Category Archives: National
Volunteers sought to help Afghan interpreters
OTTAWA — An organization counting retired military officers and diplomats among its ranks is looking for volunteers to welcome and help integrate any former Afghan interpreters and their families who end up being evacuated to Canada. The call to arms f...
Canadians say vaccination proof must be required of all travellers: poll
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians say proof of vaccination should be required of all essential and non-essential travellers. Fifty-eight per cent of respondents to an online survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies sa...
The latest questions and answers about who can, can’t cross the Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON — Some questions and answers about the state of the Canada-U.S. border, 16 months into the COVID-19 pandemic: Q: Who can enter Canada from the United States without having to quarantine? A: In addition to essential workers, international st...
Muslim council issues recommendations ahead of national Islamophobia summit this week
A national strategy to fight anti-Muslim hate across society is one of 61 recommendations released Monday by the National Council of Canadian Muslims ahead of a summit on Islamophobia to be held later this week. The organization hosted events on Monday...
Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens can enter Canada Aug. 9, rest of world Sept. 7
WASHINGTON — Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents will be allowed into Canada as of Aug. 9, joined by the rest of the world Sept. 7, federal officials announced Monday as the country prepares to lower border barriers that
Paul seeks to push past ‘incredibly painful’ threat to her leadership of Greens
OTTAWA — Annamie Paul sought to show Monday her party has pushed past a period of bitter strife ahead of a likely election, as lingering tensions leave Greens in limbo and Paul reeling from a temporarily sidelined threat to her
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, July 19, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 8:15 p.m. Yukon is reporting 20 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since Friday. Fourteen of the cases are in Whitehorse, four are in rural communities and two case locations have not...
Canada joins allies in blaming China for massive attack on email servers
OTTAWA — Canada joined the United States and other allies on Monday in blaming China for a massive cyberattack that compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world earlier this year. The attack saw hackers exploit weaknesses in Microsoft Ex...
Canada set to receive 7.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week
OTTAWA — The federal government is expecting to receive about 7.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, as it adjusts its distribution strategy amid waning vaccination rates and substantial supply. The new deliveries will include about 3.1 mil...
Black public servant files complaint over alleged ‘slaves’ comment in the workplace
OTTAWA — Monica Agard says she was chatting with a colleague about her workload and looming deadlines when a supervisor passing by cut into their conversation. "We should go back to the good old days when we had slaves," Agard, a
