Category Archives: National
B.C. Supreme Court rejects Wet’suwet’en bid to toss LNG pipeline certificate
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Supreme Court has rejected a bid to quash the extension of the environmental assessment certificate for the natural gas pipeline at the centre of countrywide protests in February last year. The Office of the Wet'suwet'e...
Government docs suggest months of inaction on ‘gap’ in passenger refund rules
OTTAWA — Internal documents suggest it took about half a year for the federal government to take action on air-passenger refunds after it first identified "gaps" in the rules. Emails between Transport Canada and the Canadian Transportation Agency, the ...
Federal infrastructure bank can’t meet funding plans without spending spree, PBO says
OTTAWA — A federal infrastructure financing agency might not meet its near-term plan to fund projects more quickly to foster economic recovery, says a new report by the parliamentary budget officer.As it stands, the budget office estimates that the Can...
Hundreds of travellers landing in Canada test positive for COVID-19 variants
OTTAWA — More than 2,000 people returning to Canada since the federal government brought in mandatory hotel quarantines have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than a quarter of them were infected with a variant of concern. Data supplied to The
Trudeau to give speech at virtual celebrity concert pushing vaccine equality
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on the speakers list next month at a celebrity-laden global concert promoting vaccine equality, but his appearance isn't sitting well with his political critics at home. The Global Citizen Vax Live Concert to R...
Ontario unveils paid sick-leave program as Nova Scotia shuts down schools, businesses
Ontario took steps to combat workplace COVID-19 outbreaks Wednesday as it unveiled a new paid sick-leave program for workers, while efforts to curb community spread in Nova Scotia saw the province enter a full lockdown. The Ontario government announced...
Quebec says coercive strategy working to increase vaccination among health workers
MONTREAL — Quebec's coercive strategy to get more health-care workers vaccinated is concerning some health experts and union officials, who say the government should focus more on carrots than on sticks. But that strategy is working, according to Healt...
Doctors, Ryan Reynolds and other celebs team up to tackle vaccine hesitancy
CALGARY — Doctors and other front-line professionals, backed by Canadian celebrities, have banded together to get accurate vaccine information to those most at risk of contracting COVID-19. The This Is Our Shot campaign launched Wednesday was driven l...
B.C. legwork positions it to capitalize on Ottawa’s support on child care: Advocates
VANCOUVER — British Columbia is well positioned for the widespread expansion of its goal of achieving child care for $10 a day thanks to federal commitments announced last week, a longtime advocate for the program says. Sharon Gregson, B.C.'s spokeswo...
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, April 28, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 256,320 new vaccinations administered for a total of 12,564,105 doses given. Nationwide, 1,046,015 people or 2.8 ...
