Category Archives: National
Salty language by unmuted House leader heard during virtual question period
OTTAWA — Misadventures with webcams continued today in the House of Commons. Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez was caught swearing lustily during question period, as opposition MPs grilled the Liberals over their handling of sexual misconduct all...
Garneau to quarantine in hotel after returning from G7 ministers’ meeting in U.K.
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau will stay in a quarantine hotel for three days starting Wednesday after returning from the United Kingdom where he's attending the first in-person meeting of G7 foreign and development ministers in over tw...
Garneau to quarantine in hotel after returning from G7 ministers’ meeting in U.K.
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau will stay in a quarantine hotel for three days starting Wednesday after returning from the United Kingdom where he's attending the first in-person meeting of G7 foreign and development ministers in over tw...
Nunavut imposes isolation for those travelling from N.W.T.
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut is suspending its common travel area with the Northwest Territories after a COVID-19 outbreak closed schools in Yellowknife.The N.W.T. on Monday reported eight confirmed cases and 12 probable cases of COVID-19 at N.J. Macpher...
Proud Boys Canada’s demise could stiffen resolve of members, expert warns
OTTAWA — Targeting the Canadian chapter of the Proud Boys with anti-terror legislation has led to the group's apparent demise, but a leading expert says it might have little effect on the broader far-right movement. Barbara Perry of Ontario Tech Univer...
Proud Boys Canada’s demise could stiffen resolve of members, expert warns
OTTAWA — Targeting the Canadian chapter of the Proud Boys with anti-terror legislation has led to the group's apparent demise, but a leading expert says it might have little effect on the broader far-right movement. The development could simply harden ...
MPs to discuss rule changes after ‘rude’ treatment of sex assault victims, advocates
OTTAWA — Members of Parliament say they are open to changing the way witnesses are treated at committees after some sexual violence survivors and advocates say they felt angered and, in some cases, revictimized when telling their personal stories in
Youth protection report calls on Quebec to create charter of children’s rights
MONTREAL — A commission investigating Quebec's youth protection system released its final report Monday, calling on the government to create a charter of children's rights. The commission's 552-page report included numerous other recommendations, follo...
CRA rules against civil service union push to make Phoenix damages non-taxable
OTTAWA — Canada's biggest civil service union says it is considering taking legal action after the Canada Revenue Agency ruled that damages paid to federal employees in connection with the troubled Phoenix pay system are taxable. The Public Service All...
CRA rules against civil service union push to make Phoenix damages non-taxable
OTTAWA — Canada's biggest civil service union says it is considering taking legal action after the Canada Revenue Agency ruled that damages paid to federal employees in connection with the troubled Phoenix pay system are taxable. The Public Service All...
