Canadian citizens will be able to sponsor fleeing North Koreans for the first time
OTTAWA — Canadians will be able to sponsor people fleeing North Korea under a new program to help refugees escaping Kim Jong Un's authoritarian regime, according to a Toronto-based human rights organization. HanVoice says a pilot program being launched...
Health officials in New Brunswick report 21 new cases of COVID-19
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting 21 new cases of COVID-19 in the province today, along with 89 recoveries. There are now 521 active reported cases of the virus in the province. Chief medical officer of health Dr.
Ontario could see 50,000 education workers fired if vaccines mandated: Lecce
TORONTO — Up to 50,000 education workers in Ontario could be fired if COVID-19 vaccines were mandated for that sector, the province's education minister said Tuesday. Responding to the NDP in question period, Stephen Lecce said such a policy would mean...
Ford says he understands parents hesitant to get their kids vaccinated
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he understands parents who are hesitant to get their five- or six-year-old children vaccinated against COVID-19 once the shots are approved for kids. Health Canada is currently reviewing data from Pfizer-BioNtech, which s...
Jim Carr out of cabinet, no more special envoy to Prairies for Liberal government
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cut his special representative for the Prairies from cabinet, signalling the Liberal government will take a different approach to its relationship with the West. That appeared to get off to a rocky start on Tuesda...
Lawyer: Guantanamo case should be put on hold at high court
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for a Guantanamo Bay detainee says the Supreme Court should wait to decide a case involving his client until it's clear what the Biden administration will let the man say about his torture abroad by
Environment, energy files get new ministers in cabinet shakeup ahead of COP26 summit
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sending a signal that combating climate change and transforming Canada's economy will fall to more than just one department in his government, say environmental groups. Jonathan Wilkinson was shuffled from envi...
Environment, energy files get new ministers in cabinet shakeup ahead of COP26 summit
OTTAWA — Environmental groups say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sending a signal that combating climate change will fall to more than just one department in his government. Jonathan Wilkinson is being shuffled from environment to natural resources i...
Boissonnault, Fraser, Ien among nine new faces in Trudeau’s cabinet
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has chosen nine new ministers for his cabinet, which contains 39 members including himself. Here's a look at the new faces joining the lineup: Randy Boissonnault, minister of tourism and associate minister of fina...
Business, labour groups urge new cabinet to get to work on priority issues
TORONTO — Business and labour groups are urging the new federal cabinet to get to work on priority economic issues like the skilled labour shortage, supply chain issues, fixing employment insurance, ensuring an equitable recovery, and laying out a broa...