Category Archives: National
A look at COVID-19 vaccine certificate programs across Canada
Nova Scotia on Wednesday became the latest province to announce plans to introduce a COVID-19 vaccine passport system. Here's a look at what the provinces and territories have said about their proof-of-vaccination programs, or lack thereof. British C...
B.C.’s COVID-19 vaccine card system good first step, medical group says
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's COVID-19 vaccine passport system is being praised by provincial groups representing doctors and the restaurant industry as unvaccinated residents continue to drive COVID-19 cases across the province. Dr. Matthew Chow, pre...
Former Nazi death-squad member seeks adjournment in deportation hearing
A former Nazi death-squad member has asked for an adjournment in his deportation hearing. The lawyer for Helmut Oberlander, 97, argues the federal government held on to crucial information for 10 years that it should have disclosed. The Immigration and...
RCMP decides against apology to Black community for excessive Halifax street checks
HALIFAX — The RCMP says there will be no formal apology to Halifax's Black communities for its heavy use of street checks, despite the Halifax regional police having done so almost two years ago. Street checks, which are now banned in
Trudeau, Blanchet clash as leaders spar on health care, environment in French debate
OTTAWA — Five federal party leaders jousted over health and child care, the environment and Quebec identity politics in the first of two official election debates Wednesday evening as they sought to sway francophone voters before election day on Sept.
Learning about 9/11: Attacks part of identity, racism lesson in Canadian classrooms
Most undergraduate students sitting in a class about Canada's military history at the University of Calgary have never known or can't remember a world before Sept. 11, 2001. David Bercuson, an associate professor in the university's history department,...
A look at COVID-19 vaccine certificate programs across Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador on Tuesday joined the growing list of provinces planning to introduce COVID-19 vaccine passport systems. Here's a look at what the provinces and territories have said about their proof-of-vaccination programs, or lack thereof...
Nazi death-squad member tries but fails to bar public from deportation hearing
A former Nazi death-squad member has failed in his attempt to bar the public and media from his deportation hearing. Helmut Oberlander brought forth an application Tuesday to take the proceedings in front of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
B.C.’s top doctor says vaccine card could help move beyond COVID-19 disruption
VICTORIA — British Columbia's premier says the province's vaccination card will keep the province's economy running after an "unacceptable surge" in cases, mostly among those who are unvaccinated. John Horgan said Tuesday that restaurants, theatres an...
Twenty years after 9/11, the U.S. finds itself on the other side of the looking-glass
WASHINGTON — Fiery explosions, the innocent falling from the sky, presidential vows of vengeance: America's 20-year war on terror seemed to end much the way it began. The searing parallels that bookend the two decades — shaken commanders-in-chief prom...
