Category Archives: National
Quebec to introduce bill banning cat declawing, other unneeded pet surgeries
MONTREAL — Quebec's agriculture minister plans to introduce a bill banning cat declawing and other unnecessary pet surgeries. In a recent letter to Quebec's government house leader, André Lamontagne said the upcoming legislation would ban declawing, ea...
Tory leadership hopeful Jean Charest says he wouldn’t change Canada’s firearms laws
OTTAWA — Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest said Thursday he wouldn't touch Canada's existing gun laws — including when it comes to a ban on "assault-style" firearms. In a wide-ranging interview, he said that when it comes to gun control h...
Canada’s emergency refugee program could accommodate millions of Ukrainians: minister
OTTAWA — Canada has designed a system with the potential to welcome millions of Ukrainians fleeing war to Canada, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Thursday, as the government opened applications. The program, which marks a major departure from Can...
Russian invasion of Ukraine shows need to protect Canada’s North: Norad
OTTAWA — A senior Canadian general in charge of protecting North American airspace says Russia has the capability to strike this continent, bolstering the need for improved defensive systems. Russia has spent years investing in its military, including ...
Vaccinated travellers won’t need COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of April 1
OTTAWA — Vaccinated travellers will no longer need to show a COVID-19 test to enter Canada beginning April 1, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos officially announced Thursday. The change comes at the very beginning of the tourist season and the tail end
Indigenous mother proposes class-action lawsuit on birth alerts in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — An Indigenous woman whose newborn was taken by police and social workers shown in a video broadcast live on social media has proposed a class-action lawsuit against the Manitoba government. The woman says in a statement of claim filed
Supreme Court dismisses appeal to stop class action against RCMP for bullying
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from the federal government trying to stop a $1.1 billion class action against the RCMP over bullying and harassment. The lead plaintiffs in the class action, veteran RCMP members
WHO may reject Canadian-made Medicago COVID-19 vaccine because of ties to big tobacco
OTTAWA — Canada may not be able to donate millions of doses of the only COVID-19 vaccine made in the country because the World Health Organization is leaning against granting it an emergency-use licence. Medicago's two-dose Covifenz vaccine was authori...
Under headline jobs figures, report finds pockets of weakness in rebound for women
OTTAWA — The historically high number of women in the country's labour force is still below where it might have been if COVID-19 had never occurred, says a new report highlighting areas of concern for policymakers. The report from the Labour
Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General requested briefing on the Indian Act
OTTAWA — Canada's first Indigenous Governor General, within months of being appointed to the role, requested government officials outline what departments were doing to allow First Nations to move away from the Indian Act. Mary Simon, an Inuk leader, ...
