Category Archives: National
No election yet as Liberal minority government survives third budget confidence vote
OTTAWA — With the help of the NDP, Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government has survived the last of three confidence votes on its massive budget. The House of Commons approved Monday the government's general budgetary policy by a vote of 178-157. ...
Speaker says photo of naked MP an affront to dignity of House of Commons
OTTAWA — Taking a screenshot of a naked Liberal MP during virtual parliamentary proceedings was an affront to the authority and dignity of the House of Commons, Speaker Anthony Rota ruled Monday. Rota sternly reminded MPs that it is "strictly forbidden...
Military to provide medical personnel to help Ontario
OTTAWA — The federal government is deploying military medical personnel to help Ontario's beleaguered health-care system with a deadly third wave of COVID-19. The government said Monday Ottawa has approved a request for assistance from Ontario to prov...
N.L. sending nine health-care workers to Ontario to help with COVID-19 third wave
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is sending nine health-care workers to Ontario on Tuesday to help the province deal with a third wave of COVID-19 that is threatening to overwhelm hospitals. Premier Andrew Furey says the health-care profess...
U.S. plans to share AstraZeneca stockpile based on urgent need, pending FDA clearance
WASHINGTON — The White House is making plans to share as many as 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, including 10 million in the coming weeks — but exactly where they will go remains to be seen. The first 10 million
Trans Mountain ordered to delay pipeline construction in B.C. bird nesting area
VANCOUVER — Environment and Climate Change Canada has ordered a halt to construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline through a forest in Burnaby, B.C., until the end of bird nesting season. The department said the order was issued following an enforcem...
Quebec provincial police begin wearing body cameras in 12-month pilot project
MONTREAL — A pilot project that is equipping Quebec provincial police officers with body cameras began on Monday in Rimouski, located about 300 kilometres northeast of Quebec City. Ten officers in that city will wear body cameras for the next six
Opposition parties support sending COVID-19 aid to India; no specifics from Canada
OTTAWA — The leaders of the federal Conservatives and NDP say Canada should send aid to India as it struggles with a deadly surge in COVID-19 cases, while the Liberal government has yet to announce any details of how it
Nunavut confirms first cases of COVID-19 variant first identified in U.K.
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut has confirmed its first cases of the COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom. Patterson says 21 swabs have come back from testing in southern Canada and are all positive for the variant known as B.1.1.7. He
Nunavut confirms first cases of COVID-19 variant first identified in U.K.
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut has confirmed its first cases of the COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom. Patterson says 21 swabs have come back from testing in southern Canada and are all positive for the variant known as B.1.1.7. He
