Category Archives: National
Manhunt fallout: Premier calls on the RCMP to improve emergency alert protocols
HALIFAX — The premier of Nova Scotia says the RCMP must change how they alert the public to dangerous incidents following the high-profile arrest of a gunman who remained at large for 19 hours. Stephen McNeil made the comment Thursday as
Education said key in overcoming health-care worker opposition to COVID-19 vaccine
TORONTO — A consensus appears to have developed that educating reluctant health-care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is better than trying to force them to get the shots. While most of those on the pandemic front lines are eager to
Canadian Armed Forces lay out COVID-19 vaccination plans for troops
OTTAWA — The Canadian military's surgeon general says the Canadian Armed Forces have received enough doses of the Moderna vaccine to immunize 1,200 members against COVID-19.Maj.-Gen. Marc Bilodeau says the first priority group to receive a vaccine will...
Health Canada delays drug-pricing reforms, citing COVID challenges for manufacturers
Health Canada says it's delaying the implementation of long-awaited changes to Canada's drug-pricing regime by another six months. A spokesman for the department says the amendments to patented medicine regulations, which were set to take effect Jan. 1...
Health Canada delays drug-pricing reforms, citing COVID challenges for manufacturers
Health Canada says it's delaying its long-awaited overhaul of drug-pricing regulations by another six months. While pharmaceutical manufacturers and patient advocates welcomed the decision, they say the federal government needs to go back to the drawin...
In wake of chaotic day on Capitol Hill, talk turns to expediting Donald Trump’s exit
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An uneasy peace settled over a fortified Capitol Hill on Thursday as National Guard soldiers stood sentry, workers erected steel barriers and supporters of Donald Trump — along with the rest of the country — waited for
National group launches legal action to increase abortion access in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — A national civil liberties group is launching a legal action against New Brunswick in order to increase abortion access in the province.The Canadian Civil Liberties Association filed a statement of claim with the Court of Queen's Bench on...
Goodale rejects Iran’s offer to compensate Canadian victims of downed Ukraine plane
OTTAWA — Canada's special adviser on the Iranian military's downing of a passenger jet one year ago this week is rejecting Tehran's offer to pay $150,000 to the families of those killed in the tragedy. Ralph Goodale, the former Liberal public
‘Out of this mess:’ A look at some of the lives lost in the downing of Flight PS752
Pedram Mousavi sat with the other passengers on Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752 as it remained parked on the tarmac south of Iran's capital, Tehran, about an hour behind schedule in the pre-dawn darkness. It was Jan. 8, 2020. Amid escala...
Quebec curfew ‘sets the tone’ for pandemic fight, as Ontario delays school reopening
TORONTO — Canada's hardest-hit regions are further tightening COVID-19 lockdown measures with public health officials blaming holiday gatherings for surging infections and experts suggesting Quebec's clampdown may inspire more restrictions. Ontario's c...
