Category Archives: National
Trudeau cancelled B.C. appearance after RCMP warned protest could escalate: source
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cancelled plans to appear in person at a Liberal fundraiser in British Columbia Tuesday after RCMP warned an aggressive protest outside the event could escalate if he arrived, said a source close to the
Women’s groups warn Liberals against ‘downloading’ gun control to potential victims
OTTAWA — Several women's groups are imploring the federal Liberals to abandon the idea of creating a new regime for an endangered person to seek a court order to remove firearms from a stalker or abuser. They say the so-called red
Quebec bill would give Alzheimer’s patients access to medical aid in dying
MONTREAL — Quebec has tabled a bill that would extend the province's assisted death legislation to people with Alzheimer's disease. Health Minister Christian Dubé said today that Bill 38 would allow people with severe and incurable diseases to consent ...
Victims’ families boycotting N.S. mass shooting inquiry over questioning of Mounties
TRURO, N.S. — The relatives of victims of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting have told their lawyers to boycott the public inquiry investigating the tragedy, after its commissioners decided to prevent cross-examination of key Mountie witnesses. The law...
Indigenous leaders say Quebec language law damages reconciliation efforts
MONTREAL — Indigenous communities in Quebec say the language law passed Tuesday will harm the education prospects of their youth and undermine reconciliation in the province. In Kahnawake, south of Montreal, members of the community are meeting daily t...
Judge decides ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Tamara Lich stays out on bail
OTTAWA — Tamara Lich, a key organizer of the "Freedom Convoy" protest that gridlocked Ottawa for weeks, will remain released on bail while awaiting trial, a judge ruled Wednesday. Ontario Superior Court Justice Kevin Phillips said he made his decision ...
A broken country’s broken heart: tempers flare in Texas, Congress after mass shooting
WASHINGTON — Over two days, in two acts, the small southwest Texas town of Uvalde has been the unwitting global stage for a real-world illustration of the defining tension in American life. Act 1 came Tuesday, when an 18-year-old gunman,
Tory leadership contenders cross swords on inflation, Quebec’s secularism law
LAVAL, Que. — Candidates competing to lead the federal Conservatives traded barbsover contentious language laws, inflation and the trucker convoy in the race's only French-language debate Wednesday night, with Pierre Poilievre finding himself on the de...
Trudeau cancels appearance at event in B.C. after protesters hurl racial slurs
SURREY, B.C. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was forced to cancel plans to attend a fundraising dinner on Tuesday evening after two speakers at the event said protesters hurled racial slurs at the mostly South Asian attendees entering a convention
Canada shipping 20,000 rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine
OTTAWA — Canada has purchased more than 20,000 rounds of artillery ammunition for Ukraine, Defence Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday. Anand, speaking at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Victoria, said the $98-million purchase will include the needed fu...