Category Archives: National
Trudeau follows Singh, promising ‘consequences’ for unvaccinated federal workers
OTTAWA — Public servants who can get vaccinated and choose not to will face "consequences" for their decision if the Liberals are returned to power, Justin Trudeau said Tuesday as the issue of vaccine mandates exploded on the campaign trail. Just
Tories surge to upset majority win in N.S. election with a campaign focused on health
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservatives surged to an upset election win Tuesday over the governing Liberals after capitalizing on their main opponent's early stumbles and promising a big-spending fix to the troubled health system. During the ...
Defence lawyers wrap in Vancouver extradition hearing for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou wrapped up her defence team's arguments in the B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday by reminding the extradition judge of her task in the case. Eric Gottardi told Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes that...
Ontario open to child care deal with federal Liberals, with some flexibility: Lecce
TORONTO — Ontario's education minister says his government is open to striking a deal on affordable child care with the federal Liberals if it accounts for what he described as the province's "unique" circumstances. Stephen Lecce told a conference on ...
Montreal Haitian group urges Ottawa to speed up immigration files for quake victims
Montreal's Haitian community urged Ottawa on Monday to process immigration files more quickly for Haitians waiting to come to Canada, as its members tried to help their homeland following a deadly earthquake over the weekend. The head of the Montreal-b...
Quebec premier promises $100 million for affordable housing in province’s north
MONTREAL — Lamenting the "fly in and fly out" culture of workers in Quebec's northern communities, Premier François Legault said Monday his government would build more affordable housing in the north to entice families to settle. Quebec will invest $10...
First full day of Canada’s election campaign begins with economic pledges
OTTAWA — The federal parties took the first full day of campaigning to lay planks in their plans to revive the country's economy after months of pain from the COVID-19 pandemic, and options for covering the costs. Unprecedented aid has flowed
First Nation chief detained by fisheries officers in N.S. after launching fishery
SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. — The chief of Sipekne'katik First Nation was taken in for questioning by federal Fisheries Department officers on Monday, moments after he announced the expansion of his band's self-regulated lobster fishery in St. Marys Bay. Chief...
Nova Scotia First Nation to launch self-regulated ‘treaty’ fishery in St. Marys Bay
SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. — Nova Scotia's Sipekne'katik First Nation says it is expanding its self-regulated lobster fishery in St. Marys Bay. The band is to make the announcement later today at the Saulnierville Wharf in Digby County, N.S., in the province'...
‘A serious situation’: COVID-19 cases force two N.W.T. communities into lockdown
YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories is mandating masks, banning gatherings and closing non-essential businesses in two communities where COVID-19 cases have been identified. There was one confirmed case and 15 probable cases Monday in Fort Good Hop...
