Category Archives: National
No early heads-up from U.S. about plan to propose higher softwood duties, Ng says
WASHINGTON — Canada's international trade minister says she got no warning from her American counterpart before the United States proposed doubling its duties on Canadian softwood lumber. Mary Ng told a House of Commons committee hearing that U.S. Tra...
Foster care is modern-day residential school system: Inuit MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq
OTTAWA — In the wake of the tragic discovery of an unmarked burial site in Kamloops, B.C., the Liberals are facing tough questions about ongoing harms being suffered by Indigenous children in the child welfare system — a system an
Legislature member says Alberta premier’s patio dinner clearly broke COVID-19 rules
EDMONTON — One of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s caucus members says it’s obvious to her that Kenney’s drinks and dinner on a rooftop patio this week broke COVID-19 health rules. And Angela Pitt says if Kenney’s party can ignore restrictions, restauran...
O’Regan says 30 million trees to be planted this year out of two billion by 2030
OTTAWA — A Liberal campaign pledge to plant two billion trees by 2030 finally seems to have taken root. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan announced Friday that 30 million trees will be planted this season out of the two billion his
O’Toole wants Trudeau to stand up to China at G7, push relocation of Beijing Olympics
OTTAWA — Canada's Official Opposition wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to use his time at the G7 Leaders' Summit to take a stand against China and call for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved from Beijing. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole
Study outlines ‘natural climate solutions’ to help Canada meet emissions targets
Canada could reach one-third of its greenhouse gas reduction targets by making better use of its vast forests, prairies and wetlands, says a report by more than three dozen scientists. The researchers from universities, governments and environmental gr...
Trudeau calls on Catholic Church to take responsibility for residential schools
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on the Catholic Church to "step up" and take responsibility for its role in Canada's residential school system. Trudeau said Friday that as a Catholic he is deeply disappointed by the position that the church
Tam urges 2nd COVID vaccine dose as Delta variant emerges ‘essentially across Canada’
As Canada's COVID-19 vaccination rollout continues to pick up speed, the country's top public health officer is reiterating the importance of receiving a full two-dose series, especially with the latest variant of concern now detected in several provin...
N.L. premier vows change: coat of arms description calls Indigenous people ‘savages’
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government has decided to change the official description of the province's 400-year-old coat of arms, which includes a reference to Indigenous people as "savages." Premier Andrew Furey said a formal not...
UN human rights experts call on Canada to investigate residential school burial sites
OTTAWA — The United Nations' human-rights special rapporteurs are calling on Canada and the Catholic Church to conduct prompt and thorough investigations into the finding of an unmarked burial site believed to contain the remains of 215 Indigenous chil...
