Category Archives: National
Bank of Canada plans to keep eye on climate change impact on inflation
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada says it plans to more closely monitor how increasingly frequent and severe weather events could impact the prices consumers pay for goods as part of its mandate to keep inflation in check. The central bank's
Alberta, with largest oil industry, sends fewer to COP than any other energy province
EDMONTON — The province with Canada's largest oil and gas industry has sent one of the country's smallest delegations to the COP26 international climate conference where emissions from that sector are under scrutiny. It's a missed opportunity, said on...
Mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., apologizes for residential school repost
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — The mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., has apologized for reposting a social media comment that suggested there are "two sides" to the history of residential schools. Walt Cobb made the comments Tuesday night when council addressed an
New Democrats say scrap outdated gender-based dress rules in House of Commons
OTTAWA — New Democrats are calling for the "archaic" House of Commons dress code — which requires men to wear a jacket and tie to speak in the chamber — to be scrapped. NDP MPs want the traditional rules on "proper
Expert tells Lionel Desmond inquiry red flags for domestic violence were overlooked
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — The tragic case of a former soldier in Nova Scotia who killed his family and himself in 2017 was predictable and preventable, a domestic violence expert told an inquiry Wednesday. Dr. Peter Jaffe, a psychologist at Western
Health Canada reviewing AstraZeneca antibody drug to prevent symptomatic COVID-19
OTTAWA — AstraZeneca has asked Health Canada to review a new long-acting antibody combination that could be used to prevent symptomatic COVID-19. If approved, it would be the first antibody protection of its kind in Canada. The company says its clinica...
Legault remains confident after voters in Maine say no to Hydro-Québec project
MONTREAL — Maine residents have voted No to having a Hydro-Québec transmission line pass through the state, but Quebec Premier François Legault said Wednesday he is still confident the utility's $10-billion export contract to Massachusetts will come to...
O’Toole versus the grassroots: Conservative leader finds himself divided from base
OTTAWA — Erin O'Toole insists the Conservative caucus is united behind his leadership. But can he be as confident about the party's grassroots? The reaction from a handful of third-party organizations, which represent swaths of the Conservative faithf...
Senate votes to send tech exec David Cohen to Ottawa as Biden’s U.S. envoy
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed David Cohen, a tech executive who once served as chief of staff to the mayor of Philadelphia, to be the next U.S. ambassador to Canada. Cohen, a lawyer, lobbyist and fundraiser who served as a
No ‘euthanasia’ in Quebec care homes during COVID-19, expert tells coroner’s inquest
MONTREAL — A coroner's inquest into deaths in Quebec long-term care homes during the first wave of COVID-19 was dominated Tuesday by debate over whether medicating certain residents to alleviate their suffering amounted to euthanasia. The discussion ca...
