Category Archives: National
Some Tory, Liberal MPs push for federal intervention in Quebec’s secularism law
OTTAWA — The Liberal government and Opposition Conservatives are facing calls from within to mount a more direct challenge to Quebec's controversial secularism law after a teacher was removed from the classroom for wearing a hijab. Federal parties and ...
Conservative MPs free to travel internationally, Liberal, NDP MPs must stay home
OTTAWA — Conservative MPs will be free to travel internationally over the holidays while their Liberal and NDP counterparts have been told to stay home. Politicians jet-setting to different vacation destinations drew much attention last year as federa...
Main B.C. highway to reopen to essential traffic by Monday after storms
VANCOUVER — A key highway link between British Columbia's Lower Mainland and the rest of the province will reopen to essential traffic by the end of the day on Monday, five weeks after it was heavily damaged by severe rainstorms. Transportation
‘Now is not the time to travel,’ Duclos says as Canada warns against trips abroad
OTTAWA — The federal government is now warning Canadians against all non-essential international travel in the face of the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19. "To those who were planning to travel I say very clearly, now is not the time
Critics still worried about immigration backlog after feds pledge $85M
OTTAWA — Opposition critics are still skeptical the federal government will be able to quickly plow through the massive backlog in immigration applications after Trudeau's Liberals promised to put $85 million toward that goal. The pandemic put serious ...
Federal Court of Appeal sides with government in CSIS warrant case
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has staunchly defended the principle of solicitor-client privilege in overturning elements of a ruling that Canada's spy service breached its obligation to be fully forthcoming when seeking investigative warrants. ...
NWT joins nine provinces and Yukon in new $10-a-day national child care plan
OTTAWA — The federal government has agreed to a $51-million deal to slash child care fees and add 300 new spaces in the Northwest Territories. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Caroline Cochrane finalized the deal in a meeting Wednesday in
Blood service recommends Health Canada end gay blood donation ban
OTTAWA — Canadian Blood Services on Wednesday recommended an end to the ban on sexually active gay men donating blood in a submission to Health Canada. It submitted a proposal, backed by research, suggesting that donor screening focus on high-risk beha...
More research is needed connect climate change to B.C.’s extreme weather: analyst
EDMONTON — An extreme weather researcher says it's not yet clear whether this year's floods and heat waves in British Columbia can be attributed to human-caused climate change. Aseem Sharma with Natural Resources Canada says extreme weather events are ...
Judge stays prosecution of man accused of trying to spy for China
OTTAWA — A judge has stayed criminal proceedings against a man accused of breaching Canada's secrets law because of an unreasonable delay in bringing the matter to trial. Ontario Superior Court Justice Michael Dambrot delivered the ruling in a brief h...
