Category Archives: National
Canada’s vaccine targets based on models before troublesome Delta variant well known
OTTAWA — Canada is on the cusp of hitting its first national vaccination target, but chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the Delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 might mean the country has to up its
Liberal government moves to define ‘elder abuse’ to better target ways to stop it
OTTAWA — The federal government is launching a consultation on how it should define elder abuse, an exercise that would bring more targeted programs and policies for Canada's aging population. About one in 10 seniors are affected by abuse or neglect,
Study warns Alberta has failed to consider damage to foothills from coal mining
New coal mines in Alberta's Rocky Mountain foothills would create more environmental problems than economic benefits, a lengthy new study has concluded. "The best available information indicates that the magnitude of long-term liabilities to water reso...
Queen’s U staff, associates accused of falsely claiming Indigenous identity
Queen's University has become embroiled in an increasingly public dispute over whether some of its faculty and other associates are falsely holding themselves out to be Indigenous, thereby harming the cause of First Nations people. An anonymous report ...
Quebec invests nearly $100 million to combat sexual exploitation of minors
MONTREAL — Quebec is investing nearly $100 million over five years to fight the sexual exploitation of minors. Public Security Minister Geneviève Guilbault told reporters today $79.2 million will go toward adding 40 officers and experts to join an inte...
International women’s rights advocates call on Canada to hold Pornhub to account
Jeanette Westbrook says being sexually abused as a child will haunt her for the rest of her life. The perpetrators used eight-millimetre film, she said, but over time, abusers can transfer footage to the latest technology and continue to disseminate it...
Liberals table bill to protect French in sweeping update to Official Languages Act
OTTAWA — The Liberal government introduced legislation Tuesday to strengthen the protection of French in Canada as part of the biggest overhaul to the Official Languages Act in more than three decades, just days before the House of Commons is
Ethics commissioner finds former Liberal MP violated conflict of interest code
OTTAWA — Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion says former Liberal MP Yasmin Ratansi violated Parliament's conflict of interest code when she hired her sister in her constituency office. Dion says Ratansi could have done more to avoid the conflict but believe...
Commissioner says lobbying of federal departments, politicians hits record high
OTTAWA — The federal lobbying commissioner says government agencies and officials faced a record barrage of pitches in the last year from groups trying to shape the country's pandemic response. Tuesday's report from commissioner Nancy Belanger said the...
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Tuesday, June 15, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 8:35 p.m. Yukon health officials are reporting 12 new cases of COVID-19. Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health, Dr. Catherine Elliott, says the people infected are between...
