Category Archives: National
Trudeau won’t rule out federal intervention in challenge to Quebec secularism law
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he was not ruling out federal intervention in a legal challenge to Quebec's secularism law, after an elementary school teacher was recently reassigned because she wears a Muslim head scarf. "I am in
B.C. government to lift 30-litre limit on gas for general public on Tuesday
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is lifting a restriction on gasoline for the general public that was put in place after flooding and landslides cut off supply. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said the 30-litre limit per visit to the
Quebec restores some government websites taken down because of software vulnerability
MONTREAL — Cybersecurity experts warned Monday that getting government departments back online could take weeks or months, after Quebec shut down almost 4,000 of its websites as a preventive measure over the weekend because of a massive software vulner...
Ottawa to include $40B in fiscal update to cover compensation for First Nations kids
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is preparing to spend $40 billion to compensate First Nations children harmed by Ottawa's underfunding of child and family services on reserve, as well as on reforming the current system. Crown-Indigenous Relations Mini...
Ottawa extends exemption for Canadian travellers stranded in South Africa
OTTAWA — The federal government is extending, and slightly expanding, a travel exemption for Canadians trying to return home from South Africa. Earlier this month, the government lifted a requirement for Canadian travellers from South Africa to have a ...
Canada willing to ‘align’ EV incentives with U.S. to avert tax-credit crisis: Trudeau
WASHINGTON — Canada would be willing to "align" its own electric-vehicle incentives with those south of the border if the United States were to ensure Canadian-built cars and trucks would be eligible for President Joe Biden's proposed tax-credit scheme...
‘Every pandemic runs its course,’ Tam assures public in face of Omicron
OTTAWA — COVID-19 is unlikely to be wiped out completely, but it might be tamed, Canada's chief public health officer said Monday. Canada is expecting a potentially massive surge in cases in the coming weeks, driven by the new Omicron variant
Ottawa delivers long-awaited apology to victims of military sex misconduct
OTTAWA — The federal government sought to emerge from a dark period in the Canadian Armed Forces’ legacy on Monday as political and military leaders delivered a long-awaited apology to victims of military sexual misconduct. Streamed online from Nationa...
BoC to maintain inflation mandate, will consider job market in rate decisions
OTTAWA — Canada’s central bank will aim to keep the annual pace of price gains at its historic target rate, but will now more formally take into account the health of the job market as part of its inflation-targeting regime. A
Only 8.5 million of the two billion trees promised by PM have been planted so far
OTTAWA — The federal government has planted less than half a per cent of the two billion trees it pledged to put in the ground across Canada by 2030, The Canadian Press has learned. Figures obtained through an access to information
