Category Archives: National
COVID-19 vaccines to roll out for priority groups in early 2021; Atlantic bubble pops
A top public health official said Thursday that priority groups in Canada should start receiving COVID-19 vaccine doses early next year as new restrictions for those entering New Brunswick effectively popped the so-called Atlantic bubble. "There ...
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Nov. 25, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:05 a.m. The federal COVID Alert app is now linked to the health-care system in the Northwest Territories. The free smartphone app lets people know if they were exposed to someone who has
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Nov. 26, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:23 p.m. The Yukon government has announced a policy on mandatory masks in all indoor public spaces starting Dec. 1. The territory is reporting 39 new cases of COVID-19 and says new restrictio...
Vancouver council unanimously endorses drug decriminalization, seeks federal approval
VANCOUVER — Councillors in Vancouver have voted unanimously to ask the federal government to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs. Mayor Kennedy Stewart put forward the motion earlier this month saying it is time to develop a "hea...
Spy watchdog urges justice minister to fix gaps in whistle-blowing regime
OTTAWA — The national spy watchdog is urging Justice Minister David Lametti to close gaps in the federal whistle-blowing framework to protect Canada's deepest secrets and the public servants who keep them.In a letter to Lametti, the National Security a...
Fresh off majority government win, B.C.’s Horgan to introduce new NDP cabinet
VICTORIA — B.C. Premier John Horgan will announce his new cabinet today with the expectation that the pandemic will occupy the duties of many of his ministers. Horgan's cabinet unveiling comes after the NDP won a majority government in last month's
B.C. homework assignment asks for ‘positive experiences with residential schools’
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — A school superintendent in British Columbia is apologizing to an Indigenous mother who pointed out a homework assignment that asked students to find "positive experiences with residential schools."Krista MacInnis said she began cryin...
Professional athletes the main beneficiary of national interest exemptions at border
OTTAWA — Four national interest exemptions to COVID-19 border restrictions, covering 1,300 professional athletes, have been issued by the federal immigration minister, his office confirmed Wednesday. The details came after MPs at the House of Commons i...
Horgan’s NDP cabinet built to tackle pandemic, economic recovery, says former premier
VICTORIA — Former B.C. premier Mike Harcourt says he understands the balancing act that John Horgan is facing as he is set to introduce his NDP government's new cabinet Thursday during a pandemic that's threatening lives and the economy. When he
Ontario alleges family employed by province perpetrated $11M COVID benefit fraud
TORONTO — Four family members who worked for the Ontario government in information technology defrauded the province of at least $11 million destined as COVID-19 relief money, a statement of claim alleges. The unproven civil claim on behalf of the prov...
