Category Archives: Canada
MPs move to fast-track bill creating national day for truth and reconciliation
OTTAWA - Federal lawmakers are fast-tracking legislation to create a national day for truth and reconciliation.In a Liberal motion, MPs moved unanimously to wrap debate on Bill C-5 and deem it passed ...
May 28, 2021
Different grizzly bears behind two attacks in Alberta foothills: wildlife officer
Alberta Fish and Wildlife is confirming that different grizzly bears are behind a pair of fatal attacks in the province's foothills. Bear specialist Paul Frame says DNA analysis led to that conclusion...
May 28, 2021
B.C. premier 'horrified' at discovery of remains at Kamloops residential school site
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he is "horrified and heartbroken" to learn of the discovery of a burial site with 215 children on the Kamloops Indian Residential School. The...
May 28, 2021
Tories blast William Amos for relieving himself on camera in his second Zoom incident
OTTAWA - The Conservatives say an incident where Liberal MP William Amos relieved himself while on camera during virtual proceedings was "shocking, reckless" and an "affront to the dignity" of the Hou...
May 28, 2021
Indigenous women must lead fight against violence, Ontario report says
TORONTO - Indigenous women must be squarely at the forefront of efforts to combat the national tragedy of violence against them, a new Ontario government report asserts. The province's response to the...
May 28, 2021
Canada should roll out second doses 'as soon as possible': NACI
Canada's expert advisory panel on vaccines says the country should deliver second doses of COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible, given the increasing supply. The National Advisory Committee on Immuni...
May 28, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to attend G7 Leaders' Summit in person: British PM
OTTAWA - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend the G7 Leaders' Summit in person next month.A readout of a phone conversation Friday between Johnson a...
May 28, 2021
Finance Department says preliminary deficit of $314 billion for last fiscal year
OTTAWA - The federal government says its preliminary deficit for the last fiscal year was $314 billion, an unprecedented figure caused by an equally unprecedented economic shock. The early deficit fig...
May 28, 2021
Supreme Court ruling denies media outlet access to records from Quebec court case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says MediaQMI journalists are not allowed access to exhibits that were once part of a Quebec court file. The decision today comes in a case that began five years a...
May 28, 2021
'Cold houses with no hot water': Flood victims return to Fort Simpson, N.W.T.
FORT SIMPSON, N.W.T. - A village in the Northwest Territories is looking to rebuild what has been lost after the worst flooding in more than 50 years destroyed homes and businesses. Fort Simpson's 1,2...
May 28, 2021