Category Archives: National
Canadians likely to be targeted by foreign actors in next election, cyber agency says
OTTAWA — The federal cybersecurity agency is warning that Canadians are likely to run into some effort by foreign actors to influence or otherwise interfere with their right to vote in the next election. The Communications Security Establishment also s...
Muslim charity heading to court over ‘unfair’ suspension levied by revenue agency
OTTAWA — A long-established Muslim international relief charity says it will ask a federal court to overturn the national revenue agency's decision to suspend its ability to issue tax receipts following an audit. Ottawa-based Human Concern Internationa...
Aiming to allow vaccinated Americans into Canada by mid-August: PM to premiers
WASHINGTON — Canada is getting ready to welcome the world again, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau quietly indicated late Thursday as his office disclosed a target of mid-August for when the border might reopen for fully vaccinated Americans. And if the v...
B.C. expands access to safer drug alternatives for people at risk of overdose
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's mental health and addictions minister has announced a new policy that will expand access to safer prescription drugs for people at risk of overdose and death from toxic substances, without expecting them to enter treatmen...
First Nation still investigating former residential school site in British Columbia
CHEMAINUS, B.C. — A First Nation community on Vancouver Island says it is continuing its investigations after a newsletter circulating online said it had found more than 160 unmarked and undocumented graves at a former residential school site. In a sta...
Cruise ships allowed to sail in Canadian waters starting Nov. 1
VICTORIA — The federal government says cruise ships will be allowed back in Canadian waters in November, but they must follow public health requirements. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said the prohibition on cruise ships because of COVID-19 will be...
Transport Canada to lift ban on cruise ships in November, months earlier than planned
OTTAWA — Canada's cruise ship ban will end in November, a few months ahead of schedule. Cruise ships haven't been allowed in Canadian waters or ports for more than a year because of COVID-19 and the ban was set to remain
Former defence chief Jonathan Vance charged with obstruction of justice
OTTAWA — Retired general Jonathan Vance, former chief of the defence staff, has been charged with obstruction of justice related to an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service said Thursday...
Atlantic provinces dispose of thousands of doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccine
FREDERICTON — Provinces in Atlantic Canada have had to dispose of thousands of doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in recent weeks after demand dried up and they expired. Prince Edward Island announced this week it had disposed of 3,200 expire...
Canada pivoting vaccine plan as supplies begin to outstrip demand: Brodie
OTTAWA — The military general overseeing the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines across the country says Canada is moving to a "more nuanced" approach as the supply of doses is on the verge of outstripping demand. Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie says more than
