Category Archives: National
Liberals defend COVID-19 vaccine deals and distribution plans
OTTAWA — The Liberals are pushing back against allegations from their political rivals that the federal government has failed Canadians on COVID-19 vaccines, noting Canada was one of the first countries to order doses from several foreign suppliers. Pr...
Canadians not worried other countries will get COVID-19 vaccine first: poll
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests most Canadians aren't currently worried that people in other countries might get a COVID-19 vaccine first. Thirty-seven per cent of respondents to a survey conducted by Léger and the Association for Canadian Studies say the...
Tory MPs keep talking on assisted dying bill as clock ticks down to Dec. 18 deadline
OTTAWA — Conservative MPs are refusing to be rushed into a vote on assisted dying legislation, despite a looming court-imposed deadline. The Liberal minority government has until Dec. 18 to pass Bill C-7, legislation intended to comply with a Quebec Su...
PM sets Dec. 10 date for long-sought first ministers’ meeting on health-care funding
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set Dec. 10 as the date for a long-sought first ministers' meeting on federal funding for health care. Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc has announced the date on Twitter. Premiers have been d...
Public health must balance science and society: former top doctor
EDMONTON — A retired top doctor says public health orders have to balance science with society if they are to be effective. "(Measures) will only work if you have a majority of the population that supports it," said Andre Corriveau, who
As Nova Scotia’s mass shooting inquiry begins its work, many tough questions remain
HALIFAX — For eight long hours, Nick Beaton was in agony as he waited to learn what had happened to his missing wife. By the early afternoon on April 19, he knew a lone gunman disguised as a Mountie had killed
Highlights of the federal government’s fiscal update
OTTAWA — Key elements from the federal government's fiscal update, delivered by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland Monday afternoon: A boatload of borrowing. The federal deficit is sailing toward $381.6 billion this year, but could close in on $400 bil...
Spending too little worse than spending too much, Freeland says in fall update
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's first fall mini-budget finds new funds for families and businesses and scratches a longtime provincial itch over transfer payments as she tries to find a delicate balance between pandemic anxiety and politi...
Liberals take step on national child-care system, promise plan coming in 2021 budget
OTTAWA — The federal government is proposing millions of dollars in new spending as a down payment on a planned national child-care system that the Liberals say will be outlined in next spring's budget. As a start, the Liberals are proposing
Ottawa beefs up loans for hard-hit sectors — but big airlines not included for now
Ottawa is rolling out a wave of new funding for pandemic-battered industries including tourism, the arts and regional aviation, with smaller companies top of mind — and large airlines notably absent. The Liberal government's fiscal update sketches out ...
