Category Archives: National
Digital giants must pay media for using news: Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez
OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says the government is pressing ahead with plans to ensure digital giants pay Canadian media outlets for reusing their news content. Rodriguez is consulting opposition parties about bringing in a bill modelled...
Funds for memorial to 22 mass shooting victims in N.S. shifts to municipal leadership
HALIFAX — Funds for a memorial to the victims of Nova Scotia's mass shooting are being shifted to a municipal government trust, while some communities and families have been pursuing their own fundraising efforts. The permanent memorial project was ini...
Erin O’Toole faces calls for early leadership reviews by three riding associations
OTTAWA — Three Conservative riding associations have expressed their wish to see Erin O'Toole's leadership put to an early test. A motion passed Saturday by the board of the Foothills riding association in Alberta calls for O'Toole to face a review
Nunavut community locks down due to COVID-19 cases, Iqaluit jail faces outbreak
IQALUIT, Nunavut — One Nunavut community is under a strict lockdown as COVID-19 spreads rapidly among households. All offices and schools in the Baffin Island community of Igloolik, where about 1,600 people live, are closed and travel is restricted. Ch...
Liberal MP George Chahal fined $500 for taking Tory election leaflet from front door
OTTAWA — Member of Parliament George Chahal has paid a $500 fine after taking an opponent's campaign flyer from a front door and replacing it with his own during last year's election. The Liberal MP for Calgary Skyview was captured on
Supporters of Hassan Diab urge Ottawa to reject French terrorism proceedings
OTTAWA — Supporters of Hassan Diab are urging the Trudeau government to rebuff any new extradition request from France now that there is a date for the Ottawa sociology professor's terrorism trial. Diab, 68, is slated to face trial in France
Canada faces criticism for ‘soft’ response to Ukraine amid Russia threat
OTTAWA — As the Trudeau government wraps its cabinet retreat Wednesday, its handling of the Ukraine-Russia crisis faces growing criticism for being soft and superficial while rendering Canada missing in action with its allies. The criticism comes from ...
Quebec to reopen restaurant dining rooms next week, allow small private gatherings
MONTREAL — Quebec will soon begin lifting some of the COVID-19 restrictions that have been in place since December, beginning with easing private gathering limits and allowing restaurant dining rooms to reopen, Premier François Legault announced Tuesda...
Budget officer finds $1B orphan well liability by 2025; critics claim underestimate
The parliamentary budget officer has found the cost of cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells in Alberta and Saskatchewan already dwarfs the money collected from industry to pay for it. But critics immediately called Yves Giroux's projected price tag o...
Tories gain support but O’Toole lags Trudeau, Singh as best choice for PM: Poll
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests the Conservatives are back within striking distance of the Liberals after a slump in support late last year amid internal grumbling about the party's election loss. The Leger poll, conducted Jan. 21-23, pegged Conservative ...
