Category Archives: National
Ottawa plans to teach non-racialized Canadians about systemic racism in new campaign
OTTAWA — The federal government plans to launch a national ad campaign aimed at making more white Canadians knowledgeable about systemic racism. Launching a public education and awareness campaign is part of the Liberal government's anti-racism strateg...
Half of COVID-19 patients report symptoms after 12 weeks, says new PHAC review
OTTAWA — A new review by the Public Health Agency of Canada says more than half of COVID-19 patients might suffer from post-COVID syndrome for more than three months after testing positive. The review looked at more than two dozen studies
Nova Scotia premier responds to new questions about drunk-driving charge in 2005
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's premier deflected several questions Wednesday regarding drunk-driving charges he faced in 2005, saying he was sorry for bad decisions he made as a young man when alcohol was a big part of his life. Iain Rankin confirmed
Canada will support Haitians through ‘difficult months’ after Moïse assassination: PM
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse on Wednesday, saying Canada would stand by the country and its people in tough times ahead. "It is absolutely unacceptable and not something anyone wa...
Jagmeet Singh looks West to retake lost turf in B.C., but hurdles dot the path
OTTAWA — Under the shade of Douglas fir and western hemlock, Jagmeet Singh pulled up to Burnaby Central Park one day last week to greet constituents and gear up for his first campaign-style tour of the summer. Ahead of a likely
Panel to explore ‘carbon budget’ as net-zero idea
OTTAWA — The co-chair of an expert panel designed to advise Canada on how to reach net-zero emissions says it is exploring the idea of creating budgets for greenhouse gas emissions. Dan Wicklum says the net-zero advisory body authored a report
‘Elbows will come up’: Trudeau meets face to face with Kenney and Nenshi in Calgary
CALGARY — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau literally rubbed elbows with Alberta's premier and Calgary's mayor Wednesday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic before making a major transit announcement and downplaying some of the premier's concern...
AFN national chief vote goes to second day after three ballots and no winner
OTTAWA — The election for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations will go to a second day of voting and a fourth ballot after no candidates reached the necessary 60 per cent threshold to claim victory. The final two
‘Replacing the money’: public funds didn’t increase oil well cleanups, study suggests
Much of the taxpayer money that has funded oil well cleanup in Alberta may have simply replaced money that energy companies would have spent anyway, according to a new analysis. That means the public is likely paying for private companies' pollution,
First Nations leader pledges action after rail service resumes by Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON, B.C. — One of two rail companies with routes through Lytton, B.C., says it has resumed service after a wildfire devastated the village last week, a move one First Nations leader says he's willing to do "what's necessary" to
