Category Archives: National
Allowing navy commander to keep job after Vance golf game is disturbing: Freeland
OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says she is "disturbed" by the military's decision to let the commander of the Royal Canadian Navy keep his job after golfing with the former chief of the defence staff under military police
Economic aid could be extended beyond the fall if recovery falters, Freeland says
OTTAWA — The country's beleaguered workers and businesses should be able to stand on their own by the fall and no longer need a slew of financial supports come if the economic recovery moves along as expected, Finance Minister Chrystia
B.C. nations say 182 unmarked graves found in cemetery near former residential school
CRANBROOK, B.C. — Two First Nations say a search using ground-penetrating radar has found the remains of 182 people in unmarked graves at a site close to a former residential school in the southern Interior of British Columbia. But the leadership
Canada promises $100M in foreign aid to support care workers in developing countries
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will spend $100 million over the next five years on global projects to address the unequal burden women bear caring for others. He made the pledge in a speech at the Generation Equality
Peace Tower flag lowered on Canada Day to honour Indigenous children: Trudeau
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he asked that the national flag on the Peace Tower remain at half-mast for Canada Day to honour the Indigenous children who died in residential schools. In a post on his Twitter account Wednesday,
Canada calling on Eritrea to withdraw its forces from Ethiopia
Ottawa is calling on Eritrea to withdraw its armed forces from the Tigray region in Ethiopia, a couple days after a ceasefire was announced to put a hold on a conflict that has led to one of the world's worst
Canadians consider U.S. a far better economic partner than China, Pew survey suggests
WASHINGTON — A new international survey suggests a vast majority of Canadians would prefer to see closer economic ties with the United States than with China. The latest Pew Research Center survey found 87 per cent of 1,011 Canadian respondents see
Residential school survivors pushed for decades to demolish building in northern B.C.
Survivors of a residential school in northern British Columbia have given the community strength and courage to keep pushing in a decades-long fight to demolish the building, says the deputy chief of the Daylu Dena Council. "(Today) and every day is
B.C. premier says ‘extraordinary results’ mean most restrictions being lifted
VICTORIA — British Columbia will move toward a return to normal life on Canada Day as the province removes most COVID-19 restrictions and allows outdoor gatherings of up to 5,000 people. Premier John Horgan said high vaccination rates and a low
Senate passes net-zero bill, set to debate budget bill before rising for summer
OTTAWA — The Senate has passed a government bill to mandate the country reach net-zero emissions by 2050, doing so hours before the upper chamber rises for the summer and a possible fall election. Bill C-12 sets targets for achieving an
