Category Archives: National
PM blasts military commanders on sexual misconduct, say they ‘don’t get it’
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took direct aim at military commanders on Wednesday, declaring they “don’t get it” following a whirlwind 48 hours involving a senior officer who provided a reference for a convicted sex offender. Speaking at a new...
Seniors advocate calls for sick pay improvements, more staff at B.C. care facilities
VICTORIA — Forty per cent of British Columbia's long-term care staff who were surveyed by the province's advocate for seniors said they went into work at least once in the past year feeling sick, a report reveals. Seniors advocate Isobel
Jagmeet Singh proud of ‘tough’ NDP campaign, but disappointed by narrow losses
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he is proud of the party's election campaign, but also disappointed that more MPs were not elected. At the first meeting of the NDP caucus since the Sept. 20 vote, Singh told his
CMA president decries ‘gaslighting’ of health-care workers over toll of COVID-19
OTTAWA — The president of the Canadian Medical Association says provinces like Alberta are "gaslighting" health-care workers over the toll the COVID-19 crisis is taking on the health-care system. Dr. Katharine Smart says there's a feeling of hopelessn...
Canada makes vaccines mandatory for public servants, air and rail workers, travellers
OTTAWA — The core public service, air travel and rail employees and passengers must all be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of October, according to Canada’s new mandatory vaccine policy. The federal government announced Wednesday public se...
QuickList: Quebec coroner’s recommendations regarding death of Joyce Echaquan
Coroner Géhane Kamel investigated the death of Joyce Echaquan and issued several recommendations after finding that her death was accidental but preventable. Kamel concluded that the racism and prejudice the Indigenous woman was subjected to contribute...
QuickQuotes: Comments on Quebec coroner’s report into the death of Joyce Echaquan
MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner on Tuesday discussed her report into the death of Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year-old Indigenous mother of seven who filmed herself on Facebook Live as a nurse and an orderly were heard making derogatory comments toward
Draft policy says even telecommuting public servants must be vaccinated: union exec
OTTAWA — Even federal employees who work from home will have to be vaccinated to keep their jobs if the government's draft mandatory-vaccine policy stands, according to one union executive. Stéphane Aubry, vice-president of the Professional Institute o...
Canada cool to China’s application to join Pacific Rim trade agreement
OTTAWA — Canada is giving China the cold shoulder over its interest in joining an 11-country Pacific Rim trading bloc that is viewed as an important gateway to diversifying Canadian trade with other Asian countries. A spokesman for International Trade ...
B.C.’s inadequate heat wave supports heightened risks to vulnerable people: report
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government's inadequate support during an extreme heat wave this summer "compounded risks" for people with disabilities and those who are older, says an independent international human rights group. Human Rights Watch s...
