Category Archives: National
Young Canadians file suit against federal over minimum voting age
Several young Canadians are taking the federal government to court in an effort to strike down the minimum voting age. They argue that denying citizens under the age of 18 the right to vote in federal elections is unconstitutional. They contend the
Feds open bids for ‘major attraction’ in renewed bid for land project in Ottawa
OTTAWA — A federal agency is swinging open the doors for companies to propose one or more attractions to anchor a major land development project near the capital's downtown. The sprawling 29-hectare site known as LeBreton Flats sits on the Ottawa
Not all airports ready to give new COVID-19 tests to air travellers, says Duclos
OTTAWA — Not all Canadian airports will have the capacity to immediately begin testing arriving air travellers from countries other than the United States for COVID-19, the federal health minister said Wednesday. Ottawa announced on Tuesday that all ai...
Feds shortchanging First Nations on operating cash for water systems, PBO says
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer has put a price tag on providing clean drinking water in First Nations, saying in a new report that the federal government still has a shortfall to make up. Yves Giroux’s report on Wednesday said
New probe after second violent arrest video involving Quebec City police goes viral
MONTREAL — Quebec City police are facing a second independent probe into their conduct, following the release of another violent arrest video from last weekend, the province's public security minister said Wednesday. Five Quebec City police officers we...
Supreme Court ruling could change how human rights law is applied in Quebec
MONTREAL — After Marco Ayotte's uncle used a homophobic slur toward him in July 2018 and said he should kill himself, Ayotte didn't just fume about a vulgar, insensitive relative. He filed a complaint with the Quebec's human rights commission. In
Liberals thank Conservatives who championed conversion therapy ban as it passes House
OTTAWA — Canada's House of Commons erupted into a scene of cheers and cross-party hugs Wednesday as MPs unanimously adopted a motion presented by a Conservative MP to fast-track the passage of a Liberal government bill banning conversion therapy for
Little progress made to combat anti-Indigenous racism in B.C. health care: report
VANCOUVER — A progress report on a plan to address anti-Indigenous racism in British Columbia's health-care system says Aboriginal patients continue to disproportionately die as a result of the impacts of racism and the two ongoing public-health emerge...
Five Quebec City police officers suspended over violent arrests of Black youth
Quebec City police say five officers have been suspended for their part in violent arrests of young Black people last weekend that were caught on video. Video circulating online of the arrests shows officers early Saturday morning hitting, dragging and...
Norad modernization awaiting political direction as China, Russia develop new threats
OTTAWA — The commander of the North American Aerospace Defence Command says China and Russia are developing new ways to attack the continent as he waits for political direction to modernize Norad's outdated early-warning system. U.S. Gen. Glen VanHerc...
