Category Archives: National
Heartbreaking for military who served in Afghanistan to see Taliban in power: Anand
OTTAWA — Defence Minister Anita Anand has said it is "heartbreaking" for members of Canada's armed forces who served in Afghanistan to see the Taliban back in power. But Anand told a special Parliamentary committee on Afghanistan on Monday that Canada'...
Waive patents for COVID-19 vaccines, treatment to end pandemic, expert tells MPs
OTTAWA — Canada needs to turn its COVID-19 aid attention to expanding vaccine production everywhere or the virus will continue to run wild, mutate and bring new waves of disease, says a prominent expert. Dr. Madhukar Pai, a Canada Research Chair
City of Ottawa recovers stolen $558,000 after fraud scheme involving Salvation Army
OTTAWA — The City of Ottawa's treasurer says the municipality has recovered more than half a million dollars it lost in a fraud scheme carried out against the local Salvation Army homeless shelter. An earlier memo to city council revealed that
Weather, eased COVID-19 restrictions fuel spike in irregular Canada-U.S. migration
WASHINGTON — Warmer weather and fading fears about COVID-19 have immigration experts warning of more irregular efforts to cross the Canada-U.S. border — and not only in one direction. While Canada has for years been a destination for desperate asylum
Judge in Quebec election shooting trial given details of threats against PQ leader
MONTREAL — Lawyers for the Quebec government have submitted details in court about six threats made against former Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois on the day of the 2012 provincial election, a civil trial heard Monday. The threats were discussed ...
Real estate investors in public office represent a conflict of interest
Dear Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, Disclosure documents from your office show a full one third of Canada’s federal cabinet ministers, including the Finance Minister and Housing Minister, to real estate investors. At least a fifth of the Members
Thirty years after Westray disaster, families say justice still rare in worker deaths
NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — Family members who lost loved ones in the Westray coal mining disaster in Nova Scotia marked the 30th anniversary Monday, while continuing their calls for more criminal prosecutions of workplace deaths. Genesta Halloran-Peters, who ...
‘Welcome home, Mary’: Gov. Gen. Mary Simon begins tour of Nunavik
KUUJJUAQ, Que. — Mary Simon faced some tough questions in three languages Monday from students at the Jaanimmarik School in Kuujjuaq, a community in northern Quebec. They asked about her favourite memories growing up in Nunavik (fishing, hunting and be...
Governor General expected to get warm welcome during return to home region of Nunavik
KUUJJUAQ, Que. — The usual excitement over the end of the school year in Nunavik is reaching a new level, as hundreds of students get ready to present special projects to the country's first Indigenous Governor General. Mary Simon's tour of
Trudeau makes surprise visit to Ukraine to reopen Canadian Embassy, meet Zelenskyy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unannounced visit Sunday to Ukraine, where he reopened the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv and expressed unwavering support for the embattled country. Trudeau met Volodymyr Zelenskyy in person for the first time since Rus...