Category Archives: National
New defence minister says military sex misconduct cases will be handled by civilians
OTTAWA — In one of her first acts as Canada’s new defence minister, Anita Anand announced Thursday she had accepted a retired Supreme Court judge’s recent call to transfer the investigation and prosecution of military sexual misconduct cases to civilia...
Canada joins pledge to end public fossil fuel finance, shift resources to renewables
Canada has joined the United States, United Kingdom and 21 other countries in a historic deal to stop new direct public finance for coal, oil and gas development by the end of 2022 and shift investment to renewable energy. "It's a
Post-pandemic health systems could be challenged by COVID-19 spending spike: CIHI
OTTAWA — A spike in health-care spending during the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to some serious financial challenges for provinces as they work to rebuild their health systems in the aftermath, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Informatio...
Kabul safe houses for ex-interpreters to close for lack of funding
OTTAWA — Kabul safe houses that have been providing refuge to more than 1,700 Afghan interpreters and their families are to close Friday due to lack of funding, say groups that have been trying to help them. Veterans groups previously raised
Vast majority of federal public servants comply with mandatory vaccination policy
OTTAWA — Treasury Board President Mona Fortier says 95.3 per cent of federal public servants have indicated they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. She says another 2.7 per cent of the roughly 268,000 employees of the core federal public service sa...
Alberta’s Kenney denies scapegoating chief medical officer for COVID-19 failures
EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting accusations that he is blaming the province's chief medical officer of health for Alberta’s failures in the handling of the fourth wave of COVID-19. "The buck does stop with me," Kenney told the house
Vaccine mandate for teachers, health and government workers in Yukon: premier
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's premier has announced a vaccine mandate for government employees, including front-line workers in the health-care system and teachers, but the territory has not yet determined any consequences for those who refuse to comply. Sandy ...
Champagne in U.S. to talk unblocking supply chain, and push rare-earth minerals
OTTAWA — Unblocking North America's clogged supply chain and making it more resilient to outside shocks — especially from China — tops François-Philippe Champagne's agenda as he starts two days of meetings in Washington. Champagne told The Canadian Pre...
Canada’s spy agency plans to offer ‘significant’ help assessing climate change threat
OTTAWA — A senior Canadian Security Intelligence Service official predicts the spy agency will make a "significant contribution" to understanding the threats posed by a warming planet as climate change accelerates. Tricia Geddes, deputy director for po...
Royal B.C. Museum starts decolonization of galleries this month, says acting CEO
VICTORIA — The Royal British Columbia Museum is closing some sections of its galleries as it embarks on an effort to decolonize the institution. Daniel Muzyka, the museum's acting CEO, says in a statement that the closures in some galleries on
