Category Archives: National
City officials defend Ottawa police response as protest gridlock sparks criticism
Ottawa's mayor and police chief are defending the non-confrontational response to a days-long protest against COVID-19 measures that has paralyzed the national capital's downtown. The ire of Ottawa residents about traffic gridlock, the incessant blare ...
‘I’m not going anywhere,’ O’Toole says in the face of caucus-led leadership review
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is prepared to fight. He turned to social media late Monday after a group of his MPs submitted a letter to the party's caucus chair to hold a leadership review. In response to what
Immigration processing times to return to standard in 2022: minister
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the government will get back on track by the end of the year after COVID-19 caused a major backlog in the processing of immigration applications and long waits for people seeking status in
Budget officer suggests feds’ foreign homeowner tax to yield less than Liberals plan
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer is estimating that a new federal tax on vacant, foreign-owned properties may not bring in as much as the Liberals hope. The one per cent tax was to take effect at the start of the
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s tested positive for COVID-19
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is feeling well and has no symptoms after testing positive today for COVID-19. Trudeau has been in isolation since Thursday after one of his children tested positive for the virus. Today he says another
Provinces relax COVID-19 restrictions as Trudeau tests positive for virus
Ontario and Quebec began lifting COVID-19 restrictions amid slight decreases in reported hospitalizations Monday while Saskatchewan's premier defended plans to end vaccine requirements there, hours after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed he tested...
Calling the Ottawa protests ‘peaceful’ downplays non-violent dangers, critics say
Police haven't reported any physical violence at the ongoing Ottawa rally against vaccine mandates and other government-imposed COVID-19 restrictions, but critics warn that conflating the absence of bloodshed with "peaceful" protest downplays the dange...
‘We are not intimidated,’ Trudeau says as convoy continues to gridlock Ottawa
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will neither meet with nor be intimidated by the convoy of Canadians he says spent the last few days harassing local businesses, waving Nazi flags and stealing food from the homeless. Speaking to
Alberta premier says truckers’ border blockade violates traffic laws and must end
COUTTS, Alta. — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says a truck convoy that's blockaded a highway at a busy U.S. border crossing as part of a protest against vaccine mandates violates the province's Traffic Safety Act and must end immediately. The Canada
A list of closures and disrupted services due to demonstrations in Ottawa
OTTAWA — A protest of government-imposed vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions continues to cause disruptions across Ottawa. Here is a list of some of the closures and cancellations as the demonstration continues to snarl traffic and bring a large...
