Category Archives: National
Appeal Court reserves injunction decision in Fairy Creek old-growth logging protests
VANCOUVER — A panel of three judges in British Columbia's Court of Appeal reserved its decision Tuesday on the future of an injunction against old-growth logging protests on southern Vancouver Island after a two-day hearing. While the judges didn't set...
Health minister promises announcement soon on COVID-19 border measure changes
OTTAWA — The federal government will announce changes to COVID-19 prevention measures at the Canadian border "very soon," Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Tuesday. The government has faced mounting pressure for weeks to do away with a requirement ...
One body found in B.C. highway landslide, more missing: RCMP
RCMP say the body of a woman has been recovered from a landslide across Highway 99 near Lillooet, B.C., following historic rainfall as a search continues for others who may be buried in the debris. Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet said Tuesday
Troubled Green Party searches for interim leader, ex-MP Paul Manly urged to apply
OTTAWA — The Green party is looking for an interim leader to take the helm before a fresh leadership election among its members. And both the party's former leader and former interim leader want ex-MP Paul Manly to take on the
Sen. Josée Forest-Niesing home after month in hospital fighting COVID-19
OTTAWA — A senator who contracted COVID-19 despite being double vaccinated has returned home after a month in hospital. However, Sen. Josée Forest-Niesing is facing a potentially lengthy recovery due to a history of lung problems. In a statement from h...
CSIS info-sharing with RCMP in extremist probe ‘very limited,’ security watchdog says
OTTAWA — Long-standing, systemic problems hampered co-operation between Canada's spy service and national police force on the investigation of an extremist threat, a new security watchdog report says. In its findings, the National Security and Intellig...
Health Canada receives submission to approve Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids
Health Canada says it has received a submission from Moderna to authorize use of its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six to 11, the first step toward potentially having two kid-specific jabs approved in the country in the near future. The
Joly, Freeland, Ng and Mendicino to take part in summit with Trudeau in D.C.
WASHINGTON — The "Team Canada" approach that got the federal Liberal government through the raucous renegotiation of NAFTA three years ago will be back on full display this week in the U.S. capital. Four cabinet ministers — two of them in
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh calls on Ottawa to pay $180M cost of Iqaluit water crisis
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh wants the Liberal government to pay the cost of fixing Iqaluit's ongoing water emergency. The 8,000 people who live in Nunavut's capital haven't been able to drink their tap water since Oct. 12
New minister says natural resources must evolve to include renewables, biofuels
OTTAWA — In a country intent on helping to slow global warming without destroying its economy, Canada's latest natural resources minister says his department can no longer be thought of mainly as the ministry for fossil fuels. But Jonathan Wilkinson al...
