Category Archives: National
Quebec orders shops, bars, restaurants, churches to operate at 50 per cent capacity
MONTREAL — COVID-19 vaccination is no longer enough to prevent Quebec's health system from becoming overwhelmed, and Quebecers must reduce their contacts by half, Premier François Legault said Thursday. Hours after new modelling indicated the Omicron v...
Senators pass pandemic aid bill after MPs leave for winter break
OTTAWA — The Senate gave quick approval Thursday to a new round of pandemic aid after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made a pre-Christmas plea to rubber-stamp the help and promised that benefits would flow quickly to businesses and workers in
PM sets more inclusive, fair Canada as priority in mandate letters for ministers
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his cabinet ministers need to focus on tangible results and not lose sight of the government's broader goal of creating a more diverse and inclusive Canada, even as Omicron is threatening to push
Trudeau calls for holiday caution as provinces respond to Omicron variant threat
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Canadians to be cautious over the holidays as the country's two largest provinces started taking steps to slow surging cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. "What choices we make as Canadians over the next week or
N.W.T. replaces Alberta curriculum for junior kindergarten to Grade 12 with B.C.’s
YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories says it will no longer teach Alberta's curriculum in its schools. The territory says it has signed an agreement with British Columbia to teach its junior kindergarten to Grade 12 curriculum instead. N.W.T.'s edu...
EV rebate program topped up with $73 million in fall economic update
OTTAWA — Transport Canada is topping up its electric vehicle rebate program so there is enough money to cover demand until the program gets retooled in the spring. The fall economic statement this week budgets another $73 million to the Incentives
Canada aims to plant up to 320 million trees a year to meet two billion target
OTTAWA — The government is planning to plant up to 320 million trees a year to meet the prime minister’s target to put an extra two billion trees in the ground by 2030. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson on Thursday launched
After Brampton, Toronto council adopts motion to help fight Quebec’s Bill 21 in court
Toronto city council unanimously passed a motion Thursday to provide a financial contribution in support of the legal fight against Quebec's law restricting religious symbols. In a statement, the city said council voted to reaffirm Toronto's opposition...
Military aims for victory over misconduct with ‘irreversible’ changes in five years
OTTAWA — The senior officer tasked with changing the Canadian military's culture says while she and her team are already working on initiatives to tackle sexual misconduct and hate in the ranks, victory will look like "irreversible positive changes" wi...
Some highlights from PM Trudeau’s mandate letters to cabinet ministers
OTTAWA — Federal cabinet ministers got their official marching orders Thursday from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. For the most part, the mandate letters prioritize the promises the Liberal leader made during this summer's election campaign. But there ...
