Category Archives: National
UNESCO says industry, poor governance ‘likely’ endanger Canadian World Heritage site
Canada's largest national park is now so threatened by upstream development and divided governance that it likely meets the criteria to be placed on the list of World Heritage sites in danger. UNESCO released the draft finding on Alberta's Wood Buffalo...
Canada has admitted broken Indigenous relationship, unlike China on Uyghurs: Trudeau
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there is a fundamental difference between Canada's troubled relationship with Indigenous Peoples, and China's systemic abuse and human rights violations against ethnic Muslim Uyghurs. Trudeau says Canada know...
Commission on election leaders’ debates sets criteria, says parties need 4% support
OTTAWA — The commission of the official leaders' debates for Canada's elections says one of the criteria for participating in the next set is parties must have at least four per cent of national support. Leaders' Debates commissioner and former govern...
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, June 22, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 8 p.m. Yukon is recording eight new COVID-19 cases. Chief medical health officer Dr. Brendan Hanley says in a news release there are now 92 active cases in the territory and recove...
Desmond inquiry: Lionel Desmond’s case manager testifies about bureaucratic barriers
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — In the four months before former soldier Lionel Desmond killed his family and himself in 2017, his case manager with Veterans Affairs was frustrated by bureaucratic barriers that delayed his rehabilitation, a public inquiry hear...
Military ombudsman demands independence now, accuses top brass of fighting oversight
OTTAWA — Canada’s military ombudsman Greg Lick is demanding the federal Liberal government end the “cycle of scandals” and immediately grant his office true independence and oversight powers over the Canadian Armed Forces. Lick threw down the gauntlet ...
Teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo again denied parole
TORONTO — Teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo failed in his second parole bid on Tuesday after the parents of two of his victims recounted the enduring pain of his twisted crimes and warned he should never be released
Two-thirds of Canadians say governments shouldn’t lift all COVID-19 restrictions
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests about two-thirds of Canadians believe that governments should not lift all restrictions related to COVID-19. Sixty-nine per cent of respondents to an online survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies say restr...
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 22, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday June 22, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 394,799 new vaccinations administered for a total of 32,566,031 doses given. Nationwide, 7,404,496 people or 20 pe...
CRA audits of ultra-wealthy Canadians yield zero prosecutions, convictions
OTTAWA — Data from the Canada Revenue Agency shows its recent efforts to combat tax evasion by the super-rich have resulted in zero prosecutions or convictions. In response to a question tabled in Parliament by NDP MP Matthew Green, the CRA
