Category Archives: National
Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba look to ramp up restrictions as COVID caseload nears 200K
Several provinces are looking to ramp up COVID-19 restrictions as new hotspots crop up across the map, pushing Canada's caseload closer to the 200,000 mark. Canada's chief public health officer says the national count has climbed by an average of 2,300...
Early figures for new aid and EI provide glimpse of how post-CERB supports to be used
OTTAWA — The employment insurance system absorbed almost 1.3 million people in the last three weeks, new figures show, as a key COVID-19 benefit wound down.A breakdown of applications for the simplified EI program shows that overall there had been
Man accused of threatening PM in Rideau Hall incident to appear in court next month
OTTAWA — A man accused of roaming while heavily armed near the residences of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Governor General this summer will be back in court next month.Corey Hurren made a brief, virtual court appearance on Friday
The latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:49 p.m. The Tim Hortons restaurant in Merritt, B.C., is the site of the latest community COVID-19 outbreak. The information comes in a statement from provincial health offi...
Quebec refers case of provincial police chief for ethics probe, possible removal
QUEBEC — The Quebec government has asked for an investigation that could lead to the removal of the embattled chief of the provincial police, the province's public security minister said Friday. Martin Prud'homme has been suspended from his duties as c...
Belarus’s exiled opposition leader holds Canada in her heart, Champagne says
OTTAWA — The exiled opposition leader of Belarus holds Canada in her heart for its support of her embattled country's pro-democracy movement, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Friday after meeting her. Champagne met with Sviatla...
Horgan highlights views of other Liberal candidates after Throness resignation
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. — The resignation of a B.C. Liberal candidate in the provincial election for comments on contraception and eugenics should prompt a deeper look at the party's other candidates, New Democrat Leader John Horgan said Friday. Laurie Thro...
Supreme Court of Canada sides with women in RCMP pension dispute over job-sharing
OTTAWA — Women who enrolled in the RCMP's job-sharing program while raising young children were unfairly denied the chance to bolster their pensions, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In a 6-3 decision Friday, the high court ruled in favour
Feds fund small nuclear reactor ahead of national strategy to adopt more of them
OTTAWA — An Ontario nuclear power company is getting $20 million from Ottawa to try to get its new small modular reactor in line with Canada's safety regulations.The grant to Terrestrial Energy in Oakville, Ont., is the first investment Canada
Online hate, racist hiring practices among targets of $15M federal anti-racism funds
OTTAWA — Combating online hate is one of the main efforts getting a financial boost from Ottawa's anti-racism strategy, with more than a dozen projects receiving federal funding Thursday. Diversity Minister Bardish Chagger listed 85 projects that will ...
