Category Archives: National
Quebec premier announces vaccine passport system after rise in COVID-19 cases
MONTREAL — Warning the province appears to be entering a fourth wave of the novel coronavirus, Premier François Legault announced Thursday his government is imposing a vaccine passport system to curb the spread of COVID-19. Health Minister Christian Du...
‘Troubling lack of transparency’ from Ottawa on Afghan refugees: advocate
OTTAWA — The federal government should be more clear about who is included in its evacuation plans from Afghanistan, said the founder of a national advocacy campaign to bring interpreters and local staff to Canada. Andrew Rusk, who is the brother-in-la...
Seniors cut off from income supplement after receiving emergency benefits
OTTAWA — Chris Sherlock is facing possible eviction because of unanticipated clawbacks to the guaranteed income supplement for seniors. The 65-year-old resident of British Columbia's Cowichan Valley drew on emergency benefits last year after the COVID-...
Feds say 82,000-plus doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to be sent to Trinidad and Tobago
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced it will send more than 82,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Trinidad and Tobago. International Development Minister Karina Gould said in a release Wednesday that Trinidad and Tobago wa...
Canada welcomes first of Afghan refugees who supported Canadian military mission
OTTAWA — The first planeload of Afghan refugees who supported the Canadian military mission in Afghanistan has arrived in Canada. The federal government is not saying how many refugees were on board the flight Wednesday or where they'll be resettled in...
Yukon lifts some COVID-19 restrictions as active cases decline
WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government has lifted a series of public health restrictions as active COVID-19 infections decline and the vaccination rate rises. Starting Wednesday, the territory says masks are no longer required in indoor spaces but are stro...
Alberta’s top doctor apologizes for causing ‘confusion, fear or anger’ on COVID-19
CALGARY — Alberta's top doctor is apologizing for causing "confusion, fear or anger" after communicating the province's plan to eliminate remaining COVID-19 public health measures. In a column sent to various media outlets Wednesday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw ...
Minister credits extra staff for progress on veterans’ disability claim backlog
OTTAWA — Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay said Wednesday the government is making progress on clearing the backlog of claims for disability benefits from injured ex-soldiers thanks to the additions of hundreds of staff. The minister’s commen...
Nunavut community of Qikiqtarjuaq to get long-awaited deepwater port
IQALUIT, Nunavut — The Baffin Island community of Qikiqtarjuaq will see a deepwater port built in its community after decades of lobbying the federal government. Infrastructure minister Catherine McKenna announced the $40 million project today at a pre...
Manitoba minister says residential schools meant to eliminate Indigenous people
WINNIPEG — A Manitoba cabinet minister who, three weeks ago, defended some of the intentions behind residential schools said Wednesday the schools were part of a genocide under a plan by former prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald. "It wasn't just
