Category Archives: National
Here are some of the latest developments on the COVID-19 situation in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 7:34 p.m. British Columbia's provincial health officer is urging businesses to ensure they are in compliance with health and safety standards to protect employees from COVID-19...
Canadian military-college students report widespread sexual misconduct
OTTAWA — A new Statistics Canada report that paints a picture of widespread sexual misconduct at the country’s prestigious military colleges is prompting fresh criticism as well as promises of action more than six years after the Canadian Armed Forces
Feds double COVID-19 fund for abused women to $100 million
OTTAWA — People are told to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic to stay safe, but homes are not safe places for abused women, says Silvia Samsa, the executive director of Women's Habitat. Samsa's organization provides a shelter for women and
Supreme Court declines to review sentence in stabbing of Manitoba teenager
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not review the eight-year sentence handed to a man who stabbed a teenager at a church.Maksym Kravchenko assaulted the girl in a washroom after a Sunday service at the Pembina Valley Baptist
Nunavut minister stripped of portfolios says he does not regret social media post
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut's former housing minister says he does not regret making a Facebook post about the Black Lives Matter movement that saw him stripped of his cabinet portfolios. A post on Patterk Netser's Facebook page Wednesday said "Al...
Quebec moves more regions to maximum COVID alert as province reports 1,078 new cases
MONTREAL — Authorities moved most of the cities along the St. Lawrence River between Quebec City and Montreal to the highest COVID-19 alert level Thursday, as the government pleaded with people to stay home for Thanksgiving. Trois-Rivieres, Que.,...
Absent any new policy, carbon tax must rise to meet Paris emission targets, PBO says
OTTAWA — The cost to consumers of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's keystone environmental policy will have to rise if the country is to meet its Paris climate accord goals, the parliamentary budget office says, just as the country may be
Trust and situational awareness key to success of the Forces’ most famous tweeter
OTTAWA — Trust.Capt. Kirk Sullivan is talking about running what has become one of the most talked-about Twitter accounts in the federal government.In particular, he is explaining why he doesn’t have to get approval before posting his tweets online.Tha...
It was ‘Here we go’ moment, N.S. man says of alleged race bias during arrest in park
HALIFAX — A Halifax man and his spouse testified Thursday in front of a police review board that they believe race played a role in his 2018 arrest and jailing after they'd stopped in park to make a quick phone
Path to economic recovery filled with risks that need to be managed, Macklem says
OTTAWA — The governor of the Bank of Canada is warning that unprecedented economic measures to help families and businesses manage the pandemic may add potholes on the road to recovery. Tiff Macklem said Canada has managed the crisis better than
