Category Archives: National
Helping Canada reach vaccine ‘parity’ critical to reopening border: U.S. congressman
WASHINGTON — A member of Congress says it's vital for the U.S. to help Canada reach vaccine 'parity' in order to get their shared border back open. New York Rep. Brian Higgins is cheering news of a White House plan to
Helping Canada reach vaccine ‘parity’ critical to reopening border: U.S. congressman
WASHINGTON — A member of Congress says it's vital for the U.S. to help Canada reach vaccine 'parity' in order to get their shared border back open. New York Rep. Brian Higgins is cheering news of a White House plan to
Time for Canada, U.S. to get serious about how, when to reopen border, experts say
WASHINGTON — A panel of experts and powerful political luminaries from both Canada and the United States sounded the alarm Thursday about what they consider an urgent need to get serious about reopening the shared border. A task force assembled by
Exiled Belarusian politician urges Canada to speak out in support of democracy
OTTAWA — The exiled opposition leader of Belarus says she is an "accidental" revolutionary who threw herself into the dangerous political arena of her country only out of love for her people, husband and children. Speaking to theology students in Hali...
Canada studying reports from Europe on AstraZeneca vaccine, blood clots
OTTAWA — Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé rolled up his sleeve for the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, a display of confidence in the injection that has recently been the focus of concerns over blood clots. His public vaccination in...
Trudeau not welcome ‘by our side’ unless gun bill overhauled: Polytechnique families
OTTAWA — Several family members of women killed in the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique massacre say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will no longer be welcome at annual commemorations unless his government strengthens recently tabled gun-control legislation. In...
Iran’s report on shootdown of Flight 752 doesn’t explain why it happened: TSB
OTTAWA — Canada's Transportation Safety Board says Iranian officials failed to provide evidence that a passenger jet was shot down by mistake early last year, leaving key questions unanswered as Iran's military effectively investigated itself. It is u...
U.S. working on plan to lend doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to Canada, Mexico
Canada's procurement minister says a deal is close to receive Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses from the U.S., while the military commander in charge of the rollout here says all adults who wish could be able to get their first shot by
As trials loom, China says case of two Michaels handled ‘in accordance with the law’
WASHINGTON — China's foreign ministry denied any wrongdoing Thursday in their handling of detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, attributing the timing of their trials to little more than coincidence. Global Affairs Canada only learned ...
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. The military commander handling logistics for Canada's vaccine distribution program ...
