Category Archives: National
PMO knew existence of allegations against Vance, not specifics, in 2018: Trudeau
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his staff knew about the existence of an allegation of sexual misconduct by then-defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance in 2018, but that they only learned the specific details following a media report last
All adults in Yellowknife can join others in N.W.T. in getting COVID-19 vaccine
YELLOWKNIFE — All adults in Yellowknife can now book an appointment to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. Yellowknife is the last community in the Northwest Territories to make vaccinations available to eligible adults. N.W.T. Health Minister Julie Green...
All adults in Yellowknife can join others in N.W.T. in getting COVID-19 vaccine
YELLOWKNIFE — All adults in Yellowknife can now book an appointment to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. Yellowknife is the last community in the Northwest Territories to make vaccinations available to eligible adults. N.W.T. Health Minister Julie Green...
All adults in Yellowknife can join others in N.W.T. in getting COVID-19 vaccine
YELLOWKNIFE — All adults in Yellowknife can now book an appointment to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. Yellowknife is the last community in the Northwest Territories to make vaccinations available to eligible adults. N.W.T. Health Minister Julie Green...
Vaccination efforts stepped up but caution urged on lifting COVID-19 measures
TORONTO — Health authorities stepped up COVID-19 vaccination efforts on the eve of the first anniversary of the global pandemic Wednesday amid a stubbornly consistent spread of new infections and related deaths. As a result, the Public Health Agency of...
Ottawa won’t set new deadline for providing clean water in First Nations communities
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Canada won't set a deadline for lifting all remaining long-term drinking-water advisories in First Nations communities, but it will create a website to provide estimated completion dates for each one that remains. Indigenou...
‘Vast majority’ of officers committed to bias-free policing: Alberta police chief
LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA — The chief of the Lethbridge Police Service in southern Alberta says it will co-operate fully with an investigation into officers who allegedly made unauthorized checks on a provincial cabinet minister.Shahin Mehdizadeh say...
COVID-19 lockdowns violate federal inmate rights, suit alleges
TORONTO — Federal prison authorities have repeatedly violated the rights of inmates with efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, a civil lawsuit alleges. The unproven claim, filed in British Columbia Supreme Court, alleges anti-pandemic measures have r...
Jody Wilson-Raybould set to publish memoir of time in cabinet and SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA — Former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is set to publish a political memoir that's promising to shed new light on her final controversial days in the Trudeau government. HarperCollins Canada says it has acquired the rights to th...
COVID-19-related spending set to drop sharply over coming year: PBO report
OTTAWA — Parliament's budget watchdog says the portion of federal spending related to COVID-19 is set to drop by 86 per cent in the coming fiscal year compared to 2020-21, as Canada transitions away from emergency pandemic measures. The government is
