Category Archives: National
Alberta eases security payment burden for oilsands companies
EDMONTON — Last year's dive in oil prices has caused Alberta to change how it calculates the payments oilsands mines make to ensure there's enough money to clean up the mess they leave behind. "The interim solution we're putting in place
NACI chair says advice not meant to give AstraZeneca recipients vaccine remorse
OTTAWA — The chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization says people who already got the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine should not feel they made a bad choice. Dr. Caroline Quach and the other 15 members of NACI were accused of sowing
Canada agrees to take part in WTO talks to waive patent protections on vaccines
WASHINGTON — Canada agreed Thursday to join World Trade Organization talks on waiving the rules that protect vaccine trade secrets — a measure drug companies and a number of world leaders say would only slow down production. International Trade Ministe...
NDP promises foreign buyers’ tax, half a million new homes to cool housing market
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pledging a hefty foreign home buyers' tax and "massive" investment in housing to chill a boiling-hot real estate market. Unveiled today at a virtual news conference, Singh's election campaign-style promise would imp...
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Quebec money laundering case quashed over delays
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal in a case where the conviction of four people accused of money laundering on behalf of the Hells Angels was quashed over unreasonable legal delays. The high court said today
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Quebec money laundering case quashed over delays
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal in a case where the conviction of four people accused of money laundering on behalf of the Hells Angels was quashed over unreasonable legal delays. The high court said today
Muslim, civil liberties groups to appeal Quebec court ruling on religious symbols law
MONTREAL — Two groups that unsuccessfully challenged Quebec's secularism law in court said Thursday they will appeal last month's ruling. The National Council of Canadian Muslims and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association said in a statement Thursday...
Liberals pressed to ease access to EI parental leave to help unemployed moms
OTTAWA — The federal government is being asked to give new and soon-to-be moms a Mother's Day gift by closing a hole in the safety net preventing some from having their maternity leave fully covered. As is, eligible workers need a
COVID-19 restrictions in Nova Scotia are tough, but they could get tougher: premier
HALIFAX — With Atlantic Canada's worst COVID-19 outbreak showing no signs of letting up, Nova Scotia's premier warned Thursday he might impose tougher restrictions to reduce the rapid spread of the deadly virus. Premier Iain Rankin told a virtual news ...
Ontario First Nations group backs Line 5 shutdown, slams Ottawa for fighting back
WASHINGTON — The federal Liberal government is putting Canada's oil and gas industry ahead of the Great Lakes by opposing Michigan's efforts to shut down the Line 5 pipeline, says a prominent group of Ontario First Nations. The Anishinabek Nation said
