Category Archives: National
Nunavut to let unvaccinated dependants isolate in territory
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Unvaccinated dependants travelling to Nunavut with their parents or guardians be allowed to complete their isolation in the territory starting Monday. Those who left Nunavut with their parents or guardians previously had to complete ...
Mandy Gull-Masty becomes first woman elected grand chief of Quebec Cree Nation
CHISASIBI, Que. — Mandy Gull-Masty has become the first woman to be elected grand chief of Quebec's Cree Nation. Gull-Masty won 64 per cent of the vote in a run-off election held Thursday, defeating Pakesso Mukash, who received 34 per cent. Gull-Masty...
‘Still a ways to go in Alberta:’ Top doctors weigh in on plan to end isolation
Canada’s top doctors say Alberta’s decision to end isolation requirements for those who test positive for COVID-19, or who have been in close contact with someone who has, could have ripple effects across the country. “I firmly believe that quarantine ...
Copyright collective can’t force tariffs on university, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says a copyright collective cannot force York University to pay specific tariffs for the use of published works in the classroom. In its unanimous decision today, the high court says the law does not
Copyright collective can’t force tariffs on university, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA — A copyright collective cannot force York University to pay fees for the use of published works in the classroom, given that the school bowed out of a formal arrangement, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In its unanimous
Tam urges higher COVID vaccine rate, cautious reopening to avoid risk of fourth wave
Federal officials are warning Canada could be on the brink of a fourth wave of COVID-19 driven by the Delta variant if the country opens too fast before enough people have been vaccinated. Long-term forecasts released Friday indicate a hasty reopening
Freeland says Liberals will extend aid programs to October because of uneven rebound
OTTAWA — The federal government is tapping the brakes on its plans to phase out pandemic aid programs this summer, deciding instead to freeze benefits at current levels and extend help by an extra month beyond the previously planned end
Finance Department says federal deficit was $23.8 billion deficit over April and May
OTTAWA — The federal government ran a deficit of nearly $24 billion over the first two months of its fiscal year, a sharp drop from the unprecedented spending one year earlier at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Finance Department's
Statistics Canada says economy appears to have grown in second quarter
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy appears to have bounced back after its worst two-month stretch since the start of the pandemic, eking out a gain in June and growth in the second quarter of the year. Statistics Canada said its preliminary
Doctors, lawyers want B.C. to track injuries after record heat wave
VANCOUVER — Two groups focused on environmental issues are calling on the British Columbia government to come up with a plan to track "heat dome injuries" following record-setting temperatures that are also linked with 570 deaths in the province over
