Category Archives: National
A look at minimum wage rates across Canadian provinces and territories
Ontario says it will raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour from $14.35 on Jan. 1. The province will also eliminate the separate minimum wage for liquor servers, who currently make $12.55 per hour, and increase their hourly wage
Kabul safe houses need $5 million by Friday to stay open, say veterans
OTTAWA — As a Canadian Forces combat engineer in Afghanistan, Corey Shelson's life revolved around a series of life-and-death calculations — plotting the safe movement of his comrades around hidden roadside explosives and other threats. Today, Shelson...
PM says Indigenous talks may offer ‘solution’ so Canada can honour war dead
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is confident a "solution" will be reached to allow Canada to honour its war dead on Remembrance Day by lowering the flag to half-mast. Trudeau gave his strongest indication yet on Tuesday that
Ex-soldier who killed his family in N.S. knew what he did was morally wrong: doctor
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — An Afghanistan war veteran was suffering from several mental disorders when he killed three family members and himself in 2017, but he understood his actions were wrong, an inquiry in Nova Scotia heard Tuesday. Dr. Scott Theriau...
As trade bottlenecks weigh on economy, Liberals urged to help reshape supply chains
OTTAWA — For most of his years in manufacturing, Dennis Darby remembers sourcing goods from a single supplier and things arriving just on time. The system worked well until the pandemic, which now has throttled the movement of goods globally, pushed
U.S. must learn more about Canada’s potential as a critical-minerals partner: report
WASHINGTON — Canada needs to sell the United States on the progressive virtues of its mining industry if it wants to be an integral partner and supplier to burgeoning electric-vehicle and critical-minerals markets south of the border, Prime Minister Ju...
B.C. Premier John Horgan working virtually after throat biopsy
VICTORIA — The premier's office in British Columbia says John Horgan is making good progress following last week's biopsy surgery for a growth in his throat. A statement on Tuesday said Horgan is participating virtually in meetings and briefings this w...
Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson sworn in as Manitoba’s new premier
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's new premier was sworn into office on Tuesday while her opponent challenged her leadership victory in court. "It's disappointing," Heather Stefanson said. "But I'm not going to let this get (us) off our game, our focus." In her fir...
Experts worried about extent of damage to N.L. health system following cyberattack
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Cybersecurity experts said Tuesday they are worried about the extent of damage to the databanks of Newfoundland and Labrador's health system following a cyberattack detected on the weekend. Health Minister John Haggie disclosed Monda...
Elections Canada probed how many Canadians have a ‘conspiracy mindset’
OTTAWA — Elections Canada was curious to know how many Canadians believed in conspiracy theories in the lead up to the recent federal vote. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had two years left in his minority mandate in August when he plunged
