Category Archives: National
Coal company considers legal options after review denies Rockies mine application
A coal company that was denied an application to build an open-pit mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains says it's considering its legal options. On Thursday, a joint federal-provincial review panel denied the permits needed by the proposed Grassy Mountai...
Restrictions at U.S. border to remain in place until end of July, Trudeau says
OTTAWA — Travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border will remain in place for at least another month to prevent a fourth wave of COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday while acknowledging growing frustration with how the issue was being
Cities should redo planning, permitting to align with housing strategy, minister says
OTTAWA — The federal minister in charge of affordable housing says he would like municipalities to reshape local rules to more quickly build units through the government's national housing strategy. Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen said some ci...
NACI advice to mix vaccines gets varied reaction from AstraZeneca double-dosers
When Gwenny Farrell booked her second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on the first day it became available, she said she believed she was doing the right thing. The resident of White Rock, B.C., said she has tried to follow
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, June 18, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Friday, June 18, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 490,061 new vaccinations administered for a total of 30,867,925 doses given. Nationwide, 6,004,387 people or 16 pe...
Provincial leaders want more federal money for health care, plan to meet in fall
OTTAWA — Canada's premiers are reiterating a call for more federal health care funding. Following a conference call, the premiers issued a statement Thursday asking the federal government to increase its share of overall health spending to 35 per cent ...
Ottawa using “racist” Indian Act to narrow Jordan’s Principle eligibility, AFN argues
OTTAWA — Canada's attempt to narrow the list of First Nations children who can access services under Jordan's Principle is linked to the country's long-standing "racist and colonial" policies toward Indigenous Peoples, lawyers argued in Federal Court T...
O’Toole says national security committee being used to cover up scientists’ firing
OTTAWA — Erin O'Toole pulled Conservative MPs from a special national security committee Thursday, accusing the government of using it to cover up an incident that caused two scientists at Canada's highest security laboratory to be fired. The Conservat...
Informant loses bid to sue Canada over delay in handling refugee claim
OTTAWA — An Australian who fed information to police about outlaw bikers and later won refugee status in Canada has lost a bid to sue federal officials over delays in processing his asylum application. The Supreme Court of Canada has declined
One million chickens euthanized during labour dispute at Quebec slaughterhouse
MONTREAL — The head of an association representing Quebec chicken producers says it is unacceptable that one million chickens have been euthanized during an extended labour dispute at a slaughterhouse near Quebec City. The Exceldor co-operative closed ...
