Category Archives: National
Canadian provinces grapple with rising, record COVID-19 cases due to Omicron variant
Provinces across the country grappled with rising COVID-19 cases Saturday, with the Omicron variant compelling many jurisdictions to reintroduce public health restrictions a week before Christmas. One day after setting a pandemic record for daily cases...
Housing for displaced flood victims high priority as military wraps B.C. assistance
VANCOUVER, Wash. — The mayor of a British Columbia community devastated by last month's floods says finding winter housing for displaced residents is his top priority with recovery efforts underway. Princeton Mayor Spencer Coyne said about 300 people ...
Girl, 10, coming to Canada killed at Taliban checkpoint
A 10-year-old girl who was approved to come with her family to Canada from Afghanistan was killed when gunfire erupted at a Taliban checkpoint. Eleanor Taylor of the group Aman Lara, an organization that helps Afghans get out of the country,
Liberal government gets all its priority legislation enacted before Christmas break
OTTAWA — Senators have speedily passed legislation to provide federally regulated workers with 10 days of paid sick leave and to protect health-care workers from harassment and intimidation. They have passed Bill C-3, swallowing some reservations and f...
Capacity limits, cancellation orders as B.C. tries to reduce Omicron variant spread
VICTORIA — British Columbia is reducing the size of gatherings and events over the next six weeks in an effort to contain an expected rapid rise in cases due to the highly transmissible COVID-19 Omicron variant. Cases are spiking because of
Northwest Territories loosens COVID-19 isolation requirements, increases testing
YELLOWKNIFE — Northwest Territories parents with partially vaccinated children no longer need to self-isolate for COVID-19 when they return from travel. N.W.T. chief public health officer Dr. Kami Kandola announced that more testing options are being a...
Politics versus practicalities: the cross-border battle over Biden’s EV tax credits
WASHINGTON — The tax-credit scheme that President Joe Biden is proposing to encourage U.S. consumers to buy more electric vehicles might never be implemented in its current form, say veteran observers of both North America's auto sector and Canada-U.S....
Judge rejects challenge of Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative leadership vote
WINNIPEG — A judge rejected a court challenge Friday of the vote that made Heather Stefanson leader of Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives and the province's premier. Shelly Glover, who came up just short with 49 per cent of the ballots on Oct.
Justin Trudeau shares father’s dislike of clause allowing override of charter rights
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shares his late father's disdain for the constitutional "notwithstanding clause" and he's not ruling out asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on Quebec's pre-emptive use of it to trample the rights of religious
Canada reinstates molecular test for travellers, more restrictions in some provinces
Canada is bringing back a requirement for everyone entering the country to have a pre-arrival negative molecular test result for COVID-19, even if travellers are returning after being away for under 72 hours. Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos sa...
