OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is restoring popular MP Pierre Poilievre to his role as the party’s finance critic today as he releases his new list of critics for the next Parliament. But O’Toole is leaving out former leadership rival Leslyn Lewis and Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu, both of […]
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WHITEHORSE – The Yukon government has declared a state of emergency and announced a series of public health rules aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, including a proof-of-vaccination requirement that’s set to take effect this Saturday. The territory says it is “moving rapidly” to implement a proof-of-vaccination system for […]
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OTTAWA – Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh led his caucus in marking the sacrifices of Indigenous veterans this morning, as well as the discrimination they faced after returning from war. Singh and his members of Parliament were at the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument in downtown Ottawa, where they laid a […]
By James McCarten
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WASHINGTON – For the first time in nearly 20 months, non-essential traffic is once again moving in both directions across the Canada-U.S. land border. Shortly after midnight, Customs and Border Protection agents began letting fully vaccinated vacationers, visitors and day-trippers drive into the United States for the first time since […]
By Emma Tranter
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IQALUIT, Nunavut – The hunters and trappers association in the community closest to an iron ore mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island doesn’t want to see the mine expand its operations, saying the effects have already been palpable. Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. is seeking to expand its Mary […]
By Stephanie Taylor
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OTTAWA – Newly named Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says he wants to get to the bottom of why Ottawa abandoned its appeal of a ruling releasing the Catholic Church from its settlement obligations to residential school survivors. “I am as puzzled as everyone,” he told The Canadian Press in […]
By Mia Rabson
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OTTAWA – A new analysis suggests the Liberal climate plan could meet Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions targets for the first time before the end of this decade. The study by Clean Prosperity published today could give some heft to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s credentials as he heads to planned climate […]
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WINDSOR, Que. – Two workers trapped under debris of a collapsed multi-storey scaffold at a Quebec paper mill have been found dead. In a Twitter post, Domtar confirmed one of the deaths at the mill in Windsor, Que. “Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the family members of Mr. […]
By Marie Woolf
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OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau says that Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon will be the chief government whip in the House of Commons. The prime minister tweeted that MacKinnon will take over from Mark Holland, who was promoted to the position of government House leader in the new cabinet. MacKinnon, a former […]
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TORONTO – Ontario is set to introduce legislation proposing a host of measures for workers, including right-to-disconnect policies. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton said he doesn’t want Ontario to become a place where people burn out from endless work, and where family time comes last. “This is an issue that’s been […]
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OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau is swearing in his new cabinet, a slightly larger lineup that adds nine new faces, drops three and moves most other senior ministers to new posts. It’s a major overhaul of the cabinet as Trudeau gears up to rapidly deliver on his top six priorities for […]
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
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TORONTO – Reducing patient wait times; expanding mental health, addiction and home care services; and preparing for the next pandemic are among top priorities for a group representing Ontario doctors. The Ontario Medical Association shared its recommendations for improving the province’s health system in a new report published today. It […]
