Category Archives: National
Trudeau urges provinces to ask for help as COVID-19 cases surge
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is begging provincial governments to "act now" to slow the spread of COVID-19 after record-breaking spikes of the virus across most of the country in recent days. "With rising cases of COVID-19 here at home,
Quebec to fund new native friendship centre in city where Joyce Echaquan died
JOLIETTE, Que. — The Quebec government is investing $3.1 million for a new Native Friendship Centre in a city that was recently shaken by the death of an Indigenous woman in a local hospital. Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafreniere says in
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:30 p.m. The B.C. government has extended its state of emergency for another two weeks to ensure health and emergency officials in the province have the powers they need to respon...
Group cites ‘unconscionable delay’ by RCMP in court bid for watchdog report
OTTAWA — A civil liberties group is heading to court to force the release of a long-delayed watchdog report on its complaint about alleged RCMP surveillance of anti-oil protesters. The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association says the Mounties have...
‘Cultural genocide:’ Nunavut passes changes to education, language protection acts
IQALUIT — A bill passed in the Nunavut legislature that will shape how Inuit languages are taught in school for years to come is being called a form of cultural genocide. The territory's original Education Act guaranteed bilingual education in Inuktut
Liberal MP resigns from caucus after employing sister in constituency office
TORONTO — A Toronto MP says she's leaving the Liberal caucus over allegations she employed a relative at her constituency office.Yasmin Ratansi, who represents Don Valley East for the Liberals, says in a statement posted to Facebook on Monday night
Two-thirds of Canadians would support a COVID-19 curfew if pandemic severe: Poll
OTTAWA — More than two-thirds of Canadians say they would support a curfew if the COVID-19 pandemic became serious enough, according to a new poll.The survey by Léger and the Association for Canadian Studies found that 67 per cent of
Eastern Ontario reeve seeks to change road name derogatory to Indigenous women
OTTAWA — The council of Beckwith Township near Ottawa is proposing to change the name of a private road that includes a derogatory term for Indigenous women after months of controversy and over the objections of the road owners.Reeve Richard
‘Stop being so nice’: Alberta councillor apologizes for Indigenous homeless comments
SLAVE LAKE, Alta. — A northern Alberta councillor says she is deeply sorry for recommending her town stop feeding and "being so nice" to its Indigenous homeless population. At a Sept. 8 council meeting, Slave Lake Coun. Joy McGregor gave a
Rules tightened for visitors to N.S. from outside Atlantic after COVID-19 cases spike
HALIFAX — In a bid to subdue a small but sudden spike in COVID-19 cases, Nova Scotia has introduced strict new rules for people arriving in the province from outside the Atlantic region. With 15 new cases reported in less than
