Category Archives: National
Respect for personal information must underpin vaccine passports: privacy watchdogs
OTTAWA — Respect for laws and principles governing personal information must guide introduction of proof-of-vaccination certificates that could smooth the transition to post-pandemic life, Canada's privacy watchdogs warn. A joint statement Wednesday by...
Coal company asks court to quash order for federal environmental review of expansion
A coal company is asking Federal Court this week to toss out a decision by Canada's environment minister that a proposed Alberta mine expansion should get a full federal environmental review. Coalspur Mines argues the decision was based on an unfair
Restrictions lifting as COVID infections slow; Ontario resumes non-urgent procedures
TORONTO — A slowdown in new COVID-19 infections across much of the country along with rising vaccination numbers has political and health authorities easing restrictions put in place to curb the pandemic. In one such key development, Ontario's top publ...
Opposition leaders want juror demographic data to help fight systemic biases
A lack of information on the race, gender and age of jurors hinders the fight to address systemic racism and other inequities in the criminal justice system, federal opposition leaders and others say.While studies in the United States show juror
U.S. border agency says COVID vax not essential; Canadians could be denied entry
TORONTO — The U.S. border agency says it does not consider COVID-19 vaccinations essential for entry purposes. As a result, Customs and Border Protection says travellers from Canada seeking a vaccine could be kept out. The Canadian government has said ...
U.S. border agency says COVID vax not essential; Canadians could be denied entry
TORONTO — Canadians attempting to drive across the American border solely for a COVID-19 vaccination, even with a doctor's referral, would be denied entry, the U.S. border agency said on Wednesday. Unlike the Canadian government, Customs and Border Pro...
PBO report finds that NDP plan to slash student debt would cost $4 billion
OTTAWA — Parliament's budget watchdog says the NDP plan to cut student debt would cost about $4 billion. The New Democrats' campaign-style pledge this spring promised to cancel up to $20,000 in tuition, freeze loan payments through July 2022 and scrap
Ottawa professor Hassan Diab must stand trial in Paris bombing: French court
OTTAWA — A French court has upheld a decision directing Ottawa sociology professor Hassan Diab to stand trial in the decades-old bombing of a Paris synagogue. The Court of Cassation, the highest court in the French judiciary, delivered the ruling today...
Ottawa professor Hassan Diab must stand trial in Paris bombing: French court
OTTAWA — Hassan Diab's supporters said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must intervene in his case after a French court upheld a decision directing the Ottawa sociology professor to stand trial in the decades-old bombing of a Paris synagogue. Diab's lawye...
John Gomery, judge who led inquiry exposing federal sponsorship scandal, dead at 88
MONTREAL — John Gomery, the judge who led a public inquiry that helped sink a federal government, has died at age 88. His daughter confirmed his death to The Canadian Press on Wednesday. "He was a giant, an extraordinary man and a
