Category Archives: National
Tight B.C. races give Liberals Richmond Centre riding, NDP takes Nanaimo-Ladysmith
VICTORIA — The Liberals and New Democrats have been declared the winners in two hotly contested British Columbia federal ridings too close to call on election night. Elections Canada says Liberal Wilson Miao will be the new member of Parliament for
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor back in Canada after detention in China
Two Canadians who languished in Chinese prisons for nearly three years held emotional reunions with their loved ones on Saturday after the culmination of a geopolitical saga that saw them return safely to Canadian soil. Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavo...
Election results unveil worrisome divide between urban and rural Canadians: experts
OTTAWA — The results of the federal election have shown a deepened divide between Canadians living in urban areas who mostly chose Liberal candidates and those living in rural areas who voted for the Conservative party, experts say. Allan Thompson, th...
There are new rules about employment insurance. Here’s what you need to know.
OTTAWA — The employment insurance system is set for another round of pandemic-related changes that come into force on Sunday. Here are a few of the key changes that will apply to new claims for benefits made beginning Sept. 26. Eligibility EI
Kovrig and Spavor on way back to Canada after nearly three years detention in China
Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were free and bound for home late Friday after being imprisoned in China for nearly three years, while Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was heading in the other direction, her own legal saga ending in
Canadian Catholic bishops ‘apologize unequivocally’ for residential schools
OTTAWA — Catholic bishops in Canada are apologizing "unequivocally" to Indigenous Peoples for the suffering endured in residential schools, just as Pope Francis prepares to meet with Indigenous leaders at the Vatican later this fall. The Canadian Confe...
A timeline of events in the case of Meng Wanzhou
Meng Wanzhou, the Huawei Technologies CFO, has pleaded not guilty in a deferred prosecution plea agreement reached with the U.S. Justice Department. The deal is expected to allow Meng to return to China. Here is a timeline of the Meng
Residents of Saugeen First Nation given expired COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for weeks
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Canada gave residents of an Ontario First Nation 71 expired doses of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 between Aug. 9 and Sept. 15. According to a statement from the Saugeen First Nation, nurses from the federal department
Police looking at new Calgary MP after video appears to show flyer swap on doorstep
OTTAWA — Calgary police are investigating a newly elected Liberal member of Parliament after he was captured on a doorbell camera appearing to remove his opponent's campaign flyer. George Chahal, a former city councillor, won the only non-Conservative ...
Ex-MP Adam Vaughan urges successor Vuong to step down, not sit as MP “under a cloud.”
OTTAWA — The former Liberal MP for Spadina-Fort York said he has urged his newly elected successor, Kevin Vuong, to resign, warning him that local people will be "furious" if he takes his seat. Adam Vaughan, who did not seek re-election
