Category Archives: National
Champagne keen to partner with new Biden administration on climate, COVID-19
OTTAWA — The incoming Biden administration in the United States will help stabilize the world order and give North America a good shot at beating COVID-19 and fighting climate change, says Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne. Champagne...
Federal long-term plan to increase hydrogen use focuses on regional hubs
The federal government has introduced a plan to greatly increase the use of hydrogen as a low-carbon fuel to help meet Canada's climate targets."We are announcing a big first step for hydrogen in Canada," said Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan....
Right-wing extremist activity on the rise in Atlantic Canada: UNB researchers
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Researchers at the University of New Brunswick found an alarming recent spike in right-wing extremism in Atlantic Canada, and the data indicates the activity is increasing. Right-wing extremist activity surged in Atlantic Canada in 2...
O’Toole walks back words on residential schools amid backlash
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is walking back comments on the original mission of residential schools after social-media backlash and searing criticism from First Nations leaders, New Democrats and Liberals. In a video posted to the Ryerson...
Canada inks deal with U.S. to send astronaut around the moon
OTTAWA — The federal government has signed an agreement with the United States to send a Canadian astronaut around the moon as part of a broader effort to establish a new space station above the lunar surface. Industry Minister Navdeep Bains
Canadian Press newsmakers of the year since 1946
Front-line workers have been chosen as The Canadian Press's 2020 newsmaker of the year. Here is a list of past newsmakers as chosen in an annual poll of newsrooms across the country: 2019: Jody Wilson-Raybould, politician 2018: Humboldt Broncos hockey ...
CP NewsAlert: Front-line workers named Canada’s Newsmaker of the Year by editors
VANCOUVER — Shortly after COVID-19 reached Canada, the meaning of "essential work" began to crystalize as people like nurses and grocery store clerks remained on the job at great risk to themselves and their families.Health workers held the hands of
Budget officer says federal wage-subsidy program may cost more this year than planned
OTTAWA — Parliament's budget watchdog estimates the Liberals will spend more this year on a wage-subsidy program than expected, but less in 2021. The Liberals estimated last month the program would cost $83.5 billion this fiscal year when taking into ...
MAID litigant says disability doesn’t make her vulnerable to pressure to end her life
OTTAWA — Nicole Gladu has no time for the argument that she's a vulnerable person who needs to be protected from being coerced into seeking a medically assisted death. The 75-year-old Quebecer uses a wheelchair due to post-polio syndrome, a degenerativ...
More provinces administer first COVID-19 vaccines as cases mount
Canada's vaccine rollout reached four more provinces on Wednesday, with health-care workers being inoculated against COVID-19 as officials warned hospitals in some areas are nearing a breaking point. Nurses were first in line for the Pfizer-BioNTech s...
