Category Archives: National
Third party to determine if new partnership possible on cancelled Flames arena deal
Calgary's city council has voted unanimously to see if it's possible to breathe new life into the lifeless deal to build a new arena for the Calgary Flames. The city and the Flames agreed on the arena deal more than two
Quebec curfew taking toll on women facing violence, people with mental health issues
MONTREAL — The Quebec government said it introduced a curfew as a common sense way to reduce COVID-19 transmission and ease pressure on hospitals, but women facing violence, young people and low-income residents say the health order has left them
Quebec to lift COVID-19 curfew Monday, extend vaccine passport to big box retail
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says the number of daily COVID-19 cases in Quebec appears to have peaked, allowing him to lift the curfew on Monday that he imposed to protect hospitals from a record surge in infections. Health experts
Canada joins with Mexico to dispute how U.S. interprets USMCA auto rules of origin
WASHINGTON — Still licking its wounds from a dispute over dairy imports, Canada teamed up with Mexico on Thursday to challenge how the United States is interpreting North American trade rules that govern duty-free cars and trucks. Trade Minister Mary ...
Expert panel says Canada needs to ‘up its game” on climate data to better adapt
OTTAWA — A new report suggests Canada is not doing enough to adapt to and prevent the effects of climate change and is lacking the critical data it needs to do so. "I mean, 2021 has really now been a wake-up
New Brunswick tightens COVID measures while Quebec, Nunavut lift some restrictions
New Brunswick announced tougher public health measures Thursday as COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to climb in several provinces and the Omicron variant fuelled more infections across Canada. Meanwhile, Quebec announced it will remove its curfew ne...
Senators taking extra week off, extend adjournment to Feb. 8
OTTAWA — Canada's Senate is taking an additional week off before resuming work in Ottawa. After consulting with the leadership of the various groups in the upper house, Senate Speaker George Furey says the chamber will remain adjourned for an extra
Mounties urge Supreme Court to allow class action on bullying to proceed
OTTAWA — Mounties waging a class action against the RCMP over bullying and harassment are telling the Supreme Court of Canada to reject a federal move to have the suit thrown out. The lead plaintiffs, veteran RCMP members Geoffrey Greenwood and
Provinces clamour for rapid tests while feds struggle to deliver millions promised
OTTAWA — Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says Canada is in crisis when it comes to COVID-19 PCR testing capacity, as Ottawa struggles to make good on its promise to deliver 140 million rapid tests to provinces by the end
As supply chain issues persist, Champagne set to meet with industry
OTTAWA — Canada’s industry minister is set to meet with companies desperate for solutions to ease the flow of goods over the border and across the country. François-Philippe Champagne agreed to the request that a consortium of manufacturers and exporte...
