Category Archives: National
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario unite to urge Michigan not to shut down Line 5
WASHINGTON — Shutting down the Line 5 pipeline would create a "dangerous precedent" that would forever imperil future cross-border infrastructure projects between Canada and the United States, says Alberta's energy minister. Sonya Savage joined counte...
Ottawa to extend eligibility criteria for Yazidi refugees: Mendicino
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says his department will adopt a new policy to help more Yazidis and other survivors of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant reunite with their families in Canada. Mendicino says the new policy
Ottawa to extend eligibility criteria for Yazidi refugees: Mendicino
Ottawa is adopting a new policy to help more Yazidis and other survivors of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant reunite with their families in Canada, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said Tuesday.Mendicino said it will allow more Yazidi
Ottawa pledges $49.5 million in humanitarian aid for Syrians
OTTAWA — International Development Minister Karina Gould says Canada will provide $49.5 million in aid for millions of Syrians affected by a decade of conflict. Gould says the additional humanitarian funding will help in delivering nutritional assistan...
Canadians favour stricter gun control, mandatory buyback of banned firearms: Poll
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests two-thirds of Canadians favour stricter gun-control laws — and more than half believe that should include a mandatory buyback program for prohibited firearms. The poll, conducted by Leger and the Association for Canadian St...
Meng case ‘unprecedented’ as extradition request violates international law: defence
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says the case before a British Columbia Supreme Court judge is "unprecedented" in that the extradition request from the United States violates international law. Gib van Ert told Associate Chief Ju...
Criminal laws violate charter rights of sex workers, advocates say in court challenge
OTTAWA — An alliance of 25 sex worker rights groups is asking the Ontario Court of Justice to strike down several sections of the Criminal Code as unconstitutional. The Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform said the provisions violate sex
Liberals should drive daycare improvements, not redo system, report says
OTTAWA — A new report is urging the Trudeau Liberals to embrace "aggressive incrementalism" on their promised path toward a national child-care system, arguing the government should quickly build on what's already there rather than push wholesale chang...
Ottawa announces one-year extension to anti-ISIL mission, but offers few details
OTTAWA — Canada is staying in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant for another year, though exactly what Canadian troops will be doing there over the next 12 months remains largely shrouded in secrecy and
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on March 30, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday March 30, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 187,207 new vaccinations administered for a total of 5,300,964 doses given. Nationwide, 672,214 people or 1.8 per
