Category Archives: National
Canada sanctions Russian defence sector as Joly pushes for Moscow’s ouster from G20
OTTAWA — Canada's foreign minister told Indonesian leaders on Monday that Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister do not belong at the G20 summit in the southeast Asian country later this year. But Mélanie Joly said Canada committed to helping Indonesi...
Fixer says former Alberta justice minister hired him to get reporter’s phone logs
A self-described political fixer says a former Alberta justice minister hired him to obtain a reporter's phone logs. David Wallace says he was hired by Jonathan Denis to get the phone records of Alanna Smith, a former Calgary Herald reporter now
Quebec’s English colleges say they are being targeted by government for their success
MONTREAL — Recent amendments to Quebec's new language bill are targeting English junior colleges because the schools are increasingly popular among non-anglophones, say students and representatives of the college system. The colleges are being scapegoa...
Court rejects bid to ban imports from China’s Xinjiang region over labour concerns
OTTAWA — Activists concerned about forced labour have lost a court bid for a general ban on the Canadian importation of all goods from the Xinjiang region of China. The Federal Court has rejected their application to overturn a Canada Border
Liberals planning national policy convention for May of next year
OTTAWA — Liberals plan to gather for a national convention in Ottawa in the spring of next year. The Liberal Party of Canada says the convention, to take place in the national capital May 4-6, 2023, will also include some virtual
‘It was the only one right decision:’ Canadian recounts time spent with Ukraine army
TORONTO — Just a few weeks ago Maksym Sliepukhov was taking cover in a Ukrainian forest after Russian missiles hit the army base where he and fellow international volunteers had been training for combat. It was a world away from his
‘A huge rift:’ COVID-19 response strains relationships in northern Alberta county
MACKENZIE COUNTY, ALBERTA — The mayor of High Level, a town in Alberta's far northwest corner, says she has not spoken to the county government for several weeks. "We're not at each other's throats, but it’s a very estranged relationship," say
Frustration over COVID-19 restrictions boosts Quebec Conservatives ahead of fall vote
MONTREAL — As Quebec Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime arrived at a rally last Tuesday, he wore a mask, unlike most of the supporters he was greeting. In a province where opposition parties have generally backed the government's COVID-19 restrictions, D...
What’s Canadian? Regulator will define what qualifies as a Canadian film
OTTAWA — Try to guess which of these movies is Canadian: Disney’s “Turning Red,” which tells the story of growing up as a Chinese-Canadian teen in Toronto and stars Ottawa-born Sandra Oh, or the Oscar-winning sci-fi epic “Dune” from Montreal
As Pope’s apology echoes, U.S. Indigenous boarding-school probe follows Canada’s lead
WASHINGTON — On the heels of a historic moment of healing for Indigenous Peoples in Canada, their counterparts in the United States are anxiously anticipating a federal report on residential schools — commissioned by one of their own — that's