Category Archives: National
After Canada’s Proud Boys decision, U.S. lawmakers confront white supremacy threat
WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers are coming to grips with what experts warned Thursday is a dangerous and escalating threat of homegrown violent extremism following last month's riots on Capitol Hill. Members of the House committee on homeland security hea...
Indigenous health legislation needed to end racism in health care: Miller
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the federal government has launched consultations on a law meant to ensure Indigenous Peoples' control over the development and delivery of their health services and eventually eliminate anti-Indig...
Indigenous health legislation needed to end racism in health care: Miller
OTTAWA — The high uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in Indigenous communities might show a level of trust in the government but it remains "thin," Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said Thursday as he outlined next steps to tackling racism in
Feds call for continued vigilance as Canada sees 30 per cent drop in COVID cases
Canada has seen nearly a 30 per cent drop in active COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, but the country's chief public health officer says strict measures should remain in place as more contagious variants of the virus threaten
Every vaccine maker was asked to make their doses in Canada and all said no: Anand
OTTAWA — Every COVID-19 vaccine maker Canada signed a contract with last summer was asked if they could make the doses in Canada and all of them concluded they could not, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said Thursday. Anand told the House
Work-from-home tax deduction could cost feds $260 million in lost revenue, PBO says
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government could lose out on $260 million from a simplified federal tax measure to let Canadians write off working from home due to the pandemic. Workers who have been able to do
Feds ramp up efforts to help residents of Hong Kong immigrate to, stay in Canada
OTTAWA — The federal government is moving forward on efforts to help citizens of Hong Kong remain in Canada rather than return home amid China's clampdown on democracy.One of several new immigration programs designed to give Hong Kong residents a
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 13,768 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,000,862 doses given. The provinces have administered doses at
Foreign interference by Saudi Arabia, China, Rwanda hurts democracy: report
OTTAWA — A groundbreaking new report details how countries such as Saudi Arabia, China and Rwanda are meddling in democratic countries, including Canada, to harass, threaten and commit violence against their citizens living abroad. The report by Freedo...
Federal Conservatives call for special Commons study of Canada-U.S. relations
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives called Thursday for a special House of Commons committee to study Canada-U.S. relations, a move that appeared to win tacit support from the Liberal foreign affairs minister. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole argued tha...
