Category Archives: National
Canada to donate 10M unused Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses to poor countries
OTTAWA — Canada is donating all 10 million doses of the single-dose vaccine that it purchased from Johnson & Johnson but won't use to low and middle-income countries. International Development Minister Karina Gould announced the donation through th...
PBO estimates federal government will profit in Air Canada aid deal
OTTAWA — The federal government could make about $177 million over 10 years from a support deal it reached with Air Canada, the parliamentary budget officer said in a report Thursday. The PBO estimate is based on Air Canada using only
‘Tax the ultrarich to invest in people’: Singh lays out pre-campaign pledges
OTTAWA — New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh unfurled a blueprint for the NDP campaign platform Thursday, doubling down on affordability and economic populism as federal opposition leaders criss-cross the country ahead of an election race expected to kic...
Meng’s presentation to HSBC part of ‘co-ordinated’ plan: AG lawyers
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says international bank HSBC risked economic prejudice, penalties and losses due to alleged misrepresentations by one of Huawei's most senior executives. Robert Frater told a B.C. Supreme Court judge ...
Here are the key players in the military’s sexual misconduct scandal
OTTAWA — The Canadian military has been roiled by allegations of misconduct and questions about due process. Here are the key players in the scandal: Gen. Jonathan Vance: Former chief of the defence staff who stepped down on Jan. 14. A
Feds say vaccine passports for foreign travel will roll out in early fall
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says fully vaccinated Canadians will soon be able to get a government document that will certify their COVID-19 vaccine history for the purpose of international travel. Ottawa has been floating the promise...
Court martial for N.B. soldier accused of serving cannabis-laced cupcakes can proceed
OROMOCTO, N.B. — A military judge has rejected an application to dismiss charges against a New Brunswick soldier accused of giving cannabis-laced cupcakes to a group of Canadian Armed Forces members taking part in a 2018 live-fire training exercise. Bo...
Defence minister pushes back on Admiral McDonald’s plans to return as defence chief
OTTAWA — Admiral Art McDonald is planning to return to his position as commander of the Canadian Armed Forces after military police opted not to charge him following an investigation into his conduct, though the Liberal government does not appear
‘A pretty big hole to climb out of:’ Experts weigh in on Pallister stepping down
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister's announcement that he isleaving the job has set in motion a leadership race, and experts say whoever takes the helm of the Progressive Conservatives will need to distance themselves from his record. "Even wi...
Canada condemns China after court sentences Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison
OTTAWA — Federal leaders were united Wednesday in calling for the release of two Canadians detained by China after one was sentenced to 11 years in prison in a case that has put them — and Canada — at the
