Category Archives: National
Quebec government to allow overnight camps to open across province this summer
MONTREAL — Quebec is allowing overnight camps across the province to reopen this summer. An association representing camps in the province says it learned Thursday its members will be allowed to reopen after last summer's season was cancelled because o...
Trudeau aide Katie Telford questions if she could’ve done more on military misconduct
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff says she wonders whether she could have done more to fight sexual misconduct in Canada's armed forces, but refused to say how her boss was kept in the dark about an
A year after jobs data leak, StatCan resumes sharing advance numbers with officials
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada has resumed its practice of giving key federal officials an advance look at its jobs report ahead of its official release. The agency says two people each in the Finance Department and Privy Council Office, which aids
Manitoba tightens health orders, shuts gyms, restaurants, museums and more
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government announced further restrictions as COVID-19 numbers continued to surge to near-record levels Friday. Starting Sunday morning and until May 30, the cap on outdoor gatherings will drop to five people from 10. Restaurants...
CRA watchdog finds agency taking weeks to process some claims for recovery benefits
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency is being taken to task by a federal watchdog for not being as up front as it should be over how long it might take to process applications for pandemic aid. The $500-a-week Canada Recovery
Manitoba, Nova Scotia cracking down amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Manitoba introduced tougher COVID-19 public health measures and Nova Scotia announced it would restrict entry amid a surge in infections, as Ottawa introduced new ways for small and medium businesses to access rapid tests to thwart workplace outbreaks....
Supreme Court upholds sexual assault conviction in case involving teens, alcohol
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the conviction of a youth found guilty of sexually assaulting another teenager in a case involving alcohol and capacity to consent. In its ruling Friday, the high court also affirmed the constitutionality...
Judges’ sexual assault training bill receives royal assent after clearing the Senate
OTTAWA — Rona Ambrose says she had no idea it would take so long and require such determination to see that new judges are properly trained in sexual assault law.Four years and three attempts later, Bill C-3 received royal assent
As MPs urge support, Trudeau demurs on whether government backs COVID-19 waiver
WASHINGTON — Justin Trudeau stopped well short Friday of endorsing efforts to lift the veil on the trade secrets behind COVID-19 vaccines, insisting instead that Canada is already doing plenty to improve access to doses around the world. Those efforts ...
Economy lost 207,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate rises, Statistics Canada says
OTTAWA — Canada's labour market lost 207,000 jobs last month as a spike in COVID-19 variant cases led to renewed public health restrictions and raised concerns about longer-term economic consequences from the pandemic. The unemployment rate rose to 8.1...
