Category Archives: National
StatCan to release COVID-tinged census figure, experts warn against reading too deep
OTTAWA — For the last 40 years, Doug Norris has pored over detailed demographic data gleaned from every census, but even he admits what's coming will be unlike anything he has seen before. Statistics Canada is scheduled to provide the first
Trump backers seize on GoFundMe controversy as truckers linger in U.S. headlines
WASHINGTON — An outsized American display of financial largesse, political support and right-wing media sympathy for ongoing trucker protests in Canada have observers in both countries accusing some in the U.S. of fanning the flames for their own parti...
Police arson unit probes Ottawa fire allegation in heat of anti-mandate protest
OTTAWA — Police are investigating what appears to be an attempt to start a fire in the lobby of a downtown Ottawa apartment building, where tenants say they have been besieged by anti-vaccine mandate protesters raging in the national capital
The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
OTTAWA — The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, both in Ottawa and various cities across Canada. All times eastern: 7.30 p.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has showed u...
Governments announce $228-million agriculture recovery fund after B.C. floods
VICTORIA — Agricultural producers affected by devastating flooding in British Columbia last November can apply for recovery funds through a $228-million package announced Monday by the provincial and federal governments. The total losses for the agricu...
Judge grants interim injunction against loud honking at Ottawa protest
OTTAWA — An Ontario judge has granted a 10-day injunction to prevent protesting truckers in downtown Ottawa from honking their horns incessantly as the mayor of the national capital city asked for a near doubling of his police force. Ottawa Mayor
Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency as police crackdown on convoy supplies
OTTAWA — The mayor of Canada's national capital declared a state of emergency in his city on Sunday in the face of ongoing protests that have overwhelmed local resources shortly before police moved to choke the convoy's supply chain. In a
Falcon heads to Victoria pledging B.C. Liberal rebuild, looks for seat in legislature
VANCOUVER — The new leader of the British Columbia Liberals says he's on his way to Victoria with promises that will rebuild the party and attract voters while he also seeks his own seat in the legislature. Party members acknowledge that
The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, both in Ottawa and various cities across Canada. All times Eastern: 9:15 p.m. Ottawa police say they seized fuel and vehicles from...
Veterans Affairs poised to lose hundreds of staff hired to deal with claims backlog
OTTAWA — Veterans Affairs Canada says the Liberal government has agreed to extend the contracts of only about one-third of the temporary staff hired to deal with a backlog of disability claims from ill and injured ex-soldiers. That is despite the
