Category Archives: National
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, July 5, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 9:46 p.m. Yukon's top doctor is reporting 40 new cases of COVID-19 between Friday and Monday noon. Dr. Brendan Hanley says this brings the total number of active infections to 149....
Canada to receive 3.7 million more COVID-19 doses this week
OTTAWA — The federal government is expecting to receive 3.7 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, bringing the total of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries above 53.7 million doses. The new deliveries will include about 900,000 doses of Pfizer-Bio...
Border restrictions to begin easing, slowly, for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers
WASHINGTON — After nearly 16 months of rigid travel restrictions, Canada is finally starting to loosen the rules — but only for a specific few. Effective Monday, fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents — those who have had a full
Tory MP fighting gay ‘blood ban’ says Parliament could have worked ‘better’ on C-6
OTTAWA — Eric Duncan has spoken more about his sexuality in the past two years than he says he has in his entire 33. The Conservative member of Parliament has talked openly in the House of Commons about being gay while
B.C. coroner says 719 deaths in a week during heat wave, but number could jump
VICTORIA — British Columbia's chief coroner says 719 sudden and unexpected deaths have been reported in the province during the historic heat wave, and that number over a seven-day period is unprecedented. Lisa Lapointe says the number of fatalities is...
Liberals keeping close eye on rapid-housing program revamp for future, Hussen says
OTTAWA — The federal minister in charge of affordable housing says projects left waiting cap-in-hand when the program they applied to ran out of money will be at the front of the queue during the second round of funding. The $1
Parties rake in millions in donations despite pandemic, padding campaign war chests
OTTAWA — Federal parties appear to have seen a drop in their fundraising in 2020, a year when the pandemic dented donations of all kinds and made parties rethink some of their traditional fundraising tools. The Conservatives' return shows the party
Can’t enter Canada now? Don’t try on Monday, border agency warns would-be travellers
WASHINGTON — The agency that guards Canada's borders is putting would-be travellers on notice: if you're not eligible to enter the country now, you won't be on Monday. That's the clear message from the Canada Border Services Agency as it prepares
Canada Day protest over residential schools sees monarch statues toppled in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG — Statues of two queens on the grounds of the Manitoba legislature were toppled during a rally over the deaths of Indigenous children at residential schools. The statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth were tied with ropes and brought
‘There’s some anxiety’: Alberta health minister and family swarmed on Canada Day
CALGARY — Protesters surrounded Alberta's health minister, his wife and two young sons Thursday at the conclusion of a Canada Day parade and a celebration of the lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions. Tyler Shandro's wife Andrea was in tears and the
