive in Eastmain on March 25.

Torpedo bats are all the rage right now in baseball, including with big Major League Baseball stars. Employees at the B45 Baseball factory in Quebec City are ramping up production to keep up with demand.

Peterborough was hit with 20 millimetres of ice build up during the storm. Volunteers from humanitarian aid organization, Team Rubicon, have been helping to clear fallen trees all week.

For decades, the Canadian Regiment of Fencible Infantry has crossed the border to work with American re-enactors to commemorate important historical battles in North American history. But in the wake of rising Canada-U.S. tensions, they are staying put.

While recent homicides in Ottawa were tragic, police say, they do not believe there is a risk to public safety.

The recent death of a 33-year old woman on a highway near Cornwall, Ont., has sparked a petition calling for the province to address a stretch of the road on which a number of fatal collisions have occurred.

For the week of April 6, 2025:

Transparency International Canada is sounding the alarm. Canada has fallen on a world anti-corruption ranking and Canada is behind China and Russia in real estate secrecy and anti-money laundering practices.

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The executive director of Transparency International Canada says voters deserve better from whoever forms government after the April 28 federal election. 

Trevor Loke is Bob Mackin’s guest on this edition of thePodcast.

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