Category Archives: National
Canadians growing ‘impatient’ on border, Garneau says as businesses push to reopen
WASHINGTON — Tiny cracks of daylight are beginning to appear in the barriers that have kept people from casually crossing the Canada-U.S. border for the last 13 months — but they mostly seem to be on the American side. Businesses and
Soldier cleared of charges related to alleged incidents in Nova Scotia
OTTAWA — A member of the Canadian Armed Forces has been found not guilty of sexual assault and forcible confinement after prosecutors declined to present any evidence against him. Master Cpl. Anthony Chand was charged in February 2020 with sexual assau...
Canadian outpouring over residential schools can bring healing, says survivor
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The shock being expressed about the discovery of the remains of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia could be a force to bring long-awaited change, says an author and school
Ottawa councillors urge federal government to rename Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway
Three Ottawa city councillors representing wards where the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway runs parallel to the Ottawa River are urging the federal government to change the name of the road. In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today, they
Freeland says feds will voice concerns to Air Canada over executive bonuses
OTTAWA — Air Canada is heading for a bout of political turbulence as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland signalled her displeasure over millions in bonuses to the airline's executives as the company negotiated a federal bailout. The airline on Monday di...
Majority of Conservative MPs vote in favour of defeated sex-selective abortion bill
OTTAWA — A majority of Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's caucus voted Wednesday in support of a bill that sought to restrict certain abortions even as he voted it down, saying he respects a woman's right to choose. Saskatchewan MP Cathay Wagantall
Climate change health costs to top $100B by mid-century: report
Climate change is likely to add more than $100 billion a year to Canada's health-care costs by mid-century, says a report by a federally funded research group. The Canadian Institute for Climate Choices says effects on health are likely to be
N.S. First Nation further delays lobster fishing, saying it risks losing traps
HALIFAX — A Mi'kmaq community is further delaying plans for a lobster harvest that was set to start this week off southwestern Nova Scotia, saying the band will have to set up its own security to protect its traps. Chief Mike
Ontario, Quebec lay out pandemic plans for schools
TORONTO — Students in the two provinces hardest hit by COVID-19 should be able to experience a "normal" return to school in the fall, officials said Wednesday as other provinces and territories looked to loosen pandemic-related travel restrictions. Ont...
Quebec economy minister resigns after ethics commissioner calls for his suspension
Quebec Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon has resigned, Premier François Legault announced Wednesday, after the province’s ethics commissioner called for him to be suspended from the legislature over an ongoing conflict of interest. In a report tabled ...
