Category Archives: National
B.C. applies to remove criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of drugs
VICTORIA — British Columbia is applying to the federal government to remove criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of illicit drugs in an effort to help more people get care in a health crisis that has claimed 7,700 lives
Holland optimistic minority Liberals can work with opposition to get lots done
OTTAWA — How long Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's second minority government lasts and how much it manages to get done depends to a large degree on Mark Holland. It's a huge responsibility for the veteran Liberal MP who was promoted to
Heather Stefanson to move in Manitoba premier’s office after weekend leadership win
WINNIPEG — Heather Stefanson has a full agenda ahead as she prepares to move into the Manitoba premier's office. After a narrow victory over rival Shelly Glover on the weekend for the leadership of the governing Progressive Conservatives, Stefanson wil...
Trudeau moves on pledge to cap oil and gas emissions as COP26 talks begin in Scotland
GLASGOW, United Kingdom — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the memory of Lytton, B.C., on Monday as he called for more global action in the fight against climate change and said Canada is starting to move on his election promise
Scientists hope to link lab bench with pharmacy shelves through Edmonton drug plant
EDMONTON — University researchers and drug developers in Edmonton are joining forces to create what they say will be Canada's first facility that can take the latest scientific pharmaceutical insights from the lab through clinical trials to the marketp...
Trudeau says climate progress made at G20, though Canada wanted more ambitious plan
ROME — Canada wanted a stronger and more ambitious agreement on climate change to emerge from the G20 summit but leaders still managed to make progress by committing to address some key issues, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday. His remarks
Quebec City honours victims on first anniversary of deadly sword attack
MONTREAL — Officials in Quebec's capital held ceremonies and urged residents to come together on Sunday to honour the victims and survivors of a deadly sword attack that unfolded one year ago. The Halloween night attack that shook the province played
‘We need help’: Nunavut politician wants mental-health facility in his community
GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut — Tony Akoak's house sits atop what Gjoa Haven's residents call the uptown, a hill that overlooks the turquoise Arctic Ocean in the otherwise flat Nunavut community. Inside, the living room walls lined with photos of his children
End of quantitative easing shadows Liberals’ consultation on managing federal debt
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada's move to end its pandemic-driven purchases of government bonds to stimulate the economy, and warnings of rate hikes sooner than previously expected, has coloured federal efforts to craft an annual plan to mange the
‘You cannot just raise the flags and replace it with nothing’: AFN national chief
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says there needs to be another symbolic gesture made to recognize the genocide of Indigenous children if Canada wants to raise its flag. RoseAnne Archibald says ideas for such an
