Category Archives: National
Mail-in ballots for Biden in Georgia, Pennsylvania appear poised to seal Trump’s fate
PHILADELPHIA — Police formed a barrier of bicycles down the middle of a busy Philadelphia street Friday, a physical manifestation of the political fault line separating euphoric Joe Biden supporters from Donald Trump's defiant and frustrated devotees.&...
Final count set to begin today in the British Columbia election
VANCOUVER — Elections BC begins the final count today from last month's provincial election. The independent agency says it has received 662,000 certification envelopes containing absentee or mail-in ballots from across the province and it expects the ...
Ranks of long-term unemployed swell even as economy added 84,000 jobs in October
OTTAWA — Nearly one-quarter of unemployed Canadians have been without work for six months or more, with Statistics Canada reporting a spike in their numbers in October even as the economy eked out another month of overall job growth. Almost 450,000
Airlines failed to prepare adequately for new passenger rights charter: report
OTTAWA — Canada's transportation regulator says poor preparation by airlines for the new air passenger rights charter led to communication problems that frustrated travellers and denied some their proper compensation following flight delays or cancella...
Airlines failed to prepare adequately for new passenger rights charter: report
OTTAWA — Canada's transportation regulator says poor preparation by airlines for the new air passenger rights charter led to communication problems that frustrated travellers and denied some their proper compensation following flight delays or cancella...
Ottawa finalizes methane reduction deals with Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C.
OTTAWA — The federal government has finalized deals with three provinces to reduce emissions of a potent greenhouse gas, saying methane proposals from Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia will achieve the same cuts as rules suggested by Ottawa. B...
Container vessels may be outgrowing Port of Vancouver: Transportation Safety Board
RICHMOND, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board says the Port of Vancouver may be close to exceeding its ability to safely handle large container ships. The safety board issues the caution in its report into a January 2019 incident where the
Freeland grilled over cost of pandemic aid as House fast-tracks rent relief bill
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland was grilled Thursday over the mounting cost of providing relief programs to help Canadians and businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic. During a four-hour question-and-answer session in the House of Commons,...
Federal leaders commemorate lost military members ahead of Remembrance Day
OTTAWA — Federal political leaders say Canadians can still honour the sacrifices of the country's veterans even without traditional Remembrance Day events. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with other federal party leaders, rose in the House o...
Human rights museum in Winnipeg releases framework to address racism
WINNIPEG — The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg has laid out how it will move forward after allegations of racism, homophobia and censorship. Museum president and CEO Isha Khan says the plan will help create a safe, respectful and
