Category Archives: National
Trust in vaccines growing in Canada, but some get more love than others
OTTAWA — A new survey from Proof Strategies suggests it's not only Canada's national vaccine advisers who have a "preferred" vaccine.The survey of 1,500 people taken during the first three days of May suggests the two mRNA vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech...
Canadian on death row says execution may be ‘preferable’ to endless prison time
Ronald Smith sounds tired. Despite good news last month, when a bill to resume executions in Montana was unexpectedly defeated, the Canadian on death row in that state is in a sombre mood. Smith, originally from Red Deer, Alta., has been facing
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, May 6, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 6, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 350,701 new vaccinations administered for a total of 14,918,768 doses given. Nationwide, 1,196,166 people or 3.2 ...
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, May 6, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 6, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 350,701 new vaccinations administered for a total of 14,918,768 doses given. Nationwide, 1,196,166 people or 3.2 ...
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, May 7, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Friday, May 7, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 350,701 new vaccinations administered for a total of 14,918,768 doses given. Nationwide, 1,196,166 people or 3.2 per...
Canada will not participate in Durban IV conference amid anti-Semitism concerns
OTTAWA — Liberal MP Anthony Housefather says the federal government will not be taking part in 20th-anniversary events for an international conference where Israel was singled out for condemnation. In a Twitter post today, the lawmaker says Ottawa conf...
PM’s chief of staff offers to testify on Vance sexual misconduct allegations
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff has offered to testify at a House of Commons committee investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against Canada's former top military commander. Katie Telford wrote members of the defence com...
Canada must sanction Vladimir Putin’s oligarchs: Alexei Navalny’s chief of staff
OTTAWA — The chief of staff to Alexei Navalny, the imprisoned critic of the Russian president, is calling on Ottawa to impose new sanctions on those who he described as "Vladimir Putin's oligarchs." Leonid Volkov told members of a parliamentary commit...
No tickets, charges issued in Quebec for travellers violating hotel quarantine order
MONTREAL — No one in Quebec has been fined or ticketed for violating the national health order requiring travellers arriving in Canada to quarantine at a designated hotel, according to province's prosecution bureau. That is despite Quebec's government ...
Alberta eases security payment burden for oilsands companies
EDMONTON — Alberta is changing how it calculates the payments oilsands mines make to ensure there's enough money to clean up the mess they leave behind. The province says the decision is in reaction to low oil prices last year, which
