Category Archives: National
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 28,505 new vaccinations administered for a total of 868,454 doses given. The provinces have administered doses a...
Bloc leader doubles down on remarks about Transport Minister Omar Alghabra
OTTAWA — Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is standing by comments he made about Transport Minister Omar Alghabra earlier this month that sparked criticism he was trying to tar the new cabinet member with Islamophobic innuendo. Blanchet addr...
Couple accused of flying to Yukon for vaccine ‘despicable’: B.C. minister
VANCOUVER — Public condemnation grew Tuesday of a Vancouver couple accused of flying to a remote Yukon community to get a COVID-19 vaccine, with British Columbia's solicitor general calling their alleged actions "despicable."Mike Farnworth criticized f...
Former Liberal finance minister Bill Morneau drops out of OECD campaign
OTTAWA — Former finance minister Bill Morneau has dropped out of the race to become secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. In a statement posted on Twitter Tuesday, Morneau said he did not have enough support f...
Manitoba man to enter plea next month on charges stemming from Rideau Hall incident
OTTAWA — A man accused of ramming through a gate at Rideau Hall while heavily armed is slated to enter a plea in Ontario court Feb. 5.Corey Hurren, a Manitoba military reservist and sausage-maker, faces 21 weapons charges and one
Cancel travel plans, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urges Canadians
OTTAWA — Ongoing tensions between the provinces and the federal government over the management of the COVID-19 pandemic pivoted back Tuesday to the question of whether and how border controls can be tightened to slow the spread of the virus. Prime
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, Jan. 26
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:15 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 407 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the total number of confirmed active infections to 4,260. Among those, health officials say in a join...
Opposition urges Liberal government to push back against Biden’s Buy American plan
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — The Opposition Conservatives are urging the federal government to push back on President Joe Biden's protectionist Buy American plan. B.C. MP Tracy Gray, the party's international trade critic, says expressions of disappointment...
If Canada can survive four years of Trump, it can navigate the new Buy American: PM
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — If Canada was able to navigate Donald Trump's four years of bilateral bluster, it can surely find safe harbour from the protectionist measures of his Democratic successor, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested Tuesday. Joe Bid...
Canada seeking reassurance as Europe mulls export controls on COVID-19 vaccines
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he remains confident in Canada's vaccine supplies despite threats from Europe that it might impose export controls on vaccines produced on that continent. Speaking to reporters outside his Ottawa residence Tu...
