Category Archives: National
A pandemic, economic questions and leadership rumblings in Manitoba politics
WINNIPEG — The COVID-19 pandemic will shape Manitoba politics in many ways in 2021.There will be an ongoing attempt to control outbreaks of the novel coronavirus and to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed. Decisions will need to be made about
Ontario government facing criticism after COVID-19 shots slowed over holidays
The Ontario government has come under fire from critics after COVID-19 immunizations ramped down over the holidays. The Ministry of Health said in a statement Monday that hospitals administering the vaccine asked to change the schedule to ensure proper...
National daycare system will need funding to lower fees, expand spaces, Hussen says
OTTAWA — The federal minister in charge of the government's push on child care says bringing down fees parents pay is a key ingredient in the Liberals' design for a national system. Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen also says that just
‘This is a deadly disease;’ Canada surpasses 15,000 deaths related to COVID-19
Canada surpassed 15,000 COVID-19 deaths on Monday, and at least one infectious disease expert says the somber milestone should be a wake-up call to anyone who thinks the dangers of the disease are overhyped. Quebec reported 37 deaths Monday, pushing Ca...
What’s at stake for the main political parties as an election looms in 2021
OTTAWA — For all the bluster among federal political leaders about not wanting an election any time soon, the political truth is as cold as a winter's wind: the potential for one is a reality in 2021. For now, political parties
More cases of U.K. COVID-19 variant found in Canada
OTTAWA — A contagious new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 has infiltrated two more regions of Canada, health officials said Sunday, a day after announcing the country's first cases of the variant had been detected. The strain of the
2021: Alberta eyes post-COVID economic rebound but faces big budget questions
EDMONTON — Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews says the goal in 2021 is to get vaccines out and put the COVID-19 pandemic in the rear-view mirror, then work to fix a battered and beleaguered economy. But with a $21-billion deficit and
Visit restrictions contributed to depression among care home residents: doctor
VANCOUVER — A plastic barrier sits on a table between Debbie Drew and her father during their visits in the reception area of a long-term care home where the first Canadian died of COVID-19. Nine months later, Drew said visiting restrictions
Ontario confirms Canada’s first two cases of COVID-19 variant discovered in UK
A variant of COVID-19 that has ravaged the U.K. is now in Canada, health officials said Saturday as they announced an Ontario couple had been diagnosed with the contagious new strain. The province's associate chief medical officer of health said in
‘Shift in perspective:’ Indigenous place names moving Canada from colonial past
EDMONTON — To Terri Suntjens, symbolism means everything. That's why she decided to get involved with the City of Edmonton's initiative to rename its wards. Suntjens, who is from the Saddle Lake Cree Nation, became a co-chair of the Indigenous Naming
