Category Archives: National
Ottawa doctor pleads for help from the prime minister after death threat
OTTAWA — An Ottawa family doctor who organized mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics earlier this year has received a death threat and she is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to do more to protect health-care workers facing similar risks. Dr. Nili Kapl...
Trudeau calls for clearing cyberspace of hate, disinformation at peace forum
OTTAWA — Hate speech, disinformation and online extremism can't be allowed to prevent people from enjoying the freedom that cyberspace offers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday at an international discussion on the internet. "There is no doub...
Afghan refugees in GTA frustrated by multiple, abrupt moves between hotels
TORONTO — Sayed Enaiatullah Najafizada and his wife are frustrated. The Afghan refugees are facing the prospect of being moved between hotels in the Greater Toronto Area for the fourth time since arriving in Canada this summer. They're among nearly 4...
Hajdu looking at ‘realistic timeline’ to end First Nations boil-water advisories
OTTAWA — Canada's new minister of Indigenous services says she's considering what the new timeline should be to lift remaining long-term drinking-water advisories on First Nations. Patty Hajdu enters the role with 43 advisories still in place in 31 dif...
With masks and distancing, Canadians attend Remembrance Day ceremonies
OTTAWA — Donning masks alongside poppies in the November chill, Canadians returned to cenotaphs and monuments across much of the country on Thursday to remember and pay their respects to those who fought and died in service of the country. This
Bernier loses defamation fight against columnist who called him racist
OTTAWA — Maxime Bernier has lost his defamation fight against a controversial columnist who repeatedly portrayed the People's Party of Canada leader as racist, misogynist and anti-Semitic during the run-up to the 2019 federal election. His defamation s...
Murray Sinclair to chair negotiations on federal compensation for First Nations kids
OTTAWA — The former chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada will aid talks between the federal government and child-welfare advocates in hopes of securing an agreement to compensate First Nations children. The Liberal government ...
COVID-19 cases surge in Yukon, double vaccinated cases rising, says health officer
WHITEHORSE — Yukon may have led Canada's vaccination rates earlier this year, but the swift return of COVID-19 in the territory was inevitable and has prompted a return to tighter restrictions, Premier Sandy Silver says. Whitehorse is experiencing wid...
Zero-emission cars, shipping routes latest Canadian promises at COP26 climate talks
OTTAWA — Canada was among 19 countries promising to eliminate greenhouse-gas emissions from some international shipping routes at the COP26 climate talks in Scotland Wednesday. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra also signed Canada on to a zero-emission c...
Freeland says government can help solve mismatch between skills and available jobs
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is well positioned to help resolve mismatches between the skills of jobseekers and what employers are looking for in hiring plans. Although the country has recovered the three mill...
