Category Archives: National
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating after learning of COVID exposure
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating at home after learning that he was exposed to someone who had tested positive for COVID-19. The prime minister says in a tweet that he learned about the exposure just last
Draft long-term care standards could have prevented pandemic deaths: committee chair
OTTAWA — An organization that develops health-care standards has released a draft of new long-term care guidance that the authors hope will fundamentally change the way Canadian care homes are accredited and inspected. Drafted in response to the thousa...
CRA to send out new round of letters checking eligibility from CERB recipients
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency is sending out a new round of letters to pandemic aid recipients to verify they were eligible for the help, and warning of potential need for repayments. It's the second time the agency is mailing
Trudeau isolating after COVID-19 exposure; some provinces revising restrictions
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was isolating at home Thursday after being exposed to COVID-19 and some provinces were planning to revise some of their public health restrictions. The prime minister said in a tweet that he learned about the exposure the
Quebec Muslim leaders call for federal handgun ban in letters to Legault, Trudeau
MONTREAL — Just days before the fifth anniversary of the 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting, the leadership of the Islamic centre where the tragedy occurred called for a Canada-wide ban on handguns. They sent letters to the federal and Quebec governments...
Alberta reports three cases of new COVID subvariant, more hospitalizations, deaths
EDMONTON — Alberta Health says it has detected three cases of the BA. 2 variant and reported its second-highest rate of hospitalizations due to COVID-19. The province says there were 1,418 hospitalizations Wednesday, a day after it broke its record wit...
Government’s decision not to review lithium company takeover a ‘mistake’: expert
OTTAWA — An intelligence expert said the federal government's decision not to conduct a formal national security review on the takeover of a Canadian lithium mining company by a Chinese state-owned company was a "mistake." The government misjudged the ...
Ottawa police contact trucker convoy leaders, preparing for potential violence
Ottawa police say they have been in touch with leaders of a trucker convoy over weekend protest plans in the capital and are getting ready for a several scenarios — including violence. Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly told the police services
B.C. Appeal Court extends injunction against old-growth logging protests
VANCOUVER — A court injunction against old-growth logging protests on Vancouver Island has been extended until next fall in a British Columbia Court of Appeal decision that overturns a lower-court ruling. In a unanimous decision Wednesday, a panel of...
Canada extends, expands mission to train Ukraine soldiers but won’t arm them
OTTAWA — Canada is extending and expanding its mission to train Ukrainian soldiers but it is not, so far, prepared to help arm them with lethal defensive weapons as Ukraine has requested. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not, however, categorically rul...
