Category Archives: National
Michael Chong not running for Conservative leader, says ‘now is not the time’
OTTAWA — Michael Chong says he will not be entering the Conservative leadership race. The longtime Ontario MP and 2017 leadership contender had left the door open to the possibility of another run. Chong tweeted today that after some reflection he
India and Canada agree to relaunch trade talks, seek ‘early progress’ agreement
International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada and India have agreed to resume long-standing efforts toward a comprehensive trade deal. Following meetings in New Delhi with her Indian counterpart, Shri Piyush Goyal, Ng says the two countries will pu...
Economy adds 337,000 jobs in February, unemployment rate falls to pre-pandemic level
OTTAWA — Canada's labour market showed signs last month of finally shaking off the shock COVID-19 delivered two years ago, with the share of workers with a job and the unemployment rate besting levels seen just prior to the pandemic. A
Former Quebec premier Charest brings both notoriety and baggage to Conservative race
MONTREAL — Former Quebec premier Jean Charest launched his bid for the leadership of the federal Conservative party in Calgary on Thursday, thousands of miles from the province he led for nine years. Two Quebec politics experts who spoke to The
Second pandemic anniversary doesn’t mark the end of COVID-19: Dr. Howard Njoo
OTTAWA — The news conference at the beginning of 2020 wasn’t all that different from the many Dr. Howard Njoo had held in the past. The public health veteran helped to manage the first avian flu cases in 2004 and was
Permanent daylight time shift remains on hold as clocks set to move ahead Sunday
VICTORIA — There is public support for a switch to permanent daylight time in British Columbia and Ontario, which have passed laws to allow the change, but the potential costs and risks of going it alone are holding up the
Canada sanctions Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich as Trudeau departs Europe
WARSAW, Poland — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau capped a weeklong European trip Friday by slapping new sanctions on the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who has become an international poster boy for the largesse that enabled President Vladimir Putin'...
Canada sends Quebec man to United States to face ransomware charges
OTTAWA — A Quebec man has been extradited to the United States to face charges in Florida arising from alleged participation in an elaborate ransomware operation. Following a request from U.S. authorities, Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins was arrested in Ga...
Scrap thresholds in requests to decriminalize simple drug possession: coalition
OTTAWA — More than 20 advocacy organizations are urging the federal minister of mental health and addictions to not require quantity limits from jurisdictions requesting to decriminalize simple drug possession. Legal and health organizations have asked...
Budget office says federal spending on health care going up faster than planned
OTTAWA — Federal spending on health care and elderly benefits are set to rise at a faster clip over the next 12 months than previously planned under forecasts the parliamentary budget officer warns don't account for looming budget promises. Health tran...
