Category Archives: National
Experts, advocates say federal budget is hit-and-miss on housing
OTTAWA — Experts and advocates say countrywide government measures aimed at putting housing within reach of more Canadians mark a step in the right direction, despite a few misses and ham-fisted moves. Monday's federal budget promises $2.4 billion over...
Female service members blast military police over sexual misconduct investigations
OTTAWA — Female service members and veterans came out swinging at Canada's military police on Tuesday as they related their own individual experiences after having come forward to report a sexual crime or misconduct. The women, who were testifying befo...
Freeland says Liberals open to provincial child care demands, draws line around fees
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland sent a warning to provinces about her budget's pledge on child care, saying she would negotiate in good faith but not bend on reducing parental fees, as several provinces questioned the tight strings on
Periodic roadblocks but no individual stops planned for B.C.’s COVID-19 travel rules
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is looking at using periodic roadblocks to limit travel in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19. Mike Farnworth, minister of public safety and the solicitor general, said the checks would be set up
Periodic roadblocks but no individual stops planned for B.C.’s COVID-19 travel rules
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is looking at using periodic roadblocks to limit travel in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19. Mike Farnworth, minister of public safety and the solicitor general, says the checks would be set up
Desmond inquiry: Veterans Affairs submits internal review after initial refusal
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — Veterans Affairs Canada initially refused to disclose to an inquiry its internal review of how it handled the tragic case of an Afghanistan war veteran who fatally shot three family members and himself in 2017. The provincial
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, April 20, 2021
OTTAWA — The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 5:55 p.m. One in four Canadians have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Tuesday afternoon. Provincial and territorial governments report that by late a...
Former B.C. premier says she first learned of money-laundering spike in 2015
VANCOUVER — Former premier Christy Clark has told British Columbia's inquiry into money laundering that she first heard from sources within government in 2015 about a spike in suspicious cash entering casinos. Clark testified Tuesday that she was conce...
Trudeau defends Canada’s travel restrictions as effective but open to doing more
OTTAWA — Governments are looking at new limits for travel both into and within Canada, as the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to set heartbreaking records. On a positive note, Canada hit a new milestone for vaccinations, with 25
Quebec court upholds most of province’s secularism law, exempts English school boards
MONTREAL — Quebec’s secularism law is largely legal, a Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday, even as he acknowledged it violates the rights of Muslim women and has cruel and dehumanizing consequences for those who wear religious symbols. Justice Marc-And...
