Category Archives: National
Hope for G20 to be more ambitious on climate action fading
ROME — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the G20 needs a sense of "urgency" to address the growing threat of climate change Sunday, as the leaders' summit kicked off its second day with a session on climate action. "Climate change cannot
‘Listening to Manitobans:’ A profile of Manitoba’s next premier Heather Stefanson
WINNIPEG — Heather Stefanson'ssuccessfulbid to lead the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives and take the premier's chair follows a lifetime in and around politics that started as a young girl. She was the establishment candidate in the contest to replac...
Compensation for Indigenous children removed from homes not justice, says AFN chief
Talks set to start Monday between Indigenous leaders and the federal government about a possible settlement over court-ordered compensation to First Nations children could signal the clearing of the road to reconciliation, the Assembly of First Nations...
Manitoba Tories choose Heather Stefanson as new leader, next premier
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives chose Heather Stefanson as their new leader and the province's next premier on Saturday, although her opponent was not ready to concede the close race. Stefanson, the province's former health mi...
Heather Stefanson: Facts about Manitoba’s new premier, Tory leader
WINNIPEG — Heather Stefanson is a veteran member of the Manitoba legislature and has been a cabinet minister for five years. Progressive Conservative party members have voted for her as their new leader and the province's next premier. Born: May 11,
‘We can hardly keep up’: Education key to combat human trafficking, experts say
VANCOUVER — More education in human trafficking is needed across Canada to combat the growing issue, which has been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say. Julie Jones, a former police detective, human trafficking investigation specialist an...
Canada to donate 10 million doses of Moderna vaccine to COVAX
ROME — Canada will donate 10 million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine to the COVAX vaccine sharing facility and another $15 million to help make mRNA vaccines in Africa, the Prime Minister announced Saturday. Justin Trudeau revealed details of the d...
B.C. Premier John Horgan recovering well after biopsy surgery, office says
VICTORIA — The premier's office in British Columbia says John Horgan is recovering well after undergoing biopsy surgery for a growth in his throat. It says in a statement that Friday's surgery was successful and Horgan is in good spirits. The statement...
FDA approval of kids’ COVID-19 vaccine to be considered in Health Canada decision
OTTAWA — Canada is watching the U.S. Food and Drug Administration closely now that it has approved Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11. The FDA approved the vaccine for emergency use on Friday afternoon, citing data that sho...
Liberals, Tories raise record sums in third quarter amid ramped-up election spending
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals and Conservatives are showing off their muscular election fundraising efforts, with each flexing their gains from the third quarter. The Liberals say more than 57,100 contributors coughed up $7.65 million in the three mont...
