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Canada ‘looking at options’ over Ukraine’s requests for weapons, equipment
Canada’s foreign minister says the government is “looking at options” in response to Ukraine’s request for weapons and military equipment.
18 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Canada’s former China ambassador won’t face ethics probe over Rio Tinto job
Canada’s former ambassador to China will not face a federal ethics probe into his joining mining giant Rio Tinto while finishing his diplomatic posting.
17 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Premier Doug Ford helps drivers dig out, gives people rides as massive storm hits southern Ontario
Premier Doug Ford was driving around Etobicoke Monday helping drivers who got stuck and giving people rides after a massive snowstorm hit much of southern Ontario.
17 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Support for Quebec’s secularism law is dropping, poll suggests
A new poll suggests support may have slipped for a key element of Quebec’s secularism law, known as Bill 21.
16 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Kazakhstan reports 225 deaths in days of violent protests
A top law-enforcement official in Kazakhstan said Saturday that 225 people died during the violent demonstrations that shook the country this month, a significantly…
15 Jan 2022 | Politics -
‘True leadership’: Nova Scotia politicians remember icon Alexa McDonough
Known across Canada simply as “Alexa,” former federal and N.S. NDP leader Alexa McDonough is being remembered by former colleagues and the public as a trailblazer f…
15 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Joly to meet Ukraine’s prime minister, NATO allies as Russian tensions mount
Canada’s minister of foreign affairs, Mélanie Joly, will meet Ukraine’s prime minister during a week-long trip to Europe as the spectre of a Russian invasion looms.
15 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Alexa McDonough, former federal and N.S. NDP leader, dies at age 77
Former federal and Nova Scotia NDP leader Alexa McDonough has died at the age of 77, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.
15 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Provinces ‘right’ to explore vaccination incentives, Trudeau says, as Quebec plans anti-vax tax
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says provinces are “right” to consider ways to encourage and incentivize COVID-19 vaccination.
12 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Canada’s privacy watchdog probing health officials’ use of cellphone location data
Canada’s privacy watchdog is probing federal officials’ use of “de-identified” cellphone location data to measure the efficacy of COVID-19 public health measures.
11 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Canada welcomes first plane of Afghan rights activists since July pledge to help
Six months after the federal government promised to help thousands of Afghan women leaders, human rights activists and journalists flee to Canada, the first planelo…
11 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Canada working on new China strategy, Joly says as PM calls out Beijing’s ‘coercive diplomacy’
Canada is working on a new strategy for its relationship with an increasingly influential China, says Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly.
09 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Kazakhstan reports 164 deaths in week of violent protests
Kazakhstan‘s health ministry said Sunday that 164 people have been killed in protests that have rocked the country over the past week.
09 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Kazakhstan’s ex-security chief arrested as government cracks down on unrest
Kazakhstan‘s former intelligence chief has been arrested on suspicion of treason, the state security agency said on Saturday, as the former Soviet republic cracks d…
08 Jan 2022 | Politics -
As Omicron surges, O’Toole pressed on calls to ‘accommodate’ vaccine holdouts
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole on Thursday defended his most recent calls for the government to “accommodate” people who won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine.
06 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Kazakhstan appeals for help amid violent unrest. Here’s what you need to know.
Soldiers shot at protesters in Kazakhstan‘s biggest city Almaty on Thursday after days of violent unrest that prompted the government to declare a state of emergenc…
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A year after Jan. 6 riot, Americans and Canadians agree U.S. democracy in peril: poll
One year after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, a majority of Americans and Canadians alike say democracy in the United States is under threat, a new poll sugge…
06 Jan 2022 | Politics -
ANALYSIS: Internal government polling shows sharp shifts in attitudes on COVID-19
Canadian attitudes about COVID-19 dramatically shifted between the spring and late fall of last year, internal federal government polling shows, and shifted again w…
06 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Jan. 6 Capitol riot was a ‘crime on our country,’ say lawmakers recalling chaos
Long after most other lawmakers had been rushed to safety, they were on the hard marble floor, ducking for cover.
05 Jan 2022 | Politics -
A year after Jan. 6, Americans divided over how the Capitol riot unfolded
Beneath a pale winter light and the glare of television cameras, it seemed hard not to see the Jan. 6 Capitol riot for what it was. The violent storming of the Capi…
05 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Iran plane crash victims’ press conference disrupted by vulgar video
An unknown individual appears to have disrupted a virtual press conference with some of the families of victims of the 2020 Iran plane crash.
04 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Ottawa to unveil deal on Indigenous child welfare compensation after pausing appeal
An agreement in principle that will see Ottawa pay billions in compensation to First Nations children harmed by an underfunded child welfare system is set to be ann…
04 Jan 2022 | Politics -
U.S. will ‘respond decisively’ if Russia further invades, Biden assures Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday told Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy the United States and its allies will “respond decisively” if Russia further invades…
03 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Sudan’s PM Hamdok steps down after failing to restore civilian government
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Sunday he was resigning, six weeks after returning to his post in a deal with military coup leaders he argued could s…
03 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Feds, Indigenous leaders set to announce child welfare compensation deal Tuesday
An agreement in principle that will see Ottawa pay billions in compensation to First Nations children harmed by an underfunded child welfare system is set to be ann…
02 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Hong Kong media outlet Citizen News to shut down: ‘We are helpless’
A Hong Kong online news site said Sunday that it would cease operations in light of deteriorating press freedoms, days after police raided and arrested seven people…
02 Jan 2022 | Politics -
The West Block – Episode 10, Season 11
strong>THE WEST BLOCK</strong><br/>Episode 10, Season 11<br/>Sunday, January 2, 2022
02 Jan 2022 | Politics -
South Korea says unidentified person crossed armed border into North Korea
South Korea‘s military said Sunday that an unidentified person crossed the heavily fortified border into North Korea.
02 Jan 2022 | Politics -
‘Sad day for democracy’: Major fire engulfs South African Parliament building
A major fire ripped through South Africa‘s Parliament complex on Sunday, gutting offices and causing some ceilings in the building that houses the national legislat…
02 Jan 2022 | Politics -
Sumas Prairie residents file class action lawsuit over damage caused by B.C. floods
Two residents of the Sumas Prairie in B.C.’s Fraser Valley have proposed a class action lawsuit seeking damages for personal loss and destruction caused by November…
02 Jan 2022 | Politics -
South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu honoured at state funeral
Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been remembered at a state funeral Saturday for his Nobel Peace Prize-earning role in ending South Africa’s apartheid …
01 Jan 2022 | Politics -
U.K. could face food supply disruptions as new Brexit rules kick in
New post-Brexit custom rules for goods arriving from the European Union to Britain are taking effect on Saturday, and a leading food industry body has warned that t…
31 Dec 2021 | Politics -
The Liberals know how to improve Canadians’ access to government information. Will they?
The good news is the Liberals know exactly what they need to do to fix Canada’s beleaguered access-to-information system.
31 Dec 2021 | Politics