Category Archives: National
Poll: Canadians still reluctant to hand out Halloween candy due to pandemic
OTTAWA — Many parents are planning to let their children go trick-or-treating this year — but a new poll suggests they may find fewer doors open than in pre-pandemic Halloweens. Some 93 per cent of respondents whose kids trick-or-treated last year
PM overhauls cabinet with major moves in environment, defence, health portfolios
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau asserted Tuesday that he intends to lead the Liberals the next time Canadians head to the polls, as he undertook a major cabinet overhaul aimed at rapidly delivering on his top priorities during his third term
Judge agrees to ‘terrorism enhancement’ in case of ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist
GREENBELT, Md. — The ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist convicted of gun charges linked to what the FBI called a neo-Nazi plot to attack a gun-rights rally in Virginia is facing up to 25 years behind bars, a judge decided Monday. Patrik
Online criteria for Afghan refugee program changes, applies only to those who’ve fled
OTTAWA — The Canadian government has quietly changed the criteria on its website for a special program for vulnerable Afghan refugees so that only those who have already managed to escape to other countries are eligible. The online criteria for the
GG, Legion mark 100th anniversary of poppy symbol during fundraising campaign launch
OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary May Simon received the symbolic first poppy Monday as the Royal Canadian Legion launched this year’s annual national fundraising campaign for veterans ahead of Remembrance Day. May Simon accepted the poppy from Legion dominion p...
Judge agrees to ‘terrorism enhancement’ in case of ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist
GREENBELT, Md. — A judge in Maryland has agreed to include a "terrorism enhancement" when he sentences former Canadian Armed Forces reservist Patrik Mathews later this week. The enhancement, which applies in cases where a crime is deemed to promote fe...
Trudeau must renew commitment to reconciliation with new cabinet: Indigenous leaders
OTTAWA — Indigenous leaders and New Democrats say naming a new cabinet is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chance to restore residential school survivors' confidence in his government's commitment to reconciliation. At a news conference Monday, Charlie ...
Chrétien says he never heard of abuse at residential schools during time as minister
MONTREAL — Former prime minister Jean Chrétien says the abuse of Indigenous children that took place in Canadian residential schools while he was minister of Indian affairs was never brought to his attention at the time. "This problem was never mention...
UN urges Canada, allies to address unprecedented hunger in Afghanistan
OTTAWA — The United Nations is predicting dire hunger for more than half of Afghanistan's people in the coming months unless Canada and its Western allies step up with greater financial support. Monday's joint report of the UN Food and Agriculture
Independent MP Kevin Vuong, disavowed as Liberal candidate, sent expenses to party
OTTAWA — Kevin Vuong, the Independent MP dropped as a candidate by the Liberals days before the election, says he will pay back campaign expenses he submitted to the party. Vuong submitted over $600 in travel and food expenses to the
