Category Archives: National
Feds split rapid-housing cash between big cities, offer up rest for projects
OTTAWA — Fifteen cities will share $500 million in federal funding so they can buy properties being sold because of the COVID-19 pandemic and use them to help keep people from becoming homeless. Canada's biggest city, Toronto, will get the largest
Canada-U. S. refugee pact to remain in place until court challenge is resolved
OTTAWA — A judge says a refugee pact between Canada and the United States will remain in place until a full legal hearing of the measure is resolved.In a new ruling, Federal Court of Appeal Justice David Stratas has sided
Transport Canada’s dangerous-goods registry has outdated, missing data: audit
OTTAWA — Transport Canada isn't always following up when it finds safety violations in the movement of dangerous goods and still doesn’t have the full picture of the companies and locations it is supposed to be monitoring, Canada's interim environment
U.S. election results one factor that could impact immigration to Canada next year
OTTAWA — After four years of Canada positioning itself as a more welcoming destination than the U.S. for new immigrants, the upcoming presidential election could change that dynamic. But as the Liberal government prepares to lay out its immigrati...
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 8:15 p.m. As of Oct. 26, federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says there were 362 active cases of COVID-10 in First Nations communities — the highest active case number...
Canadians don’t want to ‘rock the boat’ when voting during pandemic: experts
EDMONTON — Monday's re-election of another incumbent premier in Canada's third recent provincial election shows Canadians don't want to "rock the boat" during a global pandemic, say political experts. Saskatchewan, British Columbia and New Brunswick ha...
Officer didn’t alert feds that CBSA would examine Meng before arrest, court hears
VANCOUVER — The RCMP officer who arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport says he didn't know how long questioning by Canada Border Services Agency officials would delay her arrest. Const. Winston Yep testified in B.C. Suprem...
Canadians don’t want to ‘rock the boat’ when voting during pandemic: experts
EDMONTON — Monday's re-election of another incumbent premier in Canada's third recent provincial election shows Canadians don't want to "rock the boat" during a global pandemic, say political experts. Saskatchewan, British Columbia and New Brunswick ha...
QuickSketch: A look at Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe
REGINA — A look at Scott Moe, leader of the Saskatchewan Party:Born: July 31, 1973, in Prince Albert, Sask.Early years: Raised as the oldest in a family of five on a grain farm near Shellbrook, Sask. His mother was a
‘Farm kid with a wicked slapshot:’ Scott Moe wins first mandate as premier
Some leaders have a reputation for political strategy, others for charisma. Scott Moe may be best known for being ordinary. Moe has been in elected politics for less than a decade and only stepped into the spotlight a couple of years ago,
