Category Archives: National
Perry Bellegarde won’t seek re-election as head of Assembly of First Nations
OTTAWA — National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations said he won't seek re-election as the head of the organization next summer, saying he has spent his six years in the role helping bring Indigenous issues to
Opposition leaders say Liberals’ vaccine rollout is undermining public trust
OTTAWA — Opposition political leaders blasted the Liberal government for its piecemeal approach to a plan to get COVID-19 vaccines to Canadians, saying it risks people's confidence in the science and their ability to have hope for their own futures. Co...
Montreal authorities clear out east-end homeless camp over safety concerns
MONTREAL — City officials continued dismantling a homeless camp in a park along Notre-Dame Street in east-end Montreal through the day Monday, with the plan to have everyone under a roof by nightfall, Mayor Valerie Plante said. Montreal police and the...
Mountie says he updated FBI on Meng arrest, but he was working for the RCMP
VANCOUVER — An RCMP officer who was tasked as a point person for U.S. investigators during the 2018 arrest of Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport says he didn't see himself as working for them. Sgt. Ross Lundie told the B.C.
P.E.I. introduces ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown as COVID-19 cases mount across Canada
Canada's smallest province introduced sweeping new measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 on Sunday as other parts of the country continued to shatter records for new diagnoses. Prince Edward Island is heading into a two-week "circuit breaker" loc...
Report says U.S. diplomats likely targeted in energy attack, unsure about Canadians
OTTAWA — A new report commissioned by the U.S. government says the mysterious brain injuries suffered by American diplomats posted in Cuba in 2016 were most likely caused by an attack using “directed” radio energy. Yet the report by the National
Report finds microwave energy likely made US diplomats ill
WASHINGTON — A new report by a National Academy of Sciences committee has found that “directed” microwave radiation is the likely cause of illnesses among American diplomats in Cuba and China. The study commissioned by the State Department and released...
Canadian entrepreneurs in south Florida lament loss of snowbirds, eye 2021 homecoming
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Each spring, near a south Florida seaside strip known as the Broadwalk, the grateful retailers and restaurateurs of Hollywood Beach gather for a two-day celebration of all things Canada. "Canadafest" has played out for nearly 40 yea...
Grassy Narrows First Nations chief hails more funding for mercury treatment centre
OTTAWA — New money for a treatment centre for those living with the effects of chronic mercury poisoning comes as a ray of hope for a northern Ontario First Nation that has spent the past six decades in the shadow
Canadian Rangers will help with Manitoba First Nation’s COVID-19 outbreak
SHAMATTAWA, Man. — The Canadian Armed Forces says it will send a team of reservists to a First Nation in Manitoba to help with the community's COVID-19 response.The military says in an email that roughly six Canadian Rangers will work
