Category Archives: National
Canada was ‘disgraceful’ accomplice of U.S. in Meng arrest: China’s ambassador
OTTAWA — As Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor began their third year in Chinese prisons on Friday, the grievances between Canada and China deepened, dimming hope the two Canadian men would win freedom any time soon. China's ambassador to Canada said
‘This could all go away:’ Nunavut minister pleads with Arviat residents to stay home
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut's health minister is pleading with residents of Arviat, where a COVID-19 outbreak continued to grow Friday, to stay home. Lorne Kusugak said if people living in Arviat follow isolation rules, the outbreak could be over in two...
‘It can no longer be free to pollute:’ Updated climate plan includes carbon tax hikes
OTTAWA — The federal government has released a $15-billion plan to meet its climate change commitments that includes steady increases to its carbon tax in each of the next 10 years."It can no longer be free to pollute anywhere in
Senate Democrats speak out in defence of Canada’s plan to ban single-use plastics
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A prominent group of Senate Democrats is speaking out in defence of Canada's plan to ban single-use plastics. Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy are among those expressing s...
Officials urge Canadians to stay vigilant amid grim COVID forecasts for the holidays
Authorities are cautioning Canadians against getting swept up in the excitement of the approaching COVID-19 vaccine rollout, insisting that dropping our guards could have deadly consequences as federal forecasts predict the outbreak's death toll could ...
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Thursday, Dec. 11
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:04 p.m. British Columbia has added another 737 cases to its COVID-19 total. Eleven more people died, bringing the province's surging death toll to 598. A joint statement from pro...
More arrests made in dispute over Indigenous lobster fishing in Nova Scotia: RCMP
MIDDLE WEST PUBNICO, N.S. — The Nova Scotia RCMP confirmed Friday the arrest of 21 people in recent weeks following a violent confrontation at a lobster pound at centre of a dispute over a self-regulated Indigenous fishery. "The arrests have been
Tipping point? Experts say the Paris agreement changed the climate on climate
Five years after it was passed, the Paris agreement may finally be changing the climate on climate change. "I've always known we're not going to act as soon as we could have," said Mark Jaccard, a widely consulted energy economist at
Canada not immune to QAnon as pandemic fuels conspiracy theories, experts say
Conspiracy theories, including those propagated by the once-fringe QAnon movement, have gained traction as the COVID-19 pandemic fuels fear, social and economic insecurity, and mistrust in authorities, experts in Canada say. The reach and visibility of...
B.C. attorney general relays money laundering inquiry concerns to federal counterpart
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's attorney general says he's concerned about reports of a lack of co-operation from the federal financial intelligence agency at the province's public inquiry into dirty money. David Eby said Thursday he called federal Publ...
