Category Archives: National
Canada considers what to do with millions of unused COVID-19 vaccine doses
OTTAWA — Canada must decide what to do with millions of unused COVID-19 vaccine doses now that officials have confirmed they won't be needed to vaccinate children. Roughly 6.6 million doses have been distributed to the provinces but not yet used,
Hand-washing, no yelling ‘trick-or-treat’: Quebec offers up pandemic Halloween rules
MONTREAL — Quebec kids are being asked not to yell 'trick-or-treat' as they go door-to-door for candy and to keep a bottle of hand sanitizer handy this Halloween. The province's Health Department today published a list of guidelines to help celebrate
People with allergic reaction to COVID-19 vaccine can still get second dose: NACI
OTTAWA — Even people who had severe allergic reactions to their first dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine can still safely get a second dose, according to Canada's vaccine advisory committee. There have been 419 reports of anaphylactic reactions to mRNA
Green Party to drop legal action against Annamie Paul as discussions drag on
OTTAWA — Green Party executives have opted to drop a legal challenge against their leader that brought tensions between senior officials and Annamie Paul to a boil last summer. Two senior party members who were not authorized to speak publicly on
Human rights adjudicator can’t decide workplace discrimination complaint: top court
OTTAWA — A labour arbitrator — not a human rights adjudicator — should weigh a complaint from a unionized Manitoba health-care aide who alleged discrimination by her employer, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. The 6-1 decision Friday from the
Line 5 dispute ‘directly and significantly’ impacting Canada-U.S. relations: Enbridge
WASHINGTON — Michigan's efforts to shut down Enbridge Inc.'s Line 5 cross-border pipeline have "directly and significantly" impacted the relationship between Canada and the United States, the company argues in new court documents. Lawyers for Enbridge...
Not the time to ‘freely go wherever,’ says Tam as non-essential travel advisory lifts
OTTAWA — Canadians should carefully weigh any future decisions on taking foreign trips even though the federal government has lifted a global advisory asking them to avoid non-essential travel, health officials cautioned Friday. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada...
Library and Archives Canada service cuts hindering research, historians complain
OTTAWA — Researchers say recent service cuts at Canada's national archives are making their work — already hampered by COVID-19 — even more challenging. In a letter to Library and Archives Canada, the Canadian Historical Association urges the instituti...
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake ‘repulsed’ by politicization of Habs’ land acknowledgment
MONTREAL — The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake is blasting the Quebec government for questioning a land acknowledgment by the Montreal Canadiens that refers to the unceded territory of the Mohawk Nation. The statement, which has been read before the NHL te...
PMO says it will do all it can to ensure all residential school records are provided
OTTAWA — The Prime Minister's Office says "to the best of our knowledge," it has provided all residential school records to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. The PMO says in a written statement that it has provided more than
