Category Archives: National
New panel named to advise Trudeau on choosing governor general to succeed Payette
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is re-establishing an advisory panel to help select the next governor general. Six people are on the panel, which was announced today by Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc. He'll co-chair the group with ...
New panel named to advise Trudeau on choosing governor general to succeed Payette
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is re-establishing an advisory panel to help select the next governor general. Six people are on the panel, which was announced Friday by Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc. He'll co-chair the group with ...
No biological explanation to tie AstraZeneca vaccine to blood clots: Sharma
OTTAWA — Health Canada's chief medical adviser says there is no scientific explanation to suggest a link between the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and blood clots. Dr. Supriya Sharma says Health Canada has a "really low threshold" for adverse eve...
Trudeau warns COVID-19 vaccine passports raise ‘questions of fairness’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed caution Friday over the use of “vaccine passports,” suggesting they could unfairly impact some people if used to decide who can go to a concert or dine at a restaurant. While Trudeau acknowledged that proof of
Desmond inquiry: expert says Nova Scotia’s health records system is ‘antiquated’
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — The inability of doctors to access health records was the focus Friday of an inquiry investigating why former soldier Lionel Desmond killed three family members and himself four years ago in Nova Scotia. In the four months
Economy blows past expectations, adds 259,000 jobs in February
OTTAWA — Canada's economy added 259,000 jobs last month, whipping past expectations to pull the country closer to pre-pandemic employment levels, with young women staring at the longest road to recovery. One year into the pandemic, Canada's job market ...
Senior officer ‘berated’ after relaying complaint in an unclear reporting system
OTTAWA — The senior officer who relayed a misconduct complaint against Canada's top commander testified Friday that the military's reporting process is "discouraging and disappointing," and on one occasion resulted in his being scolded for doing his du...
Feds unveil first-ever dedicated fund for active transportation
OTTAWA — Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says for the first time Canada is to have a pool of money dedicated specifically to "active transportation." The National Active Transportation Fund, $400 million to be spent over five years, will near...
B.C. urged to protect at-risk old growth while it works to transform forestry policy
VANCOUVER — The most at-risk ecosystems should be set aside from logging while British Columbia shifts its forestry policies toward a more sustainable system, says a forester who helped write a provincial report on old-growth forests. The report last A...
‘We got rid of it:’ Canada, U.S. mark 30th anniversary of acid rain treaty
Tens of thousands of lakes were dying, their lifeless waters clear to the depths. Public statues were eroding, their features eaten away by acid falling from the skies.No more. Thirty years after Canada and the United States signed a treaty
