Category Archives: National
Bellegarde wants Brenda Lucki out as head of RCMP
OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations has "lost confidence" in RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki after months of unrest, National Chief Perry Bellegarde said Friday as he called for her resignation. "The safety and security of all Canadians, including Fi...
Assembly of First Nations has ‘lost confidence’ in RCMP commissioner, says Bellegarde
OTTAWA — The head of the Assembly of First Nations says he is set to tell Prime Minister Justin Trudeau he has 'lost confidence' in RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki.National Chief Perry Bellegarde says he's taking this step after months of
Trudeau walks back pledge to end boil-water advisories on First Nations by 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked back a promise to lift all on-reserve boil-water advisories by 2021 on Friday, as the First Nation with Canada's longest-standing drinking water advisory learned it needs to wait for more tests before it can turn
Majority of international travellers since March deemed ‘essential’, avoid quarantine
OTTAWA — More than 4.6 million people have arrived in Canada since the border closed last March but fewer than one-quarter of them were ordered to quarantine — the rest were deemed "essential" travellers and exempted from the requirement. Canada began
Trudeau touts vaccine deals as Canada notches new daily record in COVID-19 cases
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to offer Canadians modest hope about progress in testing and vaccine development after Canada notched an all-time high of new COVID-19 cases in a day. Trudeau told a news conference Friday that the government is
Nunavut politicians vote to remove minister from cabinet over social media post
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut's legislature members have voted former housing and Nunavut Arctic College minister Patterk Netser out of cabinet over a post he made on social media.Premier Joe Savikataaq put a motion forward earlier this week to remove Net...
Canada, Alberta agree on caribou protection deal that gives them years to take action
EDMONTON — Canada and Alberta have signed a deal on caribou protection that gives them years to take action but could allow energy drilling to resume on some ranges. "I'm very concerned that development is in the fast lane, caribou conservation
Move to Canada? A pipe dream for some Americans is a parachute for Canadian expats
WASHINGTON, Wash. — When people in the United States talk about moving to Canada to escape four more years of Donald Trump, it's usually either a punchline or a pipe dream. Ask some of the roughly 800,000 Canadians who live
Ottawa predicts system delays, backlogs unless court extends life of refugee pact
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government says there will be upheaval at the Canada-U.S. border early next year if a refugee pact between the two countries is allowed to expire. Federal lawyers are asking the Federal Court of Appeal to stay a
B.C. political leaders campaign for votes on last day before voting begins
VANCOUVER — The B.C. election campaign is in its last day with the main opponents to the NDP sounding a familiar refrain in their final pitch for votes. Both the B.C. Liberals and the Greens criticized NDP Leader John Horgan on
