Category Archives: National
Trudeau pushes back against Premier Ford’s criticism of federal vaccine procurement
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back against Ontario Premier Doug Ford's accusation that the federal government's procurement of COVID-19 vaccines is a joke. Trudeau took a poke at Ford during a virtual Liberal fundraiser Wednesday ni...
Canadian warship transits South China Sea amid heightened diplomatic tensions
OTTAWA — A Canadian warship sailed through sensitive waters near China this week amid heightened tensions between the two countries. The Department of National Defence says HMCS Calgary passed through the South China Sea while travelling from Brunei to...
Former judges to lead consultations on planned new wrongful convictions commission
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals have appointed two former judges to lead consultations on the creation of an independent commission to review possible wrongful convictions. Harry LaForme, former justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal, and Juanita Westmor...
‘Dollar clearing’ doesn’t give U.S. jurisdiction to charge Meng Wanzhou: lawyer
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Meng Wanzhou says payments between a Huawei affiliate and an HSBC client that were cleared in American dollars do not give the United States jurisdiction to charge the executive. American authorities are seeking the extradition...
Opposition shuts WE hearing as Liberals again refuse to let staffer testify
OTTAWA — Opposition members shut down a parliamentary committee hearing Wednesday after the Liberal government once again refused to let a political aide appear to answer questions about the now-dead deal with WE Charity. Members of the House of Common...
Tensions over Israeli-Palestinian conflict persist within NDP ahead of convention
OTTAWA — Tensions over anti-Semitism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict persist within the NDP ahead of next week's policy convention. The party has released its list of resolutions up for debate at the event, including a half-dozen that articulate s...
Tensions over Israeli-Palestinian conflict persist within NDP ahead of convention
OTTAWA — Tensions over anti-Semitism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict persist within the NDP ahead of next week's policy convention, threatening to divide New Democrats and overshadow domestic policy concerns that serve as points of cohesion. The p...
PHAC ordered to hand over documents on two fired scientists, viruses sent to China
OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee is ordering the Public Health Agency of Canada to turn over all documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada's highest-security laboratory and the earlier transfer of viruses to China's Wuhan Institut...
Pharmacies receive short notice about start of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine rollout
VANCOUVER — Pharmacies were given short notice about Wednesday's rollout of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the Lower Mainland for those aged 55 to 65, says the president of the British Columbia Pharmacy Association. Health Minister Adrian Dix said the p...
The flu season that never was: COVID-19 pandemic keeps other viruses at bay
OTTAWA — The 2021 flu season will go down in history as the epidemic that never was. By this time of the year, Canada has normally logged an average of more than 43,000 confirmed cases of influenza. But this year, the Public
