Category Archives: National
NewsAlert: COVID chosen Canadian Press news story of the year for 2020
TORONTO — The deadly virus that swept Canada this year dominated headlines as it killed thousands of Canadians, sickened tens of thousands of others and prompted profound social and economic dislocation.The pandemic, an event whose global impact is uns...
Groups that help vulnerable women ask Liberals for lifeline after losing out on aid
OTTAWA — Groups that offer services to vulnerable women across the country say they were shut out from federal pandemic aid and now face an uncertain future. A report this morning from a coalition of women's rights organizations suggests the pandemic
Majority of Canadians support holiday lockdown to fight COVID-19: Poll
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians support the idea of a lockdown on non-essential businesses and services during the holidays to fight a surge in new COVID-19 cases across the country. Sixty-five per cent of respondents in
Reconciliation delayed and anti-Indigenous racism rising: TRC commissioners
OTTAWA — Five years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued its final report, commissioners Murray Sinclair, Wilton Littlechild and Marie Wilson are coming together to voice their concerns about the slow pace of reconciliation in Canada. T...
Government promises resources in search for Manitoba sailor missing at sea
All available resources will be used to find a master sailor from Manitoba who is believed to have accidentally fallen overboard while on the HMCS Winnipeg, the Canadian government said. Commodore Angus Topshee, commander of the Canadian Fleet Pacific...
Ottawa announces $3.16 billion to plant two billion trees over the next decade
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Canadian government says it will spend $3.16 billion to plant two billion trees over the next ten years. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan made the funding announcement Monday at a tree nursery in St. John’s, saying
Anti-racism task force calls for end to racial profiling in all Quebec police forces
MONTREAL — Random police stops should be banned for all of Quebec's police forces and patrol units should include social workers who can de-escalate tensions during interventions, the province's anti-racism task force said Monday. Junior health ministe...
Wildfires take over from industry as major source of cancer-causing air toxins: study
Wildfires have taken over from industry as a major source of a group of cancer-causing chemical toxins in the air, Environment Canada says. The first national assessment of polycyclic aromatic compounds in more than 25 years has found that air has
First COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Canada, kicking off massive campaign
TORONTO — A long-term care resident in Quebec and a nursing home worker in Ontario received Canada's first COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday, kicking off the largest immunization campaign in the country's history. The shots from drug company Pfizer were...
Canada boosts foreign aid by $485 million with new funds for global COVID-19 effort
OTTAWA — Canada is helping fund the creation of a new international system to help distribute any extra COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries, says International Development Minister Karina Gould. “Canada is really is leaning into this space. The world i...
