Category Archives: National
What federal Conservative leadership candidates can learn from Kenney and Alberta
EDMONTON — As federal Conservative leadership candidates travelled to Alberta this week, they arrived in a fractured Tory heartland. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who won a majority government in 2019, leading the newly formed United Conservative Party...
Safe house in tiny Nunavik village aims to break generations of trauma for Inuit
KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ, Que. — On any given day in Kingaqsualujjuak, Que., a person or family in crisis can call a 24-hour number and speak to a community member who can help. Qarmaapik House offers a safe house for parents and children, and
Thousands attend annual anti-abortion rally on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA — Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators descended on Parliament Hill Thursday, as a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft decision brings renewed attention to the issue on both sides of the border. "How about that Roe v. Wade decision? Are you stok...
The latest on the first official Conservative leadership debate in Edmonton
OTTAWA — Conservative leadership hopefuls squared off in the first official debate of the race. Here are the latest developments. All times eastern: 11 p.m. Conservative leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis says she's concerned about Poilievre declaring t...
Soldier charged for speaking out against vaccine requirements while in uniform
OTTAWA — A Canadian soldier who publicly spoke out against federal vaccine requirements while in uniform has been charged while another Armed Forces member has been fined after posting a video supporting the Freedom Convoy. The Defence Department confi...
Canadian singer and activist Denise Ho among group arrested in Hong Kong: report
HONG KONG — Canadian singer and activist Denise Ho is one of at least four people who have been arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces to endanger China's national security, reports said Wednesday. U.K.-based human rights
UN committee criticizes Canada over handling of Indigenous pipeline opposition
A United Nations human rights committee focused on combating racism has reiterated its call for Canada to stop construction on two pipelines until it obtains consent from affected Indigenous communities in British Columbia. The UN Committee on the Elim...
Governor General’s tour of Nunavik suspended amid poor weather in northern Quebec
KUUJJUAQ, Que. — Mary Simon's tour of Nunavik has been suspended due to poor weather in northern Quebec. The Governor General's third day was scheduled to take place in Kangiqsujuaq, Que., about 435 kilometres northwest of Kuujjuaq. But with forecast...
Putin guilty of ‘depravity’ for denying hungry Africans grain from Ukraine: Goodale
OTTAWA — Ralph Goodale, Canada's high commissioner to the United Kingdom, has accused Vladimir Putin of "unconscionable depravity" for denying hungry people in African countries and other developing nations access to grain from Ukraine. In remarks on ...
Report estimates at least 500 deaths at former Indigenous residential schools in U.S.
WASHINGTON — Canadian audiences have grown used to seeing an Indigenous politician denounce the federal legacy of residential schools. For Maka Black Elk, it was nothing short of a revelation. Black Elk watched Wednesday as the first Indigenous cabinet...