Category Archives: National
Conservatives say record number of Canadians signed up to vote for new party leader
OTTAWA — Conservative leadership candidates say they've sold memberships to hundreds of thousands of Canadians ahead of the Sept. 10 vote. Pierre Poilievre's campaign claims to have signed up more than 311,000 people before Friday's deadline, which on ...
Ensure economic development serves all, Trudeau says amid Chile’s mining reforms
OTTAWA — The world is changing and all governments must fight the climate crisis and ensure economic development benefits everyone, including Indigenous Peoples, Canada's prime minister said Monday as Chile pushes ahead with reforms to its mining secto...
Canada 5-year bond yield hits 12-year high
Canada’s benchmark 5-year bond yield rose to its highest levels since April 2010 on Monday as investors prepared for the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates again next month. Canada’s central bank had raised its main lending rate by
Police chief says RCMP didn’t ask for help or give full information on mass shooting
TRURO, N.S. — A police chief testified Monday that during the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting, he wasn't asked by the RCMP to send officers, though they were trained in responding to active shooters and were among the closest to
Federal public servant pleads not guilty as shipbuilding trial begins
OTTAWA — A federal public servant accused of leaking high-level government secrets about a $700-million shipbuilding project more than six years ago pleaded not guilty as his trial kicked off on Monday. Standing beside his lawyer in a grey suit and
At this week’s Summit of the Americas, Canada has stake in U.S. border challenges
WASHINGTON — If foreign policy was purely a matter of geography, one might assume Canada would be free to go check out the buffet at this week's Summit of the Americas once the discussion turns, as it surely will, to
Trudeau joins London march marking anniversary of deadly attack on Muslim family
LONDON, Ont. — Relatives, community members and dignitaries called for an end to racism and Islamophobia on Sunday during an emotional tribute marking the one-year anniversary of a deadly attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont. Leaders from the Musli...
Canada celebrates final days of Queen’s Platinum Jubilee festivities
Canadians across the country organized parties, donned traditional British garb and planted trees over the weekend as they joined the world in celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee marking her 70 years on the throne. The Canadian festivities were mo...
Quebec Premier confirms another sovereigntist candidate for fall election
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault has named another sovereigntist who will carry his party’s banner in the fall election. Legault confirmed today the nomination of Caroline St-Hilaire, former Bloc Québécois MP and mayor of Longueuil, Que., as...
Mass shooting inquiry: RCMP facing scrutiny for delayed release of public warnings
HALIFAX — The inquiry investigating the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting will examine this week one of the most contentious aspects of the RCMP's handling of the tragedy: public communications. The Mounties have faced intense criticism for delaying the r...