Category Archives: National
Quebec City ready for demonstration against COVID-19 health orders, premier says
Quebec Premier François Legault said Friday he was confident a trucker protest planned in Quebec City for the weekend against COVID-19 public health orders wouldn't be a repeat of what happened in Ottawa. Legault said demonstrators would not be permitt...
Quebec cuts funding to English college in favour of French schools ahead of election
MONTREAL — Squeezed for space, Montreal’s Dawson College has for years been planning an expansion of its medical technology department that would include a clinic to serve the community and train its students. But after promising in 2020 to fast-track ...
GoFundMe pulls plug on fundraiser for Ottawa convoy protesters
OTTAWA — Crowdfunding site GoFundMe will reimburse or redirect to charities the vast majority of the more than $10 million raised by demonstrators protesting COVID-19 measures in Ottawa, saying the event has become an occupation. The move could deny p...
Balance between normal life and managing COVID may be more attainable now: Tam
OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says provinces are going to have to find a balance between containing the virus with public health measures and returning to a sense of normalcy as the Omicron wave continues to crest. Several provinces
Employment ‘carnage’ of 200,000 jobs lost in January looks temporary, economists say
Riddled by Omicron's rapid spread, the Canadian economy lost 200,100 jobs in January amid stricter public health rules put in place to slow the COVID-19 variant, but most signs point to a quick recovery. The decrease marked the largest drop in
B.C. Speaker, adviser yelled at staff during misspending investigation: Trial
VANCOUVER — A former employee of British Columbia's legislature says he was "screamed at like a dog" by the former Speaker and his special adviser during an investigation into misspending allegations against the then-clerk Craig James. Randall Ennis, ...
‘Everyone has exhaled’: Candice Bergen brings steady hand to Conservative caucus
OTTAWA — The new interim leader of Canada's Conservatives hails from a small Mennonite community and is no stranger to leadership. Candice Bergen was picked Wednesday evening to take over from Erin O'Toole, who was ousted by his own MPs following
GoFund Me called to Commons committee as links to U.S. alleged in Ottawa protest
OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee has called on GoFundMe representatives to testify about how it ensures that money raised on its platform isn’t used to promote hate, such as antisemitism and white supremacy. New Democrat MP Alistair MacGregor won the...
Ottawa ‘clarifies’ truckers are not exempt from COVID-19 vaccine mandate
OTTAWA — The government has issued an order-in-council clarifying that truckers are not exempt from a vaccine mandate after bureaucrats were confused by their own policy. The Canada Border Services Agency created widespread confusion last month after i...
PBO says federal funding for child-care system isn’t enough to meet goals
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government has not set aside enough money to build a national child-care system aimed at expanding spaces and cutting fees. The Liberals' budget last year set aside $29.8 billion in new spendin...
