Category Archives: Politics
Vaccine advisory committee says provinces should prep to offer 2nd COVID-19 boosters
OTTAWA — Provinces and territories should quickly get ready to offer fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks starting with people over the age of 80 and long-term care residents, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommended...
Ivanka Trump testifies before House Jan. 6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump, former President Donald Trump's daughter and one of those closest to him during the insurrection at the Capitol, is testifying before the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
Kosovo commemorates 98 slain in Rezalle massacre in 1999
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo leaders on Tuesday urged Serbia to accept the 1999 genocide that its former regime committed in Serbia's former province of Kosovo. Kosovo
Prince Edward Island to keep mask mandate for indoor public spaces until April 28
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island is lifting some public health restrictions but keeping its mask mandate for indoor public spaces until at least April 28. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison told reporters Tuesday masks are more ef...
Oklahoma state House approves bill to make abortion illegal
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma House gave final legislative approval on Tuesday to a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Quebec extends mask mandate order for month of April amid rise in hospitalizations
QUEBEC — The Quebec government will maintain its mask mandate until at least the end of the month instead of mid-April as previously planned, interim public health director Dr. Luc Boileau said Tuesday. Boileau told reporters in Quebec City he changed
EU starts process to cut funding to Hungary over rule of law
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission will launch proceedings to suspend support payments to Hungary for breaching the 27-nation bloc’s rule-of-law standards, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday.
EXPLAINER: Why some states still lack new voting districts
Campaigns for Congress are underway for this year's elections, but lingering disagreements over the final shape of new voting districts have left some candidates — and would-be candidates — in limbo.
Temporary Foreign Worker Program has ballooned under Trudeau suppressing wages. Govt wants to make it even easier to bring in low-paid workers.
By Rohana RezelThe number of Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) brought into Canada has increased by a staggering 70% under Justin Trudeau’s term in office as Prime Minister. This increase in the number of easily exploitable imported indentured labour has contributed
GOP Rep. Upton, who voted to impeach Trump, won’t run again
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Longtime Michigan Republican Rep. Fred Upton, who voted to impeach President Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and faced a primary after redistricting, announced Tuesday he will not run for a 19th term in
