Category Archives: National
Canada’s PM Trudeau walking with cane after he sprained his ankle playing Frisbee
OTTAWA — It wasn't all fun and games for Justin Trudeau during some time with his family this weekend. The prime minister was spotted Monday walking with a cane after leaving an event announcing federal loans for Black entrepreneurs. Spokesman Alex Wel...
Mayors press Freeland for direct funding for urban Indigenous housing
OTTAWA — The mayors of Canada's biggest cities say they pushed Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland for a timeline on when the Liberals want to meet their goal of ending chronic homelessness in the country, and when extra housing help is
AstraZeneca expiry change based on science but communication is key: experts
OTTAWA — Many immunologists and infectious disease experts are rushing to convince Canadians that extending the expiration date on some Oxford-AstraZeneca doses is a normal and scientifically sound decision. Health Canada said Saturday it had approved ...
Charlottetown council votes to remove controversial statue of Sir John A. Macdonald
Charlottetown city council has voted to permanently remove a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald from a downtown intersection as a response to recent revelations about Canada's residential school system. The decision late Monday followed a vigil earlier in...
Canada won’t rush reopening border with United States, Trudeau says
MONTREAL — Canada won't be rushed into reopening its border with the United States to non-essential travel, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday as new COVID-19 case counts continued to drop in much of the country. Calls for a reopening plan
Greens join Tories to say Liberals, NDP pushing through new net-zero climate bill
OTTAWA — Green Party of Canada Leader Annamie Paul says important climate legislation is failing to get the scrutiny it deserves because the Liberal government and NDP are ramming it through Parliament. Paul accuses the two sides of striking a deal
Federal government launches loan program for Black-owned businesses
OTTAWA — The federal government is opening the doors to a loan program that will provide financing to Black-owned businesses that often face a steep hill to access capital. The Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund will provide loans of up to $250,000
Echaquan inquiry: reform needed to reduce Indigenous patients’ fear of health system
MONTREAL — Indigenous patients are afraid of seeking care due to systemic racism and the poor treatment they encounter in Quebec's health network, a witness said Monday at the coroner's inquiry into the death of Joyce Echaquan. Dr. Stanley Vollant, an
Trudeau vows help after Indigenous kids’ unmarked graves found, but offers no details
OTTAWA — As memorials with tiny shoes have elicited cries of grief across the nation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government are facing tough questions about why little has been done to implement recommendations released six years ago to
NDP urges Ottawa to enact TRC calls to action following school burial site discovery
OTTAWA — Federal New Democrats are calling for an emergency debate in the House of Commons on the recent discovery of the remains of 215 children on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says
