Category Archives: National
Nunavut to start lifting its two-week lockdown as COVID-19 cases recover
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut is to start lifting a two-week lockdown on Wednesday as more people infected with COVID-19 recover. The lockdown that shuttered all schools and non-essential businesses was put in place on Nov. 18 to curb the spread of
Review finds no evidence of alcohol game at B.C. ERs, but vast Indigenous profiling
VICTORIA — A former judge says she found widespread systemic racism in British Columbia's health-care system where extensive negative profiling of Indigenous patients affects treatment and care. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond said Monday she could not confir...
Quebec urged to create provincial director of youth protection to oversee system
MONTREAL — A provincial commission looking into the protection of vulnerable children in Quebec recommended on Monday the appointment of a youth-protection director to oversee the entire provincial system.The Laurent Commission released a preliminary r...
Consumer helps fuel third-quarter economic rebound as households resume spending
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy posted its best three-month stretch on record during the third quarter of the year, growing at an annualized pace of 40.5 per cent on the back of household spending.The previous record for quarterly growth in
Quebec booksellers’ group apologizes, republishes post outlining premier’s top reads
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault said Monday he is relieved after an association of Quebec booksellers apologized for removing an online list of his reading recommendations. Legault shared some of his favourite books during a Facebook live vi...
No text of Canada-U.K. trade deal, minister says as Dec. 31 tariff deadline looms
OTTAWA — Canada's International Trade Minister Mary Ng was unable to offer a firm guarantee that MPs will see a bill to ratify the new provisional Canada-Britain trade agreement before Parliament is due to break for Christmas on Dec. 11. Ng
Restoring civil liberties in Canada post-pandemic a concern for legal experts
TORONTO — Canadians willingly, unwillingly, and sometimes unknowingly, gave up some of their civil liberties over the past eight months to try and slow the spread of COVID-19. Legal experts who specialize in personal freedoms have spent most of 2020 ma...
Get on with promised gun-control measures, advocates urge Trudeau government
OTTAWA — Advocates of stricter gun control are urging the Trudeau government to get on with promised reforms, saying they are months overdue. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has pledged new measures, including a buyback of recently outlawed firearms,...
Get on with promised gun-control measures, advocates urge Trudeau government
OTTAWA — Advocates of stricter gun control are urging the Trudeau government to get on with promised reforms, saying they are months overdue. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has pledged new measures, including a buyback of recently outlawed firearms,...
Ottawa extends rules and restrictions for travelers amid rising COVID-19 case counts
The federal government says it's extending a slew of travel restrictions and rules meant to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic into the new year as case counts continue their steady rise across the country. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair...
