Category Archives: National
Trudeau speaks to Pfizer CEO as delays to vaccine shipments get worse
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla by phone Thursday, the same day the company informed Canada delays to its shipments of COVID-19 vaccines are going to be even worse than previously thought. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin,...
‘Canada deserves stability’: Julie Payette resigns as Governor General, apologizes
OTTAWA — Julie Payette resigned Thursday as Canada's governor general, saying that to protect the integrity of her office and for the good of the country it was time for her to go. Payette joins a very short list of governors
Federal review of Access to Information law to take another year amid impatience
OTTAWA — It will likely be another year before a federal review of the government's key transparency law is complete, fuelling the frustration of openness advocates. Newly released terms of reference for the government study of the Access to Informatio...
Manitoba eases measures as COVID cases decline, but feds warn of severe illness rise
Manitoba is loosening lockdown measures as its COVID-19 case counts continue to level off, but while other provinces see early signs of a similar slowdown, experts warn that some of the worst impacts of the recent surge may be yet
Report on Quebec woman murdered by offender on day parole calls for better oversight
Correctional authorities will change how federal offenders on day parole are managed in Quebec following recommendations in a report released Thursday into the murder of Marylene Levesque nearly one year ago.A joint investigation by corrections and par...
The latest news on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:10 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 564 new cases of COVID-19 today, for a total of 62,976. There are 4,450 actives cases and 15 new deaths. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonni...
Supreme Court won’t review ruling in favour of officer who refused to euthanize bears
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not review a lower-court ruling that was a victory for a conservation officer who refused to euthanize two bear cubs.Bryce Casavant was dismissed from his job for choosing not to shoot the
As Alberta debates coal mining, industry already affecting once-protected Rockies
Coal mining is already having an impact in Alberta's Rocky Mountains even as debate intensifies over the industry's presence in one of the province's most beloved landscapes. "They've been very active up there," said Kevin Van Tighem, who lives near on...
Some provinces yet to say when jail inmates to be vaccinated against COVID-19
A director at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association believes provinces should set targets for vaccinating inmates in provincial jails — something half of jurisdictions have yet to do. The Correctional Service of Canada has started vaccinations for f...
In wake of decision to kill Keystone XL, Biden’s first foreign-leader call? Trudeau
WASHINGTON — If Joe Biden's decision to kill off Keystone XL is supposed to sound the death knell for Canada-U.S. relations, you wouldn't know it from the newly minted president's call sheet. The 46th president's first phone call with a
