Category Archives: National
N.W.T. top doctor says health system is stretched, adds new orders
YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories is introducing stricter public health measures and extending current orders as the territory continues to deal with an outbreak of COVID-19. Starting Saturday, public gatherings in the capital of Yellowknife and...
B.C. must shore up risk-crisis communications before, during, after wildfires: report
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Upgrades to communications systems in British Columbia's wildfire zones are needed to save lives and properties, says a report released Wednesday. The Thompson Rivers University report, which examined B.C.'s communications practices du...
Canada paused COVID-19 vaccine deliveries as supply far exceeds demand
OTTAWA — Further deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to Canada are on pause because provinces already have more doses than they can currently use. Canada was to get 95 million doses of vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna by the end of September,
Jenica Atwin wins re-election after switch from Greens to Liberals in Fredericton
FREDERICTON — It took a couple of extra days to complete the counting, but Jenica Atwin has been re-elected in the riding of Fredericton — this time for the Liberals — by a slim margin of just over 500 votes. "We
Dumped Liberal candidate Kevin Vuong will sit as Independent MP if
OTTAWA — Kevin Vuong will not step down if he wins election as a Liberal after being dumped from the party ticket. Vuong said in a statement Wednesday that he intends to serve his constituents in the downtown Toronto riding of
Poll workers say Elections Canada put them at risk of contracting COVID-19
OTTAWA — A polling station officer was scared of contracting COVID-19 on Monday because Elections Canada didn't require workers to be fully vaccinated or allow them to request proof of a medical exemption from maskless voters. Mary Rose Amaral said she...
Premier Ford wants to pursue child-care deal with re-elected Liberal government
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he wants to make a child-care deal with the federal government. The province has acknowledged it was in discussions with Ottawa about a potential agreement into the last hours before the federal election was
Green Party in tatters, with glimmers of hope, after disappointing election finish
OTTAWA — The Green Party faces a self-reckoning after a federal election that dashed hopes of growth following a year marred by internal strife, say Green officials past and present. Leader Annamie Paul finished fourth in her riding of Toronto Centre,
Liberals to face pressure to move quickly on fiscal plan as fourth wave hits economy
OTTAWA — The Trudeau Liberals may soon start feeling the pressure to move quickly on spending and tax plans, buoyed by a more optimistic outlook for federal finances and an electorate the parties have said is eager to see more
Bloc leader calls on Trudeau to hold summit on health transfers with premiers
MONTREAL — Federal health transfers to the provinces are the most urgent political issue facing the country, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said Wednesday as he called on the prime minister to convene a health summit with the premiers as
