Category Archives: National
Despite dissent, O’Toole poised to end 2021 where he started it — as Tory leader
OTTAWA — If the Conservative Party of Canada were a person, it would have reached the age where it could vote and legally drink in half the provinces. Like many 18-year-olds, the party is deciding its future, searching for an identity
Friends of slain Montreal teen seek Legault’s support for federal handgun ban
MONTREAL — Close friends of a Montreal teen killed in an apparently random act of gun violence last month have banded together in an effort to push the federal government to ban handguns. The group, called Ensemble pour Thomas, is named
Military faces fresh calls for end of ‘duty to report’ for sexual misconduct
OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is facing fresh calls to create an “explicit exception” for victims of sexual misconduct and their confidantes from having to report incidents to their commanders. The request is one of dozens of recommendations conta...
With marching orders, federal housing minister looks to tamp down on investment homes
OTTAWA — Canada’s housing minister says the federal government plans to take a tougher stand on investment properties to help cool housing prices. The broad strokes of the agenda were outlined in the mandate letter the prime minister gave to Housing
Liberals, Tories co-operate on extending leave for grieving parents
OTTAWA — A Liberal minister struck a last-minute deal with the Conservatives before the holidays to extend bereavement leave for grieving parents who work in federally regulated industries. Tory MP Tom Kmiec, whose daughter Lucy-Rose died at only 39 da...
Quebec testing centres overwhelmed by the fifth wave of COVID-19
MONTREAL — COVID-19 testing centres in Quebec are being overwhelmed by the pandemic's fifth wave, with long lineups to get a test and delays in results as the Omicron variant pushes daily case counts to record levels. The union representing 5,400
Military shipbuilding faces fresh delays as a result of COVID-19: procurement chief
OTTAWA — The Defence Department's top procurement official is warning of fresh delays in the delivery of already overdue warships and other new equipment to the Canadian Armed Forces because of COVID-19. Assistant deputy minister of materiel Troy Crosb...
Liberals kick-start trade pact challenge to U.S. duties slapped on softwood lumber
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals have put the White House on notice that Canada will officially challenge the legality of an American decision to hike duties on softwood lumber heading south of the border. The government is filing the grievance under
Feds moving to ban plastic straws, bags by end of 2022: Guilbeault
OTTAWA — It's the end of days for plastic grocery bags and Styrofoam takeout containers in Canada. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault published draft regulations Tuesday outlining how Canada will ban the manufacture, sale and import of these items,...
Federal Liberals slash criminal pardon application fee to $50 as of new year
OTTAWA — The federal fee to apply for a criminal pardon will drop to $50 from almost $658 as of the new year. The move announced Tuesday fulfils one element of a Liberal plan to improve the system by making it
