Category Archives: National
April jobless rate drops to another new low as economy adds 15K jobs: StatCan
OTTAWA — The unemployment rate fell to another record low in April even as the pace of job creation slowed, suggesting a tightening of the labour market. Statistics Canada said Friday the jobless rate fell 5.2 per cent for April as
Close loopholes in ban on assault-style firearms, gun-control advocates urge MPs
OTTAWA — Advocates who led the push to ban an array of assault-style firearms are telling federal lawmakers that government regulations prohibiting these guns are being circumvented by Canadian manufacturers. In a letter sent this week, gun-control gro...
Alberta premier’s caucus foe calls him soft on Ottawa, gets verbal slap in return
EDMONTON — Jason Kenney’s arch-foe in caucus took his fight with the Alberta premier to the floor of the legislature Thursday and received in return a backhanded verbal slap from a cabinet minister. Brian Jean, recently elected as a United Conservative...
Canada to investigate sexual violence against women in Ukraine as war crimes
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada will help investigate sexual violence by Russian troops against women and girls in Ukraine. Speaking in Ottawa after talks with Ann Linde, Sweden's foreign affairs minister, Joly said RCMP off...
Quick Quotes: What the leaders said during the first Conservative leadership debate
OTTAWA — Conservative leadership contenders faced each other in debate for the first time at the Shaw Conference Centre in Ottawa as part of the Canada Strong and Free Network conference. Patrick Brown was the only candidate to miss the
Governor General Mary Simon to visit hometown while touring Nunavik
OTTAWA — Canada's first Indigenous Governor General is making a visit to a number of remote northern Quebec communities, including her own hometown. Mary Simon will make stops next week in Kuujjuaq, Kangiqsualujjuaq, Kangiqsujuaq and Inukjuak. The fi...
Canada’s trade minister, U.S. ambassador vow closer trade ties, despite differences
WASHINGTON — In the grand scheme of a volatile and unpredictable world, the Canada-U.S. trade relationship is healthy and only growing stronger, its two senior curators insisted Thursday during a rare joint appearance in Ottawa. U.S. Trade Representat...
Fuddle-duddle or not, Speaker calls for respect after question period shouting match
OTTAWA — The deputy Speaker of the House of Commons says he heard unparliamentary language from both opposition and government benches during Wednesday’s debate, but he wasn't able to hear whether the prime minister swore. Conservative MPs accused Just...
Record profits for oil companies should be invested in climate action: Guilbeault
OTTAWA — Canada's big oil companies are making record profits this year and should be using some of that extra cash to invest in things that curb their greenhouse gas emissions, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Thursday. His remarks come a
Indigenous B.C. man, granddaughter settle with BMO over arrest while opening account
VANCOUVER — Standing amid the noise of traffic and hustle of pedestrians on the same Vancouver sidewalk where he was arrested and handcuffed in December 2019, Maxwell Johnson said he finally feels at peace. The Indigenous man and his minor granddaughte...