Category Archives: National
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 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 dose...
Ontario to reopen most schools on Monday, Toronto, Peel, York on Feb. 16
Students in Ontario regions hit hard by COVID-19 will begin returning to physical classrooms next week as the province said new infections were gradually declining and additional measures had been put in place to ensure schools would be safe. Education...
Senate committee accepts assisted-dying bill but amendments still to come
OTTAWA — A bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying has emerged intact from a Senate committee but it's not likely to remain unscathed for long. The Senate's legal and constitutional affairs committee accepted the bill Wednesday in a
Judge denies CSIS request to collect foreign intelligence
OTTAWA — A court has put the brakes on a Canadian Security Intelligence Service request to collect foreign information, ruling a proposed technique would stray beyond the spy service's legal mandate. The service was seeking court warrants so it could g...
Proud Boys and other extreme right-wing groups among 13 added to Canada’s terror list
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government has added the Proud Boys and three other extreme right-wing groups to its list of terrorist organizations as it seeks to tackle the sort of neo-fascism and white nationalism that boiled over in the U.S.
Jason Kenney defends Rockies coal policy, calls old protections a ‘dead letter’
EDMONTON, Ky. — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is digging in when it comes to his government's stance on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. In an interview this morning on Edmonton's CHED radio station, Kenney says an old policy that protected
‘Dead letter:’ Alberta premier defends coal policy change in Rocky Mountains
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Albertans have no cause to worry over his government quietly throwing out a coal policy that protected the Rocky Mountains for more than four decades."No regulator, no government is going to allow a
Doctor has no right to francophone panel, Ontario discipline committee rules
TORONTO — A francophone doctor accused of misconduct by Ontario's medical regulator has lost his bid to have his case heard by a French-speaking disciplinary panel. In ruling against Dr. Mathieu Belanger, the discipline committee of the College of Phys...
Clearview AI broke Canadian privacy laws with facial recognition tool, watchdogs say
OTTAWA — Privacy watchdogs say U.S. firm Clearview AI's facial-recognition technology resulted in mass surveillance of Canadians and violated federal and provincial laws governing personal information. In a report Wednesday with three provincial counte...
U.S., Europe divided on pandemic response, but expect better results next time: poll
WASHINGTON — People in the United States and parts of Europe believe the COVID-19 pandemic has better equipped their countries to handle the next major health crisis, a new poll suggests. The Pew Research Center poll out Wednesday finds optimism for
