Category Archives: National
Massive restoration of Parliament’s Centre Block to cost up to $5 billion
OTTAWA — The massive restoration project underway at Parliament's Centre Block will cost up to $5 billion and continue at least until 2030, federal officials say. Construction on the traditional seat of the House of Commons and Senate is expected to
High vaccination rates, ongoing measures mean near-normal return to school in B.C.
VICTORIA — Students and parents can expect a near-normal return to school in British Columbia this fall as regular activities like assemblies and field trips are phased in and any transmission of COVID-19 is monitored. Provincial health officer Dr. Bon...
MPs’ study of systemic racism in policing concludes RCMP needs new model
OTTAWA — It's time for Canada to have a "reckoning" about the RCMP, says the chair of a House of Commons committee that studied systemic racism in policing. John McKay, a Toronto Liberal MP and chair of the House public safety
Remove non-consensual content, enforce existing laws: ethics committee on Pornhub
Canadians who have their image posted to Pornhub or other online streaming platforms without their consent should have the right to have it taken down immediately, a parliamentary committee said in a report released Thursday that pushed Ottawa to get
Commons committee calls for reshaping of EI to cover gig workers, self-employed
OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee is recommending a boost to the value and duration of employment insurance benefits, and expanding the system to cover gig workers and the self-employed. Its report Thursday also asks whether special benefits, such ...
‘I was taunted and harassed’ as a youth, Supreme Court nominee Mahmud Jamal says
OTTAWA — The judge poised to be the first person of colour on the Supreme Court of Canada says he experienced discrimination "as a fact of daily life" while growing up. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated Ontario Court of Appeal Justice
Greens’ Annamie Paul asks party execs for ‘space to unify,’ tells PM to ‘back off’
OTTAWA — Green Leader Annamie Paul is asking party brass and the prime minister to give her "the space to unify" the party ahead of a general meeting that could serve as a referendum on her leadership. Party executives have demanded
Freeze promotions until military commanders are screened for misconduct: Committee
OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee has called for a freeze on all promotions and salary increases for the military’s top brass until they can be screened for past incidents of inappropriate behaviour. The request is one of several from the House
Pfizer, Moderna vaccines now preferred second dose for AstraZeneca recipients: NACI
OTTAWA — The National Advisory Committee on Immunization said Thursday people who got the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as their first dose should get Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna for their second shot. On June 1, NACI had said AstraZeneca recipients "could...
Virtual Supreme Court hearings to continue beyond pandemic, chief justice says
OTTAWA — Canada's chief justice says the Supreme Court will continue to hold virtual hearings beyond the COVID-19 pandemic if participants agree to them. At a news conference Thursday, Richard Wagner said video technology has improved efficiency, savin...
