Category Archives: National
Supreme Court decision paves way for Lascaris libel action against B’nai Brith
OTTAWA — A Supreme Court of Canada decision gives lawyer and human-rights advocate Dimitri Lascaris the green light to pursue a libel action against a national Jewish group. The top court has declined to hear an appeal from B'nai Brith Canada
Top court to examine payment for classroom use of copyrighted works
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will delve into the issue of fair payment for the use of copyrighted works in the classroom. The top court agreed to hear the case in response to appeals from York University in Toronto
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in Aga Khan lobbying case
OTTAWA — A new court ruling means the federal lobbying commissioner won't be taking a fresh look at whether the Aga Khan broke rules by giving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a vacation in the Bahamas. The Supreme Court of Canada refused
Canadians spend more money and time online during COVID pandemic: StatCan
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says Canadians have been spending more time and money online since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency found in a survey conducted last month that 44 per cent of Canadians had spent more money online
Iqaluit councillor resigns over social media post about Black Lives Matter
IQALUIT, Nunavut — An Iqaluit city councillor has resigned over comments she made on social media last week about the Black Lives Matter movement. At a meeting Tuesday night, city council unanimously passed a motion calling for the resignation of Malai...
Hamilton cycle studio linked to 69 COVID cases as officials work to limit gatherings
MONTREAL — Health officials in several provinces were scrambling to limit gatherings and outbreaks on Wednesday, including one at a cycling studio in Hamilton that has now been linked to 69 cases of COVID-19. A spokeswoman for the Hamilton public...
Better data needed to address inequalities exposed by COVID-19: Njoo
OTTAWA — Canada's deputy chief public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo says collecting better data can help in addressing inequalities the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed. Speaking at a virtual public health conference Wednesday, Njoo said collecting data ...
No ‘magic bullet’ to solve toxic social-media content, LeBlanc says
OTTAWA — There is no magic legislative bullet to control objectionable content on social media, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says. LeBlanc told a virtual conference on democracy Wednesday if there were a simple answer, many other ...
New taxpayer watchdog plans to monitor how CRA handles pandemic-stressed taxpayers
OTTAWA — The new federal taxpayers' advocate says he plans to keep a close eye on how the Canada Revenue Agency treats Canadians feeling the financial pain from the COVID-19 pandemic. François Boileau said in an interview with The Canadian Press
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 6:12 p.m. Health officials in B.C. are reporting 158 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. No one else has died from the illness, leaving the province’s death toll at 250. There ...
