Category Archives: Politics
EU lifts mask recommendation for air travel as pandemic ebbs
BERLIN (AP) — The European Union will no longer recommend medical masks be worn at airports and on planes starting next week amid the easing of coronavirus restrictions across the bloc, though member states can still require them, officials said
Conservative debate: Poilievre fends off attacks, promises to fire Macklem
EDMONTON — Candidates vying for the Conservative leadership framed the country — and the party — as deeply divided at the first official debate on Wednesday, and took turns pointing fingers at one rival they accuse of driving disunity in
Freedom Mobile sale not enough to allow Rogers-Shaw deal: Competition Bureau filing
OTTAWA — Plans by Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. to sell Shaw's wireless businessdo not outweigh the harm that the companies' proposed merger would cause, the Competition Bureau has argued in court documents. In May 9 filings t...
Inuit fear ruling on Arctic mine expansion could hasten ongoing narwhal decline
Inuit hunters fear an upcoming ruling on an Arctic mine expansion could hasten the ongoing decline of a narwhal population that they rely on for food. Harvesters from Pond Inlet on the northern coast of Baffin Island say numbers of the
Indigenous languages ‘marginalized all the time’ in Canada: Mary Simon
KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ, Que. — Think of your morning routine — after your alarm goes off and before breakfast, you probably unlock your phone and check emails, social media, text messages. The constant connection is a habit. But in Canada's North, that isn'...
Most Canadians support the right to choose to have an abortion: poll
OTTAWA — As the United States faces turmoil over the possible overturning of the right to have an abortion, a new poll offers a picture of how Canadians feel about the issue. About four in five respondents to an online survey
Ontario Tory candidate Stephen Lecce apologizes after ‘slave auction’ report
TORONTO — Progressive Conservative candidate Stephen Lecce apologized Wednesday in the wake of a published report about a so-called slave auction during his time as a fraternity leader in university. PressProgress, an outlet founded and funded by the B...
Government to launch business donation portal for Ukrainians arriving in Canada
OTTAWA — The federal government is set to launch an online portal for Canadian businesses to donate to Ukrainians who need help to get set up in Canada after fleeing war in their country. For now, the portal is designed to
Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 11
Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford No scheduled public events. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Brampton: Announces plan to put money back in drivers' pockets. 9:30 a.m. ...
Automakers ask government for more detailed EV chargers plan to meet sales targets
OTTAWA — A new analysis of Canada's electric vehicle charging demands suggests we'll need to more than double the number of public chargers within the next three years and then quadruple it by the end of the decade. But some of
