Category Archives: National
Trucks stack up at Canada-U.S. border as CBSA guards start work-to-rule campaign
WASHINGTON — Long lines of semi-trailer trucks snaked away from the Canada-U.S. frontier Friday as a work-to-rule campaign by border agents slowed traffic to a crawl and marathon negotiations stretched through the day, with plans to ease COVID-19 restr...
Court tosses former Yukon cabinet minister’s bid to overturn tie vote
WHITEHORSE — The results of the Yukon election stand after a former cabinet minister who lost her seat in a tie vote also lost her bid to overturn the election result in court. Liberal Pauline Frost challenged the tie of 78
Chief public health officer says voting can be done safely despite pandemic
OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer is confident people will be able to cast ballots safely in an expected federal election, despite a fourth wave of COVID-19 fuelled by the highly contagious Delta variant. Dr. Theresa Tam says safety protoco...
Indigenous lobster fishing boats cut loose from wharf in Nova Scotia: First Nation
WEYMOUTH NORTH, N.S. — A First Nation in Nova Scotia says nine of its lobster fishing boats were purposely cut loose from a wharf on Thursday. The chief of the Sipekne'katik First Nation, Mike Sack, issued a statement saying the boats
Some federal workers may be required to get COVID-19 vaccine: Prime Minister Trudeau
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is considering making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for some federally regulated workplaces in a bid to boost Canada's vaccination levels. But the prime minister refused to say whether he will delay any ...
U.S. considers requiring foreign visitors to be vaccinated as travel pressure mounts
WASHINGTON — The United States is actively exploring how to welcome back international visitors, including whether they will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as stakeholders keen to reopen the Canada-U.S. border set their sights squarely o...
Ottawa announces $6 billion transfer to Quebec aimed at strengthening child care
MONTREAL — The Canadian government is giving Quebec about $6 billion over five years, a significant portion of which will go to the province's child-care network. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement today alongside Premier François Lega...
Ottawa announces $6-billion transfer to Quebec aimed at strengthening child care
MONTREAL — The federal government will transfer about $6 billion to Quebec over five years in connection with Ottawa's national child-care program, but the money comes without conditions and Quebec's government can spend it how it pleases. Prime Minist...
Hinshaw backs Alberta’s COVID plan amid criticism
CALGARY — Alberta's top doctor is defending the province's plan to lift all its COVID-19 public health restrictions despite mounting concerns from physicians and political leaders across Canada, including federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu. In a lette...
CP NewsAlert: Quebec premier announces vaccine-passport system after rise in cases
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says his government will impose a vaccine passport system following a recent rise in COVID-19 infections. Legault says Health Minister Christian Dubé will announce details in the coming days about how the syst...
