Category Archives: National
Party leaders in Saskatchewan focus on spending in civil election debate
REGINA — Party leaders in Saskatchewan stuck to their talking points in a largely civil election debate Wednesday night that was free of major fireworks and focused on the COVID-19 crisis and spending. NDP Leader Ryan Meili accused the incumbent premie...
Canadians divided over mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, priority inoculations
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Canadians are turning against the idea of the government requiring people to get a vaccine for COVID-19 when it becomes available. Only 39 per cent of respondents in the poll by Leger and the Association
COVID-19 won’t spook away trick-or-treating if safety rules followed: health officers
OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says trick-or-treating should be possible this Halloween as long as little goblins take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Theresa Tam cautions, however, that parents should listen to local ...
Liberals make plea for seniors to file taxes as thousands at risk of losing benefits
OTTAWA — The federal government says tens of thousands of seniors are at risk of losing benefits because they haven't yet filed their taxes. The Liberals are making a public plea for them to submit their returns as soon as possible
PM blasts Tories for push to keep WE probe alive, says government focused on COVID-19
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has blasted opposition parties for continuing their effort to dig into the WE Charity issue, and says his government is instead focused on helping Canadians through the COVID-19 pandemic. The comments follow Conse...
Canada joins U.S.-led Artemis Accords to send human explorers back to Moon and beyond
WASHINGTON, Wash. — Canada has signed on to the Artemis Accords, a U.S.-led effort to establish global guidelines for sending explorers back to the Moon and beyond. NASA says space agencies in Australia, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, Luxembou...
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 6:42 p.m. Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province will change the way COVID-19 is tested to make it more efficient as cases continue to rise. Dr. Deena Hins...
Pandemic exposes need for basic-income program, expert says
OTTAWA — A leading Canadian expert on government-funded basic incomes says the oft-debated idea could have averted much of the economic effects of COVID-19. Evelyn Forget says a basic-income program would have provided help to hard-hit Canadians automa...
Leaders of B.C.’s three main political parties clash on pandemic response, recovery
VANCOUVER — John Horgan was held to account for his decision to call a snap election during the pandemic in Tuesday's leaders' debate that saw the New Democrat leader try to frame the narrative surrounding COVID-19 around past Liberal policies
CSIS sees warrant process as ‘burdensome’ and a ‘necessary evil’: federal review
OTTAWA — Canadian Security Intelligence Service employees see the spadework needed to obtain a judicial warrant as "a necessary evil" that detracts from more valuable activities, says an independent review that calls for a cultural shift inside the spy...
