Category Archives: National
Canada Post rethinking mask policy forbidding workers to use their own N95s
OTTAWA — Canada Post is seeking "clarification" from the federal government about face masks after drawing criticism for refusing to let employees bring their own N95 masks to work. The Crown corporation earlier this week said employees had to use a
Nunavut health minister wants to see more people vaccinated against COVID-19
IQALUIT — Nunavut's health minister says he's concerned too many residents are either not vaccinated or not fully vaccinated against COVID-19. John Main says he wants people to encourage their friends and family members to get a shot. Chief public heal...
Some provinces see signs of COVID-19 situation improving; others less positive
Some provinces were pointing to glimmers of improvement Thursday in the Omicron-stoked fifth wave of the pandemic, but the outlook was not as positive in others. Ontario announced a plan to start loosening COVID-19 restrictions by the end of the month,...
Housing ministers meet as MPs ready for more hearings on pace of price gains
OTTAWA — Canada's housing ministers on Thursday went over plans to ease affordability issues just ahead of more hearings in a parliamentary probe of price gains and their effect on headline inflation. Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen hosted the virtual me...
Ottawa inks deal to share more residential school records with reconciliation centre
OTTAWA — Canada's Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller announced Thursday Ottawa has entered into an agreement with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to hand over thousands more records on residential schools that the federal ...
NDP must decide if it wants to be Parliament’s conscience or win: polling analyst
OTTAWA — A polling and political analyst says the New Democrats need to decide whether they want to be the "conscience of Parliament" or win an election. Philippe Fournier of 338Canada.com says polls consistently show that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is
Russia cyber attack warning emerges, as Joly in Europe amid Ukraine crisis
OTTAWA — Canada's electronic spy service warned Thursday that Russian-based hackers are targeting critical infrastructure, while Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Moscow would face severe sanctions if it makes further moves against Ukraine. Th...
Iqaluit lab techs say they quit over long-standing issues, denied bonus
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Former laboratory technologists in Iqaluit say their not receiving a bonus given to Nunavut nursing staff led them to resign after years of burnout and a lack of support. Four of the techs who left spoke to The
Hundreds of academics ask Freeland to scrap carbon capture tax credit
OTTAWA — More than 400 Canadian climate scientists and other academics are pleading with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to scrap her plan to create a tax credit for companies that build carbon capture and storage facilities. Freeland floated the id...
Iqaluit water treatment plant shut down over fuel contamination
IQALUIT, Nunavut — The City of Iqaluit shut down its water treatment plant Wednesday after the water was contaminated last week with fuel for the second time. The city said a breach in the system is suspected to have caused residents
