Stephen Hoff

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Stephen Hoff is a producer for CBC News Parliamentary bureau. He can be reached by email at stephen.hoff@cbc.ca.

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Canada joins international deal to make document certification faster, cheaper

Canadians who need to certify documents for use abroad should find the process faster — and cheaper — starting today, now that Canada has joined the largest international convention for verifying documents.

EU travel requirement for Canadians delayed again

A new European Union program that would require Canadians to register before travelling to Europe has been delayed again until 2025.

Transport Canada orders Boeing 737 jet operators to limit use of anti-icing system amid safety concerns

Airlines flying Boeing 737 MAX jets in Canada will have to limit the use of an engine anti-icing system to avoid possible catastrophic damage to engine housings, according to a new directive from Transport Canada. 

Shortage of air traffic controllers causing delays, cancellations in Canadian airports

Canada's federal transport minister says he's pressuring Nav Canada, the corporation that trains and hires the country's air traffic controllers, to find solutions to staffing woes affecting passenger flights.

Negotiator behind deal with Freedom Convoy says Ottawa was too quick to use emergency powers

The man who negotiated on the City of Ottawa's behalf with Tamara Lich and other organizers of the Freedom Convoy says an agreement for truckers to leave the city's residential streets wasn't given enough time to play out before the federal government used its emergency powers.

New air force commander says he's confident in the airworthiness of the Snowbirds

Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny, the new commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, sees a bright future ahead for the Snowbirds despite the planes having been grounded after a hard landing in Fort Saint John, B.C. earlier this month.

Peter Sloly resigns as Ottawa's police chief, says force now 'better positioned to end this occupation'

Peter Sloly has resigned as Ottawa's police chief and will publicly announce his resignation after the Ottawa Police Services Board meeting today, sources tell CBC News.

Organizer behind anti-vaccine mandate convoy says it won't tolerate extremists as online rhetoric heats up

A key player behind the convoy travelling to Ottawa to protest a vaccine mandate for truckers is distancing her movement from the increasingly extremist rhetoric online being associated with the protest.

'In here, you're defenceless': Inmates ask for release amid virus fears

Fear of COVID-19 is gripping communities across the country, but prisoners worried about the virus face a unique set of challenges.

Jail guards want COVID-19 screening at Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre

Corrections officers at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre refused to report to work on Monday over fears of COVID-19 in their own ranks.