Category Archives: Politics
B.C. ends quarantine program for temporary foreign workers, self-isolation continues
VICTORIA — The British Columbia Agriculture Ministry says it is ending the COVID-19 quarantine program for temporary foreign workers but will keep a different program for another year to support self-isolation to curb the spread of the virus. The minis...
B.C. ends quarantine program for temporary foreign workers, self-isolation continues
VICTORIA — The British Columbia Agriculture Ministry says it is ending the COVID-19 quarantine program for temporary foreign workers but will keep a different program for another year to support self-isolation to curb the spread of the virus. The minis...
AP sources: Asylum limits at border expected to end May 23
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to end the asylum limits at the U.S.-Mexico border by May 23 that were put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to people familiar with the matter.
Former senator Joyce Fairbairn has died at the age of 82
OTTAWA — Colleagues of former Liberal senator Joyce Fairbairn remembered her kindness and determination after she died this week at the age of 82. Fairbairn began her 50-year career in Ottawa as a journalist in the parliamentary press gallery at a
Witnesses sue over police response to Quebec’s 2012 election-night shooting
MONTREAL — A technician who witnessed Quebec's fatal election-night shooting 10 years ago testified Wednesday as part of a lawsuit alleging that Montreal police and Quebec provincial police failed to properly secure the event. Jonathan Dubé told the co...
Russian soprano Anna Netrebko to resume performing in May
BERLIN (AP) — Russian soprano Anna Netrebko said Wednesday that she plans to resume performing in late May after announcing in the early days of the war in Ukraine that she was taking a “step back” from the stage.
Parliamentary budget officer says one minimum sentence costs $98 million per year
OTTAWA — A study by the parliamentary budget officer has found that one particular mandatory minimum sentence costs a total of $98 million each year. Budget officer Yves Giroux's report focused on costs related to the three-year minimum sentence for po...
Biden eyes boost to mining of minerals for electric vehicles
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing higher oil prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden is looking at invoking the Defense Production Act this week to increase the mining of critical minerals for the batteries used in electric vehicles.
Law to help Canada’s news industry, and combat fake news, to be tabled within days
OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is poised to bring forward legislation within days to make digital giants compensate Canadian media outlets for reusing their news content. The bill is expected to be modelled on a law in Australia making tech...
Red tape risks lives of Afghan interpreters’ families waiting to come to Canada: NDP
OTTAWA — Afghan interpreters who helped the Canadian military say the federal government has lied to them about bringing family members to Canada, and that people have died while waiting for paperwork to be processed. At a press conference Wednesday or...
