Category Archives: National

Alberta to release update on coal survey; discuss consultation process

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it will release an update today about a recently concluded online survey on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. Energy Minister Sonya Savage will also discuss plans for public engagement on the highly controversia...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says restricting travel from India, Pakistan necessary

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says suspending incoming passenger flights from India and Pakistan for the next month must be done to keep Canadians safe.  Trudeau says it was necessary because there has been a concerning surge of COVID-19 cases...

Here are the key players in the military’s sexual misconduct scandal

OTTAWA — Two House of Commons committees continue to probe the Liberal government's handling of sexual misconduct allegations against senior military officers. Here are the key players involved in the scandal: Gen. Jonathan Vance: Former chief of the d...

Canada secures millions of vaccine booster shots from Pfizer for future: Trudeau

Canada has secured tens of millions of COVID-19 booster doses to contain the virus in the years ahead, and a new federal forecast is offering hope that summer could bring a reprieve from lockdown restrictions if 75 per cent of

Supreme Court affirms American Indigenous man’s right to hunt in Canada

OTTAWA — An American Indigenous man has a constitutionally protected right to hunt in British Columbia given his people's historic ties to the region, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. The top court's 7-2 decision Friday upheld the acquittal of

Supreme Court affirms American Indigenous man’s right to hunt in Canada

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says an American Indigenous man has a constitutionally protected right to hunt in British Columbia given his people's historic ties to the region. The decision today comes in the case of Richard Lee Desautel,

Supreme Court affirms American Indigenous man’s right to hunt in Canada

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says an American Indigenous man has a constitutionally protected right to hunt in British Columbia given his people's historic ties to the region. The decision today comes in the case of Richard Lee Desautel,

Yukon Liberals sworn in as former health minister launches legal challenge

WHITEHORSE — Members of the Yukon Liberals were sworn in Friday as the party's former health minister launched a legal challenge after losing her seat. The election finished with the incumbent Liberals and the Yukon Party tied at eight seats, and

$18B Indigenous spending in Budget 2021 meant for short-term gaps: Miller

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the 2021 federal budget marks a historic level of investment in Indigenous communities, but he acknowledges much of this spending addresses systemic funding gaps and that longer-term, sustained spe...

Police union concerned about B.C.’s provincial travel ban

VICTORIA — Non-essential travel is being restricted between three regional zones in British Columbia to try to curb the spread of COVID-19, but the union representing RCMP officers says the ban lacks clarity. The government is using the boundaries of t...

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