Category Archives: National
Parliament creates day to remember Tamil genocide in Sri Lanka
OTTAWA — Canada's Parliament has created a day to recognize the genocide of Tamil people in Sri Lanka. Parliament unanimously adopted the motion to make May 18 of each year Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. Liberal MP Gary Anandasangaree put forward the ...
Liberals reject NDP call to hike GST rebate, Canada Child Benefit cheques
OTTAWA — The federal government is looking to help Canadian families feeling the pinch of inflation without contributing further to the problem, the prime minister said Wednesday as his government rejected a call from the NDP to hike GST rebates
Aeroplan-funded flights bringing Ukrainians to Canada expected to begin in June
OTTAWA — The first free commercial flights to Canada for Ukrainian refugees offered through a fundraising drive involving Aeroplan points won't be available until June. On April 20, U.S.-based organization Miles4Migrants said it had expected flights to...
‘CSIS is broken,’ lawyer says in support of spy service employee’s claim
OTTAWA — Lawyers for a Canadian Security Intelligence Service employee say his discrimination lawsuit against the spy service should be allowed to proceed because CSIS managers do not take internal grievance and harassment processes seriously. Counsel ...
Animal welfare advocates ask court to stop white-tailed deer cull south of Montreal
MONTREAL — A Quebec lawyer will ask the Superior Court next month to block a cull of white-tailed deer living in a suburban park south of Montreal and approve an alternative plan to relocate them. Anne-France Goldwater, a lawyer and animal-rights
Canada on ‘upward trajectory’ on NATO spending, modernizing Norad: defence minister
WASHINGTON — The federal government is on an "upward trajectory" when it comes to meeting NATO spending targets and modernizing Norad, but Defence Minister Anita Anand stopped well short Wednesday of committing Canada to any firm timelines. Anand, who...
Russia shuts down CBC/Radio-Canada Moscow bureau, removes journalist accreditations
OTTAWA — Russia's Foreign Ministry says it is shutting down CBC/Radio-Canada's Moscow bureau and revoking the accreditations and visas of its journalists. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday that the move is in retaliation for O...
Former RCMP staff sergeant describes spotty radio, lack of resources in N.S. shooting
HALIFAX — A Mountie who led much of the response to the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting testified Wednesday that spotty radio service and the lack of an RCMP helicopter were among the equipment problems that hampered the manhunt. A public
Ed Fast out as Tory finance critic after criticizing leadership candidate Poilievre
OTTAWA — Ed Fast is no longer the Conservative finance critic, interim party leader Candice Bergen says. Bergen said in a statement late Wednesday that Fast informed her he will be "stepping away from his duties." "Ed has publicly stated his support
‘Not adequate support:’ Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to step down as UCP leader
Premier Jason Kenney threw Alberta politics into a tailspin Wednesday when he narrowly won a United Conservative Party leadership review vote only to announce he was quitting the top job anyway. To gasps of surprise from a few hundred supporters at