Category Archives: National
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on March 20, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday March 20, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 141,064 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,862,333 doses given. Nationwide, 626,473 people or 1.7 p...
Advocates urge action as Montreal police confirm taxi slaying was conjugal violence
Montreal police are confirming the discovery of two bodies inside a taxi cab in northeastern part of the city Friday was the result of conjugal violence. Police say today that investigators believe a 52-year-old man killed his 40-year-old spouse before...
Advocates urge Quebec government action after spate of conjugal violence cases
MONTREAL — Groups that help victims of domestic violence expressed concern Saturday about a recent spate of femicides in Quebec that they say could be a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Advocates have identified at least a half-dozen cases so far...
Public health pandemic ‘alert’ system didn’t operate as intended for COVID-19: report
An interim review of why Ottawa's early pandemic warning system failed to issue a formal alert on COVID-19 has described a lack of detailed knowledge of the system by senior managers. The audit dated Feb. 26, and released on Saturday, was
Tory grassroots vote against putting line saying “climate change is real” into policy
OTTAWA — Efforts to enshrine the reality of climate change in official Conservative party policy failed this weekend, marking a blow to Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's efforts to position his party as serious on environmental issues. A vote on the ...
Conservative grassroots push Erin O’Toole on what he means by change
OTTAWA — In a video played at the federal Conservative policy convention Saturday, leader Erin O'Toole's son Jack did a mock news segment called "Jack has your back." But the question for the party's grassroots after nearly three days of
Singh commits to cancel up to $20,000 in tuition in election campaign-style promise
OTTAWA — Federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh renewed his pitch to young voters on Saturday, pledging that an NDP government would cancel up to $20,000 in tuition. Singh announced he would also freeze federal student loan payments until the COVID-...
Psychiatrists more open to MAID for people with mental illnesses, survey finds
OTTAWA — Canadian psychiatrists' attitude toward medical assistance in dying for people with mental illnesses appears to have undergone a sea change over the past five years. When Canada first legalized assisted dying in 2016, a survey of its members b...
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Saturday, March 20, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, March 20, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 156,246 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,721,269 doses given. Nationwide, 621,175 people or 1.6 p...
Supreme Court to rule on whether carbon tax is constitutional next week
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says it will issue its ruling on the fate of the national carbon tax next week. The court decision expected Thursday will determine the fate of the central pillar of the Liberal climate change
