Category Archives: National
Canada, allies must confront China challenge united after two Michaels: Trudeau
OTTAWA — Canada owes no debts to its allies, including the United States, for their help in standing up to China and bringing the Meng Wanzhou-two Michaels affair to a close, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canada and the U.S. resolved
Tories boycott security committee over refusal to release docs on fired scientists
OTTAWA — Erin O'Toole is refusing to name Conservative members to the national security and intelligence committee of parliamentarians. The Conservative leader pulled his party's MPs from the committee last spring to protest the Liberal government's re...
Quebec looks beyond hydroelectricity as last planned megaproject set to wrap
MONTREAL — Quebec's hydro dams have long provided its residents cheap electricity and bragging rights in the race to reduce global carbon emissions, with Premier François Legault suggesting the province could become the "green battery of North America....
Rising COVID-19 cases lead to stronger measures across Canada to slow spread
Health professionals and provincial governments are drawing up battle plans to curb the spread of COVID-19 by bringing back restrictions, while speeding up booster doses as the highly transmissible Omicron variant washes over the country. As the holid...
Foreign Affairs Minister Joly tests positive for COVID-19 and is isolating
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has tested positive for COVID-19 after taking a rapid test. Joly disclosed the result Monday on Twitter, saying she was in isolation awaiting the result of a PCR test. Joly did not say where or
Think you have COVID-19 during the Omicron wave? Here’s what to do
OTTAWA — Nearly two years into the pandemic, most people know what to do when they feel ill to stop the spread of COVID-19. The highly transmissible new variant has thrown some of the old rules for a loop, however. Omicron
Canada’s electric vehicle charging ambitions falling short, industry group says
OTTAWA — The federal government is promising to spend close to $880 million over the next four years to build about 65,000 new charging stations for electric or fuel cell-powered passenger vehicles. But an industry group representing some of Canada's b...
Prosecutor expects 29 sex misconduct cases to stay in military justice system
OTTAWA — While military police are working to transfer sexual misconduct investigations to civilian authorities, the Canadian Armed Forces’ top prosecutor says he expects nearly 30 cases in which charges have already been laid will proceed to court mar...
Key B.C. highway reopens to truck traffic after flood damage; rebuilds supply chains
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's "hobbled" supply chains received a major boost with the reopening of the primary transport route for goods heading to and from Metro Vancouver, a spokesman for the trucking industry said. The Coquihalla Highway between Ho...
New COVID rules in effect for some provinces, Quebec calls situation ‘critical’
Tougher public health restrictions came into effect Monday in many parts of Canada as some regions continued to deal with rising COVID-19 case counts by the Omicron variant. In Quebec, the province announced 4,571 COVID-19 infections — a new single day...
