Category Archives: National
Timeline: A look at Canada’s relationship with Iran, before and after the PS752 crash
OTTAWA — It has been 66 years since Canada and Iran established diplomatic ties. Those had frayed and been mended many times before the crash of a Ukraine International Airlines flight near Tehran killed all 176 on board, including at
‘That’s the plane’: How the federal government reacted to the downing of Flight PS752
OTTAWA — Shortly before 10 p.m. on Jan. 7, 2020, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne peeked at his mobile phone during a particularly intense teleconference. A BBC report of a plane crash outside Tehran airport flashed on his Twitter f...
COVID-19 restrictions extended to Feb. 5 in B.C. to ‘hold the line’
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 restrictions that were set to expire Friday have been extended to Feb. 5. Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the extension while reporting eight more deaths and 761 new cases of COVID-19, saying the spike...
Public health agency president says employee’s trip to Jamaica is ‘unacceptable’
OTTAWA — The president of the Public Health Agency of Canada says it is "unacceptable" that one of the agency's managers ignored advice and vacationed in Jamaica last fall.Iain Stewart says although the trip taken by Dominique Baker in November
At least two senators left country amid COVID-19 pandemic, five not saying
OTTAWA — Sen. Don Plett is facing calls for his resignation as Conservative leader in the Senate after choosing to vacation in Mexico over the holidays.But Plett is not the only senator who travelled abroad even as Canadians were being
Health-care professionals ready to help but some say vaccine rollout too slow
VANCOUVER — Marcia Carr returned to nursing during the first wave of the pandemic after four years in retirement and now wants to "hit the ground running" to help vaccinate as many people as possible."I feel a very strong professional
Timeline: A look at Canada’s relationship with Iran, before and after the PS752 crash
OTTAWA — It has been 66 years since Canada and Iran established diplomatic ties. Those had frayed and been mended many times before the crash of a Ukraine International Airlines flight near Tehran killed all 176 on board, including at
Quebec COVID curfew raises concerns over enforcement, profiling, advocates say
MONTREAL — Civil rights advocates on Thursday expressed concern Quebec's new provincewide curfew is not justified by science and will be enforced in a way that will have a disproportionate impact on racialized people and the vulnerable. Premier Francoi...
Ongoing U.S. tariffs on Canadian exports of solar products ‘unwarranted,’ says Ng
OTTAWA — The federal government is pushing back against ongoing American tariffs on Canadian solar products. In a statement today, International Trade Minister Mary Ng calls the tariffs "unwarranted" and says they "clearly violate the provisions and th...
Ongoing U.S. tariffs on Canadian exports of solar products ‘unwarranted,’ says Ng
OTTAWA — The federal government is pushing back against ongoing American tariffs on Canadian solar products. In a statement today, International Trade Minister Mary Ng calls the tariffs "unwarranted" and says they "clearly violate the provisions and th...
