Category Archives: National
Immunocompromised should receive 3rd COVID-19 mRNA vaccine: immunization panel
OTTAWA — A national advisory panel recommends people who are immunocompromised receive a third vaccine dose against COVID-19. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization released the advice today saying people who are moderately to severely immuno...
Immunocompromised should receive 3rd COVID-19 mRNA vaccine: immunization panel
OTTAWA — A national advisory panel recommended Friday people who are immunocompromised should receive a third vaccine dose against COVID-19. It's the latest piece of advice to come from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), which say...
Afghanistan’s first female Olympian urges Canada to speed asylum process for refugees
VANCOUVER — Shortly after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, Friba Rezayee's phone started lighting up with messages from women and girls pleading for help. Rezayee, who made history as one of Afghanistan's first two female Olympians in 2004, now lives ...
Leaders defend Quebecers as questions about discrimination erupt after debate
OTTAWA — Federal party leaders were defending Quebec against charges of racism on Friday — a day too late, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet shot back — as they returned to the road hoping to capitalize on any post-debate momentum
Former B.C. lottery director says he’s ‘whistleblower’ on money laundering at casinos
VANCOUVER — A former director of the British Columbia Lottery Corporation's anti-money laundering office says he is the "whistleblower" that likely prompted the public inquiry examining how hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal cash flowed through...
The Latest on the federal leaders’ English-language election debate
The Latest on the English-language leaders' debate among Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet and Green Party Leader Annamie Paul (all times local): 12:1...
Yukon officials offer reassurance after COVID-19 case identified in school
WHITEHORSE — Yukon officials say everything has gone according to plan after the first case of COVID-19 was identified at a secondary school since classes resumed. Dr. Catherine Elliott, the territory's acting chief medical officer of health, and deput...
Nova Scotia’s mass shooting inquiry has submitted subpoenas to the RCMP: spokeswoman
HALIFAX — The commission of inquiry investigating the mass killing in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives last year has filed almost 50 subpoenas to compel the release of information from several organizations, including the RCMP. All the agencies and in...
43 Canadians among those on board Qatari commercial flight out of Afghanistan
OTTAWA — Forty-three Canadians were among around 200 foreigners on board a civilian flight out of Afghanistan on Thursday — the first such large-scale departure since U.S. forces completed their frantic withdrawal over a week ago. Foreign Affairs Minis...
Leaders spar over climate, foreign policy in debate, but format leaves some unhappy
OTTAWA — Federal party leaders jousted over climate change, health care, foreign policy, the economy and Indigenous reconciliation during Thursday's English-language debate — their last, best chance to sway voters before the Sept. 20 election. But the ...
