Category Archives: National
U.S. election makes ‘moot’ argument to release Meng: attorney general
VANCOUVER — Canada's attorney general says the failure of former U.S. president Donald Trump to win re-election nullifies an argument to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on the basis he was using her to get a better trade deal with
Who have provinces have pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies gradually ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Here's a list of their plans to date: Newfoundland and Labrador The provin...
Commons to debate Senate changes to assisted-dying bill Tuesday as deadline looms
OTTAWA — The House of Commons will wait until Tuesday to debate whether to accept or reject Senate amendments to a bill that would expand access to medical assistance in dying. That leaves just three days before the court-imposed deadline for
Government to deduct taxes from Phoenix damages payments, civil service union says
OTTAWA — The country's biggest civil service union says the federal government plans to issue payments of up to $2,500 to its members next month — minus taxes — even though a dispute over the tax status of the damages
Head of new Indigenous committee aims for systemic change at Canada Energy Regulator
VANCOUVER — The chairman of a new Indigenous advisory committee at the Canada Energy Regulator says he wants to fix a system that has treated First Nations, Inuit and Metis people as an "afterthought." Tribal Chief Tyrone McNeil, a Sto:lo member
B.C. premier calls for action on hate crimes in wake of Vancouver police report
LANGFORD, B.C. — Data released by Vancouver police showing a surge in anti-Asian hate crimes last year reinforces the need to treat violence against people of colour as a hate crime, British Columbia’s premier says. Vancouver police data shows anti-As...
Unpaid Alberta oilpatch property taxes triple in two years: rural municipalities
EDMONTON — The exponential growth of unpaid property taxes from Alberta's struggling oilpatch is threatening small communities and they need new ways to enforce the rules, says the group that represents them. "I'm going to use the word crisis," said Pa...
Cost of mandatory quarantine for newly arrived refugees to be covered by government
OTTAWA — Newly arriving refugees will have the cost of their mandatory hotel quarantines and COVID-19 tests covered by the federal government. Word the cost will be removed from the shoulders of private sponsors comes just days before tougher border m...
‘It destroyed him.’ Lionel Desmond’s friend and fellow infantryman recalls firefights
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — While serving in Afghanistan in 2007, Cpl. Lionel Desmond was well liked among the members of his platoon, mainly because of his goofy sense of humour. "He was very funny," Desmond's best friend and fellow platoon member,
Canadian government modifies North Atlantic right whale protection measures for 2021
FREDERICTON — The federal Fisheries Department will continue efforts this year to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales in Canadian waters, but it is making some changes to reduce the impact on the fishing industry. The government announced Th...
