Category Archives: National
Nunavut MP Lori Idlout to take oath in Inuktitut, in ceremony lit by seal-oil lamps
OTTAWA — Lori Idlout, the new MP for Nunavut, is to be sworn in as an MP in Inuktitut, her mother tongue. The House of Commons is paying for translation services for the formal ceremony, which will take place virtually Thursday
O’Toole reveals his shadow cabinet, former leadership rival Leslyn Lewis not included
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole returned Pierre Poilievre to his old job as finance critic, but left former leadership rival Leslyn Lewis off the Opposition's front bench as he released the names of those who will serve in his
Quebec’s Nunavik region struggling with COVID, has highest infection rate in province
MONTREAL — The health board governing Quebec's Nunavik region says the COVID-19 situation in the northern territory is worse than it's ever been. Health officials reported 30 new cases Monday across the region, which is home to 14 Inuit communities. Th...
‘We miss our friends’: N.Y. town eager for Canadians to return as land border reopens
MONTREAL — Residents of a New York border town say they're eager to welcome Canadians now that the United States has eased land border restrictions, but they worry that costly COVID-19 testing rules will keep many travellers away. On Monday, Christmas
The evolution of Canada’s support to its veterans
The supports and benefits available to Canadian veterans have changed a number of times over the last 100 years. Here are some of the key dates along the way: 1914-18 — Nearly 620,000 Canadians enlist to fight during the First World
The cost of supporting Canada’s veterans
The parliamentary budget office released a report in February 2019 looking at the three different packages of supports and benefits for veterans introduced over the past 100 years. Those included the Pension Act, which applied to veterans before 2006; ...
A look at the maximum compensation for veterans under Pension Act, Pension for Life
Canadian veterans with disabilities receive compensation based on a number of factors, including the extent of their injury, which is broken down as a percentage. They can also receive added support for being unable to work and either hire a
Most Canadians support the federal government’s climate policy announcements: poll
OTTAWA — After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made multiple policy announcements across the pond at the COP26 climate summit in Scotland, a new poll hints at how Canadians feel about those developments. Sixty-nine per cent of respondents to an online su...
The Money: Today’s veterans fighting Ottawa for equality with previous generations
OTTAWA — When his son was nearly killed by an anti-personnel mine in Afghanistan in 2010, Jim Scott had no idea he was about to embark on a multi-year legal battle with the federal government on behalf of his son
Champagne says Canada only wants ‘trusted’ AI partners as Huawei decision looms
OTTAWA — Canada only wants to deal with "trusted partners" in future artificial intelligence ventures, says a federal minister — a signal that the country's rejection of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei as a 5G provider is at hand. Industry Mini...
