Category Archives: National
Mayors ask federal Liberals for help covering transit shortfalls
OTTAWA — The mayors of Canada’s largest cities say they need federal aid to cover tens of millions in ridership revenue shortfalls to stave off a stalling of the country’s economic recovery. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit municipal coffers hard as
Mayors ask federal Liberals for help covering transit shortfalls
OTTAWA — Canada's largest cities are asking the Trudeau government to help cover tens of millions in transit revenue shortfalls to prevent stalling of the country's economic recovery. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit municipal coffers hard as cities have ...
B.C. civil rights group sues federal government over solitary confinement
VANCOUVER — A civil liberties group has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over solitary confinement, two years after the top courts in British Columbia and Ontarioruled there has been a violation of prisoners' constitutional rights. The B....
‘They are trying to kill us’: Alberta city at odds with homeless outreach group
WETASKIWIN, Alta. — An outreach worker and a nurse lean over an orange mesh fence to speak to a woman on the other side as tents flap in the cold wind at a homeless camp in central Alberta. Someone is in
Canada to make special envoy on antisemitism a permanent post, Trudeau says
OTTAWA — Canada will develop a national plan to combat hate with the help of its special envoy for preserving Holocaust remembrance and fighting antisemitism. The Liberal government will also make the special envoy role permanent, and bolster the posit...
Canadians cheer, Freeland urges caution as U.S. unveils land border travel plan
WASHINGTON — A motley coalition of elected officials, bilateral business leaders and travellers-turned-lobbyists briefly cheered the coming reprieve from restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border Wednesday before confronting their next challenge: the ques...
Most Canadians believe Facebook harms their mental health: survey
OTTAWA — A broad swath of Canadians has a sour view of Facebook, with half of respondents to a new poll saying it should be regulated or broken up as a "corporate image" crisis rocks the social media giant yet
RCMP assess enforcement resources after court reinstates logging injunction in B.C.
VICTORIA — The RCMP are reviewing the department's resources following the temporary reinstatement of an injunction against old-growth logging protests on southern Vancouver Island by the British Columbia Court of Appeal. A B.C. Supreme Court judge ref...
Macron wants face-to-face meeting with Trudeau to talk security, China, climate
OTTAWA — French President Emmanuel Macron wants face time with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — soon — and he hopes for more than passing chit-chat on the margins of upcoming summits. Kareen Rispal, France's ambassador to Canada, said that in addition
Trudeau joins G20 leaders in pushing Taliban for aid access, respect for rights
OTTAWA — Canada joined its G20 allies in pushing Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers to allow humanitarian aid to better reach the country's suffering people. During a virtual summit, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his fellow G20 leaders discussed the...
