Category Archives: National
Sex assault cases involving ex-PQ leader Andre Boisclair back in court April 16
MONTREAL — Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair will return court in mid-April to face charges related to two separate sexual assault cases. Boisclair was not in court today when the judge fixed the date for April 16. Today's court hearing rel...
Heritage Ministry reviewing workplace harassment probe at Canadian Museum of History
OTTAWA — The Heritage Ministry says it’s reviewing the results of an independent investigation into harassment allegations at the Canadian Museum of History. The ministry revealed no details, citing the Privacy Act in guarding specific complaints and t...
Controversial head of judges’ disciplinary council retires
TORONTO — The controversial head of the council responsible for handling complaints against federal judges has retired.In a statement Thursday, the Canadian Judicial Council said Norman Sabourin, executive director and senior general counsel, was leavi...
Opioid deaths highlight need to decriminalize hard-drug possession, police chiefs say
TORONTO — The scourge of overdose deaths underscores the need for Canada to decriminalize simple possession of hard drugs, the head of the national chiefs of police association said on Thursday. In urging action, Bryan Larkin noted that overdose deaths...
Liberal government sings Joe Biden’s praises for cancelling U.S. abortion ‘gag rule’
WASHINGTON — Canada's Liberal government cheered Thursday as President Joe Biden reversed a U.S. policy that denies federal funding to international aid organizations that support abortion. Biden signed a presidential memorandum to rescind the policy ...
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine allocations to Canada already assuming six doses per vial
OTTAWA — Pfizer and BioNTech are already assuming Canada will agree their COVID-19 vaccine vials contain six doses instead of five and are using that to project how many vials they will send Canada in the coming weeks. Several provinces say
Quebec City mosque co-founder decries lack of federal progress on curbing handguns
OTTAWA — The co-founder of the Quebec City mosque where six people were killed and many others injured four years ago this week laments the lack of federal progress on handgun control in a new letter to the prime minister. In
It’s time for a First Nations person to be governor general: Bellegarde
OTTAWA — With a growing sentiment that Julie Payette's abrupt departure from Rideau Hall provides an opportunity for Canada to have its first Indigenous governor general, Perry Bellegarde laughs when asked if he's been taking French lessons."Maybe," Be...
Panel report says basic income in British Columbia is no cure-all
VANCOUVER — A government-commissioned panel has rejected the idea of introducing a basic income for all in British Columbia, saying the billions of dollars would be better spent patching holes in the social safety net. The panel's report, co-authored ...
Ontario adviser urges caution despite dip in COVID-19 cases, vaccine delays draw ire
A top science adviser says Ontario is far from in the clear despite a downward trend in COVID-19 cases, while some provinces criticized Ottawa for lower-than-expected vaccine shipments and the pandemic was flagged as an outsized contributor to Quebec's...
