Category Archives: National
No rollcall votes in Commons if new electronic voting app adopted
OTTAWA — The COVID-19 pandemic is about to force another big break from tradition in the House of Commons: MPs using an app on their smartphones or laptops to cast votes remotely. Party whips are still discussing some unresolved details, the
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 41,760 new vaccinations administered for a total of 692,899 doses given. The provinces have administered doses at
Trudeau will be first foreign leader to speak with Biden on Friday: White House
WASHINGTON — The White House says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will speak with newly inaugurated U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday. Press secretary Jen Psaki says Trudeau will be the first foreign leader to speak with Biden since his inauguration. ...
Indigenous services minister says Quebec premier should show ‘humanity’ to homeless
OTTAWA — Federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller is criticizing the Quebec premier's refusal to exempt homeless people from the provincewide curfew. Miller reacted today to the recent death of Raphael "Napa" Andre, a 51-year-old Innu man found...
Students at VP Kamala Harris’s Montreal alma mater say her rise serves as inspiration
MONTREAL — Students at Montreal's Westmount High School spent Wednesday morning watching a former graduate ascend to one of the highest political offices in the world, with Kamala Harris's new post as U.S. vice-president sending a message that nothing ...
Students at VP Kamala Harris’s Montreal alma mater say her rise serves as inspiration
MONTREAL — Students at Montreal's Westmount High School spent Wednesday morning watching a former graduate ascend to one of the highest political offices in the world, with Kamala Harris's new post as U.S. vice-president sending a message that nothing ...
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Conservative MP Derek Sloan ejected from party caucus
OTTAWA — A majority of Conservative MPs have voted to remove Derek Sloan from the party's caucus, according to sources not authorized to speak publicly about caucus business. The vote follows revelations Sloan accepted a donation to his leadership cam...
Vaccine myths running rampant online among all age groups, Ontario docs say
OTTAWA — Dangerous misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines is spreading on social media among all age groups and could harm Canada's efforts to end the pandemic, the head of the Ontario Medical Association says.The association's analysis of more than 65...
Ottawa advocating to prioritize vaccines for Indigenous people: Miller
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the federal government is working with the provinces to prioritize vaccinating Indigenous people against COVID-19, including those who live in urban centres and other places where the provinces pro...
Prominent Canadians on the inaugurations of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
OTTAWA — "Canada and the United States have worked side by side to tackle some of the greatest challenges we have faced in our history. We will continue this partnership as we fight the global COVID-19 pandemic and support a
