Category Archives: National
Former bank governor Mark Carney among featured speakers at Liberal convention
OTTAWA — Mark Carney, long touted as a potential Liberal leader one day, will be a keynote speaker at the federal party's convention later this week. It's a political coming out party of sorts for the former governor of the Bank
No plans to change warships despite PBO cost warning, top official says
OTTAWA — Canada’s top military procurement official says there are no plans to change directions on the construction of a fleet of new Navy warships despite a recent warning about escalating costs from Parliament’s budget watchdog. In an exclusive inte...
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Apr. 4, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 400 a:.m. ET on Sunday April 4, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 219,944 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,188,551 doses given. Nationwide, 704,338 people or 1.9 per
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on April 3, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday April 3, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 219,944 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,188,551 doses given. Nationwide, 704,338 people or 1.9 p...
Canada’s total COVID-19 case count surpasses one million
Canada soared past its one millionth diagnosis of COVID-19 on Saturday, reaching the grim milestone the same day it administered its six millionth dose of vaccine to protect against the virus. British Columbia pushed the nation over the threshold on S...
‘Caring for others:’ Mosque, synagogue advise Alberta church to follow COVID-19 rules
EDMONTON — Leaders with a mosque and a synagogue in Edmonton have a message for an area Christian church that has been routinely holding services that violate COVID-19 restrictions. While they sympathize with GraceLife Church's desire to bring worshipp...
Officials seek to convince skeptical public of vaccine safety
OTTAWA — Canada's deputy chief public health officer wouldn't hesitate to roll up his sleeve if the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine were offered to him tomorrow, he said this week. Dr. Howard Njoo, along with chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam,
Canadians in COVID-19 hot spots face more restrictions as cases keep rising
OTTAWA — Three of the provinces hardest-hit by COVID-19 spent their second pandemic-era Good Friday either adjusting to or bracing for stricter public health measures meant to bring resurgent case counts back in check. Three regions of Quebec, includin...
Canada joins G7 in condemning Ethiopia violence, calling for humanitarian aid
OTTAWA — Canada and other G7 nations are denouncing what they describe as human rights violations and calling for immediate access for humanitarian aid groups in Ethiopia's conflict-ridden Tigray region. Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau and his co...
High vaccination rates decreasing COVID-19 cases in Indigenous communities
OTTAWA — The number of active COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities has declined by 80 per cent since mid-January thanks to the high uptake of vaccines, says the top doctor at Indigenous Services Canada. Dr. Tom Wong, the department's chief
