Category Archives: National
COVID-19 cases, deaths surge ahead of long weekend, restrictions tighten in hotspots
Canadians began the Thanksgiving long weekend amid a surging second wave that pushed public health officials to roll back some businesses and tighten COVID-19 measures in several hotspots. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Friday the nation was "at ...
Lawyer Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, 43, elected new leader of Parti Quebecois
MONTREAL — Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, a 43-year-old lawyer without a seat in Quebec's legislature, defeated the establishment candidate on the third round of voting Friday to become the new leader of the sovereigntist Parti Quebecois. Plamondon, who did...
COVID-19 vaccine still months away but review team working to speed approvals
OTTAWA — Health Canada is in talks with all of the vaccine developers that signed supply deals with the federal government to kick-start the approval process and get COVID-19 vaccines to Canadians as soon as possible. In the last two months,
Indigenous, minority, young Canadians less likely to view police positively: Poll
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Canadians have a largely favourable view of police in their communities but Indigenous people, members of visible minority groups and younger Canadians are less impressed.Seventy-seven per cent of Caucasian respondents to t...
Saskatchewan First Nation locks down after COVID cases spread from religious meetings
REGINA — A northern Saskatchewan First Nation has been locked down and its schools closed over concerns of COVID-19 transmission following a series of religious services where participants were unmasked. Those gatherings resulted in six COVID-19 cases ...
Miller to discuss racism in health care with Indigenous leaders as COVID cases rise
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he's convening a high-level meeting with Indigenous leaders to tackle systemic racism in health care as communities brace for the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The problem gained new attent...
Liberals revamp rent relief for businesses hit by COVID-19, expand loan program
OTTAWA — The federal government will provide direct help to businesses hit by the COVID-19 pandemic to help them offset the cost of rent, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday. He said a revamped commercial rent-relief program will cover up to...
Nova Scotia mass shooting: law firm gathering evidence for two class-action lawsuits
HALIFAX — A law firm representing the families of victims of the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia has hired a criminal investigation firm as it prepares two potential class-action lawsuits. Halifax-based Patterson Law issued a statement Wednesday say...
No doubt second wave of COVID-19 will hit Indigenous communities harder: Miller
Canada's top doctor says the second wave of COVID-19 has surfaced as a series of regional epidemics and the federal government is warning about rising case numbers on First Nations. "Given what we have seen in the last two weeks, there
COVID-19 pandemic accelerating digital privacy risks, federal watchdog warns
OTTAWA — The COVID-19 pandemic is underscoring weaknesses in Canadian privacy law that place people's personal information at risk, a federal watchdog warns. In his annual report presented Thursday, privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien said the pandemi...
