Category Archives: National
New Brunswick reimposes state of emergency amid sudden surge in COVID-19 cases
FREDERICTON — As New Brunswick reimposed a state of emergency Friday to deal with a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases, a senior health official admitted the province was wrong to lift all health-protection orders in late July. The province has recorded
School disruption, ‘long COVID,’ all factors in choice to vaccinate young kids: Tam
OTTAWA — When most parents decided to have kids, they probably thought some of their bigger parenting decisions would be about sleep-training, extracurricular activities or the right age to get a phone. Few probably thought ahead to the best way to
‘People will suffer and will die’: Emergency doctor says some health triage has begun
EDMONTON — The head of emergency medicine for the Alberta Medical Association, Dr. Paul Parks, says major components of triage have already begun in Alberta — an assertion disputed by the province. The dispute arose Friday as the Canadian Armed Forces
Thousands of mail ballots still to be counted, including in two tight races in B.C.
OTTAWA — The final federal election result may be delayed until this weekend — or even longer — because thousands of mail-in ballots have still to be counted. Twelve ridings did not start counting mail ballots until Friday, Elections Canada confirmed....
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
Federal deficit hit $48.5 billion over first four months of fiscal year
OTTAWA — The federal government ran a deficit of more than $48 billion over the first four months of its fiscal year, about $100 billion less than the treasury pumped out during the same period one year earlier. The Finance Department's
Premiers urge Trudeau to meet with them ASAP on health-care funding
CHILLIWACK — Canada's premiers are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet with them at his earliest opportunity to discuss long-term, predictable funding for health care. Premiers from all the provinces and territories are part of a group called ...
Homes near fracking sites in B.C. have higher levels of some pollutants, study finds
VANCOUVER — A new study has found homes close to where fracking was used to extract natural gas in British Columbia have higher levels of certain organic pollutants, which may lead to short- and long-term health effects. Élyse Caron-Beaudoin, lead aut...
Premiers push for more unconditional health-care funding from feds
OTTAWA — Canada's premiers are demanding a meeting with the newly re-elected prime minister to ask for more money — no strings attached — to pump into their health-care systems. The provincial and territorial leaders held a teleconference Thursday to ...
Families sharply rebuke private Montreal care home where 47 died in COVID-19 1st wave
MONTREAL — Family members who lost loved ones at a Montreal long-term care home where 47 people died during the pandemic's first wave told a coroner's inquest Thursday that caring for society's most vulnerable should not be a for-profit exercise. Thurs...
