Category Archives: National
Trudeau’s minority Liberal government easily survives first confidence test
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government has easily survived its first confidence test of the new parliamentary session with the help of the Bloc Québécois and the NDP. A Conservative amendment to last month's throne speech was defeated b...
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
New Brunswick latest province to sign child-care deal with federal government
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick and federal governments announced a child-care deal on Monday that would create 5,700 new spaces at an average cost to parents of $10 per day by 2026 and increase the wages of daycare workers. Under the
Doug Ford pitching Ontario as electric vehicle leader, but not reintroducing rebates
TORONTO — Doug Ford is pitching Ontario as the next electric vehicle manufacturing powerhouse, seemingly a far cry from the premier who three years ago cancelled incentives for people to buy them. Where some see contradiction, others see calculated ele...
