Category Archives: National
Trudeau says Canadiens’ selection of Logan Mailloux shows ‘lack of judgment’
MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he's not happy with the Montreal Canadiens' draft selection of a player convicted of a sex-related offence. "As a lifelong Habs fan, I have to say I am deeply disappointed by the decision.
Only 0.5 per cent of COVID-19 cases in fully vaccinated Canadians: Trudeau
MONCTON, N.B. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging Canadians who still have not got a COVID-19 vaccine to roll up their sleeves, saying that the overwhelming majority of cases are in people who haven't received their two shots. Only 0.5
‘This is how I’m going to die’: Police recall harrowing Capitol Hill riot at hearing
WASHINGTON — Police officers who endured the Jan. 6 riots on Capitol Hill wiped away tears, pounded the witness table in anger and pleaded for justice Tuesday as they recalled a "meat grinder" of Trump-fuelled fury that nearly cost them
Urgent need in Alberta to address potent drug supply, overdose crisis: health experts
EDMONTON — Alberta needs to create an emergency program similar to ones in other provinces to address a toxic drug supply that is killing people, an emergency room doctor and public health professor say. The number of deaths from poisoning caused
Fix to software problem behind naval helicopter crash needed ‘forthwith’: experts
HALIFAX — The software issue identified as a cause of last year's naval helicopter crash off Greece that killed six Canadian crew members needs to be fixed without delay, say experts on the interplay between automation and humans in aircraft. Two
Infrastructure bank CEO says agency may spend more on zero-emission buses
OTTAWA — The head of a federal infrastructure financing agency says he has seen a shift in the types of transit projects cities want to build as they opt for zero-emission buses in lieu of large-scale subways. Canada Infrastructure Bank chief
B.C. public health order places moratorium on new mink farms due to COVID-19
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — British Columbia has placed a moratorium on new mink farms and capped existing farms at their current numbers after two more of the animals tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. The Agriculture Ministry says each farm
Defamation lawsuit against commentator Kinsella should go ahead, Bernier argues
OTTAWA — A former Conservative cabinet minister who began a new political party says his defamation suit against a prominent political commentator and strategist should be allowed to proceed. People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier alleges Warr...
‘A very gentle soul’: Inuit react to Canada’s first Inuk Governor General
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Sitting with her four-year-old daughter on her lap, Crystal Martin-Lepenskie had tears in her eyes as she watched Mary Simon become Canada's 30th Governor General. Simon, an Inuk born in Kangiqsualujjuaq in northern Quebec, took her ...
White House to maintain travel restrictions as Delta ravages unvaccinated Americans
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden didn't mince words Monday when asked whether his administration will be able to convince more holdout Americans to change their minds about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. "We have to," Biden declared matter-of-factl...
