Category Archives: National
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday June 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 403,966 new vaccinations administered for a total of 26,490,531 doses given. Nationwide, 2,994,639 people or 7.9 pe...
Medically assisted deaths rising as Canadians grow more comfortable with the idea
OTTAWA — Almost 7,600 Canadians received medical assistance to end their lives last year, continuing a trend of steady annual increases in cases since the procedure was legalized in 2016. Health Canada official Abby Hoffman provided the lastest statist...
Alberta moves forward on equalization referendum, with vote proposed in October
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is taking the next step towards a referendum question on equalization. Premier Jason Kenney says his government will put before the legislature a motion on the wording of a referendum question. If passed, the question ...
Dealing with growing Chinese authoritarianism a challenge for democracies: Garneau
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says China's growing authoritarianism and coercive diplomacy constitute a challenge to democratic countries around the world including Canada. Garneau is telling a parliamentary committee this evening that...
Dealing with growing Chinese authoritarianism a challenge for democracies: Garneau
OTTAWA — China's growing authoritarianism and coercive diplomacy constitute a challenge to democratic countries around the world including Canada, Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said Monday. Garneau told a parliamentary committee that Canada an...
Speaker rules conduct of urinating MP constitutes prima facie case of contempt
OTTAWA — Speaker Anthony Rota has ruled that the conduct of a Liberal MP who urinated during virtual parliamentary proceedings constitutes a prima facie case of contempt of the House of Commons. In a ruling Monday, Rota said at first glance
The latest news developments on the fatal attack in London, Ont.
The latest news on the vehicle attack in London, Ont., that killed four members of a Muslim family and seriously injured a nine-year-old boy on Sunday (all times eastern): --- 11 p.m. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair is calling the vehicle attack on
Quebec invests $14 million to adapt justice system to First Nations communities
MONTREAL — Quebec is investing $14 million over four years to adapt its justice system to the realities of Indigenous communities. Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafrenière said today the money will go toward promoting community justice initiatives an...
Alberta premier says sorry for breaking COVID-19 health rules with rooftop dinner
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing mounting criticism in cabinet and caucus, says he is sorry for breaking COVID-19 rules at a dinner party caught on camera. Kenney says he thought he and other cabinet ministers were keeping the required
Vancouver Island First Nations plan to defer old-growth logging at protest sites
PORT RENFREW, B.C. — The leaders of three First Nations on southwestern Vancouver Island say they've told the B.C. government they want old-growth logging temporarily deferred in two areas, including the site at the centre of ongoing protests and arres...
