Category Archives: National
Canada’s next governor general Mary Simon to be officially installed July 26
OTTAWA — Mary Simon will officially become Canada's governor general later this month. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, as his choice to be the Queen's representative in Canada last week. Canadian ...
Head of Justice Centre taking leave; hired investigator to follow judge
WINNIPEG — The president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is stepping away from the Alberta-based organization after admitting to hiring a private investigator to follow a Manitoba judge. The Justice Centre's board said that effective...
N.S. becomes second province to sign on to federal Liberals’ child care subsidy plan
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has become the second province to sign a deal with Ottawa for regulated child care spaces that would lower the average cost of care to $10 per day over a five-year period. The federal government's recent budget
N.S. becomes second province to sign on to federal Liberals’ child-care subsidy plan
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has become the second province to sign on to a federal program that would fund thousands of subsidized daycare spots, in a deal that plays into the prime minister's and premier's potential election platforms. Neither Nova Scotia
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, July 13, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 5:45 p.m. Alberta is reporting 35 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths. The province says there are 112 people in hospital due to the virus, including 33 in intensive care. ...
Green party brass move to block funding for leader Annamie Paul’s riding campaign
OTTAWA — Green party executives have moved to withhold funding from leader Annamie Paul's campaign to win a downtown Toronto seat in a likely election later this year. A motion was tabled at a federal council meeting on June 29 to
‘I plan on being Cadmus through and through’: Getting to know Chief Cadmus Delorme
Chief Cadmus Delorme's childhood home was less than 200 metres from the Cowessess First Nation's band office. The building was a familiar place for the family. It's where patriarch Bruce Delorme worked as an elected councillor off and on until
Canada to aid Afghanistan after U.S. troop withdrawal next month, minister says
Ottawa will continue sending humanitarian and development assistance to Afghanistan after the United States completes its troop withdrawal from the country next month, International Development Minister Karina Gould says. U.S. President Joe Biden said ...
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney wants Canada to reopen to fully vaccinated visitors
OTTAWA — Canada should reopen the border to fully vaccinated foreign visitors, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Monday, adding he will advocate for the loosened rules the next time provincial leaders have a conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trud...
Feds launch tourism fund to help tourism businesses avoid spiral of debt, Joly says
OTTAWA — The federal government is offering easy financing for the country's beleaguered tourism operators, which the minister in charge says should help companies mired in debt. The sector has been among the hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, a...
