Canada

Trudeau expected to announce all federal workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will make good today on his election promise to require all federal employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Trudeau is expected to announce at a news ...

Oct 06, 2021

Singh to tell caucus that Indigenous rights a priority for NDP this Parliament

OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh is to tell the first meeting of the NDP caucus that pursuing Indigenous rights - including access to clean drinking water - will be a key priority for the party in this Parliame...

Oct 06, 2021

Emergency summit grapples with health system debilitated by COVID-19

OTTAWA - More than 30 national and provincial health organizations are trying to decide which of the devastating effects COVID-19 has taken on Canadian health care to tackle first, as they work to ste...

Oct 06, 2021

QuickList: Quebec coroner's recommendations regarding death of Joyce Echaquan

Coroner Ghane Kamel investigated the death of Joyce Echaquan and issued several recommendations after finding that her death was accidental but preventable. Kamel concluded that the racism and prejudi...

Oct 05, 2021

QuickQuotes: Comments on Quebec coroner's report into the death of Joyce Echaquan

MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner on Tuesday discussed her report into the death of Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year-old Indigenous mother of seven who filmed herself on Facebook Live as a nurse and an orderly wer...

Oct 05, 2021

Draft policy says even telecommuting public servants must be vaccinated: union exec

OTTAWA - The government's draft policy to mandate vaccines for federal workers could close the door to allowing unvaccinated employees to work from home, according to one union executive. Stphane Aubr...

Oct 05, 2021

'We just gave'r': Inside the Totten Mine rescue from a kilometre below the earth

Danny Taillefer and Jason Leger were in the middle of a first aid refresher course when the phone rang. Shawn Rideout, the chief rescue officer with Ontario Mine Rescue, was on the other end. There we...

Oct 05, 2021

Canada shrugs at China's application to join Pacific Rim trade agreement

OTTAWA - Canada is giving China the cold shoulder over its interest in joining an 11-country Pacific Rim trading bloc that is viewed as an important gateway to diversifying Canadian trade with other A...

Oct 05, 2021

B.C.'s inadequate heat wave supports heightened risks to vulnerable people: report

VICTORIA - An international human rights group says the British Columbia government's inadequate support during an extreme heat wave this summer "compounded risks" for people with disabilities and tho...

Oct 05, 2021

Montreal lawyer who died in Italy plane crash remembered for his passion for politics

MONTREAL - Friends and family of a Montreal lawyer who died in a plane crash in Italy are remembering him for his career success, his passion for politics and his love of the outdoors. Julien Brossard...

Oct 05, 2021