Category Archives: National
Feds double pandemic aid for food banks, add a second $100 million in support
OTTAWA — The federal government doubled the amount of pandemic aid for Canada's food banks on Friday. Another $100 million is being added to the Emergency Food Security Fund so food banks, related agencies and Indigenous organizations can keep helping ...
Advocates call for change in housing fund after data shows skew to Ontario
VANCOUVER — A federal government fund providing financing for affordable housing projects needs to be rebuilt because it doesn't do enough to help provinces outside of Ontario, advocates say. The National Housing Co-Investment Fund, administered ...
B.C.’s virtual COVID-19 election campaign lacks human touch: expert
VICTORIA — At the end of a recent virtual town hall meeting where about a dozen people asked questions about British Columbia's Oct. 24 election, New Democrat Leader John Horgan said he was enjoying campaigning online."I like this campaign where
Conservatives accuse government of reckless rush to ease access to assisted dying
OTTAWA — Conservatives are accusing the Trudeau government of rushing recklessly to make it easier for intolerably suffering Canadians to receive medical help to end their lives. The accusation came Friday as the House of Commons began debating a bill ...
Byelections called now because future risks from COVID-19 could be worse: Trudeau
OTTAWA — The two federal byelections underway in Toronto will continue even as cases of COVID-19 soar in the city, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. Byelections for Toronto Centre and York Centre are set for Oct. 26. Green party Leader Annamie
Unilateral ban on single-use plastics ignores spirit of USMCA, critics, experts say
WASHINGTON, Wash. — Canada's proposed ban on single-use plastics may not run afoul of its trade deal with the United States and Mexico, but experts suggest it disregards the "pause-and-check" spirit of the agreement. The Washington-based Plastics Indus...
Champagne deplores suggestion of military solution in Azerbaijan-Armenia fight
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Friday he deplores a statement by Azerbaijan's president that a military solution is the only way to solve his country’s current crisis with Armenia.The renewed fighting in the decades-...
WFP says it shares Nobel Peace Prize with Canada and supporters around the world
OTTAWA — The United Nations World Food Program is thanking Canada for its support after the organization won the Nobel Peace Prize, saying that support is essential with hunger rising due to COVID-19. Spokeswoman Julie Marshall says Canada is the UN
Ex-cop tapped as new Indigenous affairs minister as Legault tries to reset relations
Quebec Premier Francois Legault replaced his Indigenous affairs minister with a former Montreal police officer Friday, as his government looked to reset relations with First Nations leaders. Ian Lafreniere, a former cop who won a Montreal-area ri...
Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s eldest son working for Premier Jason Kenney
EDMONTON — Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s eldest son is following in his father’s footsteps by getting involved in politics. Ben Harper, who is 24, has landed a job as an aide in Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s office. Harper has been working
