Category Archives: National
MPs vote against Tories’ call to fire Trudeau’s chief of staff over Vance complaint
OTTAWA — Opposition parties rejected a call from Conservatives for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fire his chief of staff over the handling of a complaint against Canada's former top soldier. The Tories' motion called for Katie Telford to lose
B.C. gives $2M to Japanese Canadian seniors as step toward righting internment wrongs
VICTORIA — British Columbia is offering tangible recognition of the historical wrongs caused by the province when it helped to intern thousands of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. The province has announced a $2-million fund for the Nik...
Régis Labeaume, longtime Quebec City mayor, won’t seek re-election in November
QUEBEC — Longtime Quebec City Mayor Régis Labeaume said Wednesday he's quitting politics and won't seek re-election in November.Labeaume, the 65-year-old outspoken municipal politician, was one of the city's longest-serving leaders, with 14 years in th...
Yukon to lift requirement of 14-day self-isolation for arriving travellers on May 25
WHITEHORSE — Yukon is eliminating self-isolation requirements for travellers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and it will allow restaurants to return to full capacity in a "giant leap forward" toward normalcy, the territory's chief medical off...
Avoid mixed messaging with any mix-and-match vaccine plan: CEO
Public health doctors and immunologists in Canada are calling for a wait-and-see approach as the idea of mixing doses of different COVID-19 vaccines is being considered to quickly inoculate more people around the world. The changes will be guided by th...
G7 transport ministers want ‘common platform’ to recognize travellers’ vaccine status
OTTAWA — G7 countries have agreed that resuming international travel once the pandemic recedes will require a co-ordinated approach to COVID-19 testing and recognizing whether passengers have been vaccinated, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said Wedne...
Canadian military laying groundwork for arrival of armed drones
OTTAWA — Canada is inching closer to the purchase of armed drones for its military as details around how the controversial weapons will be used are starting to come together after nearly two decades of delays and discussion. In an exclusive
New Brunswick reports blood clot death in connection with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick health officials on Wednesday reported the province's first death of someone who developed a blood clot after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. The individual in their 60s received the vaccine in mid-April and develo...
Federal budget ‘overstates’ economic impact of stimulus spending, budget officer says
OTTAWA — Parliament's spending watchdog says the federal Liberals' budget overestimates how much of an impact its stimulus measures will have on Canada's economy. The budget last month outlined what the government said was $101.4 billion in new spendin...
Health officials maintain getting immunized ASAP with any vaccine offered is best
OTTAWA — More health experts and politicians are breaking with advice from the national immunization panel, and instead urging Canadians that the best vaccine for them is the first one they can get. That includes chief public health officers in Alberta...
