Category Archives: National
Boissonnault, Fraser, Ien among nine new faces in Trudeau’s cabinet
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has chosen nine new ministers for his cabinet, which contains 39 members including himself. Here's a look at the new faces joining the lineup: Randy Boissonnault, minister of tourism and associate minister of fina...
Business, labour groups urge new cabinet to get to work on priority issues
TORONTO — Business and labour groups are urging the new federal cabinet to get to work on priority economic issues like the skilled labour shortage, supply chain issues, fixing employment insurance, ensuring an equitable recovery, and laying out a broa...
‘Fair deal:’ Albertans vote in favour of removing equalization from the Constitution
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province has delivered a powerful message to the federal government on fiscal unfairness by voting in favour of scrapping the principle of equalization. “Albertans have always been proud to share much of...
Nunavut elects 11 new legislature members in territorial election
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut residents elected 11 new members to the 22-person legislative assembly in Monday's territorial vote. Six incumbents lost their seats — including community and government services minister Jeannie Ehaloak, who lost by nine vot...
CDC says guidance still to come on whether U.S. to require land-border COVID-19 test
WASHINGTON — Border authorities in the United States are expected to clarify in the coming days whether fully vaccinated foreigners will be required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test in order to cross the Canada-U.S. land border. The White
Federal Court rejects Manitoba’s argument against carbon price backstop
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has lost a two-year-long court battle against the federal government's carbon pricing plan. A Federal Court judge has rejected Manitoba's argument that Ottawa should not have imposed an escalating minimum price on car...
A full list of who is where in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new cabinet
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet was revealed on Tuesday, with old faces in familiar places, and new faces in new places. Here is a breakdown of who has what ministerial position: Chrystia Freeland, deputy prime minister and minister of...
Trudeau appoints Bennett as mental health and addictions minister in new cabinet
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's freshly appointed cabinet includes a new ministerial post to tackle his election promises on mental health and addictions. Carolyn Bennett, who served recently as minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, has been...
New defence minister vows to fight sex misconduct, warns battle ‘going to take time’
OTTAWA — Anita Anand vowed to throw everything she has into eliminating sexual misconduct in the military as the former procurement minister who successfully obtained COVID-19 vaccines for Canada became only the second woman to hold office as the count...
The Latest: Trudeau announces new cabinet after winning second minority mandate
OTTAWA — The Latest on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement of his new team of cabinet ministers. All times eastern: 4:35 p.m. Dominic LeBlanc, the minister of intergovernmental affairs, infrastructure and communities, is rejecting Alberta Prem...
