Category Archives: National
Desmond inquiry: former soldier was never given two assessments considered essential
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — An inquiry investigating why Lionel Desmond killed three family members and himself in 2017 heard today from a health-care professional who said the former soldier required two assessments after he left a residential treatment p...
Desmond inquiry: former soldier was never given two assessments considered essential
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — An inquiry investigating why Lionel Desmond killed three family members and himself in 2017 heard Wednesday from a health-care professional who said the former soldier required two assessments after he left a residential treatme...
New EU export restrictions unlikely to hit Canada’s COVID-19 supplies, feds say
TORONTO — Concerns about possible disruptions to Canada's COVID-19 vaccine supply emerged Wednesday as the prime minister played down any immediate threat to shipments expected in the coming weeks. To protect its own supplies, the European Union, a maj...
Quebec deputy premier condemns rise in femicides as shelters claim underfunding
Quebec deputy premier Genevieve Guilbault held a news conference today to call for an end to violence against women, without announcing anything new to address the problem. Seven femicides have been reported in Quebec in the past seven weeks. The lates...
Hardest hit businesses call for extension of federal wage, rent subsidies
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are facing calls from some of the hardest-hit businesses in the pandemic to use the coming budget to extend emergency relief programs beyond June, saying many will still need help even as the economy picks
Canada imposes new sanctions on Russian officials over treatment of opposition leader
OTTAWA — Canada is imposing new sanctions on nine top Russian officials over what Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau describes as gross and systemic human-rights abuses, including the attempted assassination and jailing of opposition leader Alexei N...
Few Quebec ‘guardian angels’ who worked in health care during COVID granted residency
MONTREAL — Advocates for asylum seekers who worked in health care during the pandemic's first wave are calling on Quebec to speed up the processing of immigration applications from workers dubbed "guardian angels" by the premier. In December, the feder...
More than 1,400 tourism workers to provide non-clinical help with B.C. vaccinations
VICTORIA — More than 1,400 tourism and hospitality workers who have been laid off or are struggling with reduced hours are set to provide non-clinical help with the COVID-19 immunization rollout in British Columbia. Premier John Horgan said the provinc...
Indigenous communities need more mental health support in wake of COVID-19: report
OTTAWA — Many Indigenous communities are struggling to cope with dual states of emergency, thanks to the pandemic and its effects on those with mental illness and addictions. That's according to a new report from a committee of MPs who spent
Supreme Court of Canada set to help settle snow-clearing squabble
OTTAWA — It's starting to feel like spring for many Canadians, but the country's top court is about to wade into the issue of snow removal from wintry city streets. The Supreme Court of Canada hearing Thursday could also help settle
