Category Archives: National
Lewis to fight Liberal plan to axe charity status for anti-abortion pregnancy centres
OTTAWA — Leslyn Lewis, in one of her first acts as an MP on Parliament Hill, says she plans on inviting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to a pregnancy centre that risks losing its charity status over opposing abortion. The newly elected
Some CERB recipients set to get notices that they owe feds some of the aid
OTTAWA — Some Canadians who received a pandemic jobless benefit are set to receive notices that they have to repay some of the aid they received last year. The Canada Emergency Response Benefit was rolled out at the onset of the
Freeland says Canada may retaliate against U.S. softwood lumber duty rate
OTTAWA — Canada is prepared to retaliate against an American increase of duties on Canadian softwood lumber producers, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday. "We will do precisely what we have done successfully with two previous America...
Quebec town chooses mayor by pulling name from hat after result ends in a tie
MONTREAL — A small town near Quebec City has a new mayor after an unusual election that ended with the winner's name pulled from a hat. The mayoral race in St-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans was decided by draw earlier this week, after a judicial
Amita Kuttner says party must stop infighting, focus on environmental issues
OTTAWA — Amita Kuttner, the newly named interim leader of the Green Party of Canada, says their job is to heal the party after months of infighting and strife. Kuttner, 30, who identifies as nonbinary and transgender, says they want to
Boeing told its bid to sell fighter jets to Canada did not meet Ottawa’s requirements
OTTAWA — Boeing has been told that its bid to replace Canada’s aging CF-18s with a new fleet of the American company’s Super Hornet fighter jets did not meet the federal government's requirements. Three sources from industry and government say the
Assembly of First Nations announces 13 delegates to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican
A chief and residential school survivor says he will be looking for justice and healing when he leads the Assembly of First Nations delegation to meet with Pope Francis next month at the Vatican. "We do this to seek true reconciliation,"
Quebec budget update: 6.5 per cent GDP growth and cash payments to offset inflation
QUEBEC — Boasting that Quebec's economic growth is outpacing growth in the United States, Finance Minister Eric Girard presented a budget update Thursday that includes one-time cheques to offset inflation and that slashes the province's estimated defic...
Emissions reduction fund poorly designed, misleads on emissions cuts: audit
OTTAWA — Canada's environment commissioner says a federal pandemic aid program for the oil and gas sector that was supposed to retain jobs and cut greenhouse-gas emissions is not set up to actually do either of those things. "This is a
Gen. Wayne Eyre named permanent defence chief, McDonald voluntarily retiring
OTTAWA — Gen. Wayne Eyre officially shed the word “acting” from his title on Thursday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the army officer has been made the permanent commander of Canada’s Armed Forces. The long-anticipated announcement came nin...