Category Archives: National
Doctors alarmed by loophole allowing sale of used asbestos products
OTTAWA — Public health advocates and environmental groups say the federal government needs to close a loophole allowing the sale of second-hand products containing asbestos. Canada banned the cancer-causing mineral and products that contain it in Decem...
Line 5 opponents urging White House to reject Canada’s ‘audacious’ treaty gambit
WASHINGTON — Environmental activists in the United States are seizing on Canada's decision to invoke a 44-year-old treaty with the United States as an "audacious," misguided and misleading gambit aimed at short-circuiting Michigan's effort to shut down...
After 19 months, U.S. land border to reopen to vaccinated Canadians in November
WASHINGTON — Fully vaccinated Canadian vacationers and day-trippers will be allowed to drive into the United States beginning in early November, the Biden administration said Tuesday, the first glimmer of hope in nearly 20 months for the families and b...
Judge strikes down Maj.-Gen. Fortin’s request for reinstatement to vaccine campaign
OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge has struck down Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin’s request for reinstatement as the head of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign after he was abruptly removed from the high-profile position in May. In rendering her decisi...
New LTC standards should focus on the ‘qualities of home’: survey
OTTAWA — Residents should feel at home, respected, and safe in long-term care but the current reality doesn't come close, says a survey that will inform new national standards of care. The survey was conducted by the National Institute on Aging
U.S. to accept travellers immunized with vaccines approved by WHO, FDA, says CDC
Canadians immunized against COVID-19 with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine can visit the United States when new travel regulations come into play next month, but it's not yet clear whether those with mixed doses will make the cut. The U.S. Centers for D...
Invasive wild pigs in national park for first time at Alberta’s Elk Island
EDMONTON — One of the most destructive and rapidly spreading invasive species on the continent has been found for the first time in a Canadian national park. Wild pigs, which tear up landscapes and eat everything from roots to bird eggs
In Montreal’s tight rematch for mayor, personality may count for more than policy
MONTREAL — Former Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre says he doesn’t want the city’s upcoming municipal election to be a referendum on his personality, but it's not clear if Montrealers will agree. The race to lead Canada's second-biggest city pits Coderre, ...
Canada urged to join allies in tougher China stance after Kovrig, Spavor release
OTTAWA — The aftermath of Canada's long fight with China over the imprisonment of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig has spawned a new challenge: whether to join allies such as the United States and Australia in taking a more confrontational
Charge dropped in Ontario man’s terrorism hoax case: Lawyer
OTTAWA — The lawyer for an Ontario man charged with falsely claiming to have committed terrorist acts as a member of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant says his client is relieved after the charge was withdrawn. Shehroze Chaudhry was
