Former public safety minister Bill Blair said he “was not advised” for weeks after CSIS says it told his chief of staff that it was seeking approval to investigate an Ontario Liberal powerbroker in March 2021. What remains unclear is why, according to testimony from a CSIS official, the warrant application targeting Michael Chan, a … Read more
Canada and China, two flags waving against blue sky. 3d image Aleksandra Aleshchenko | Istock | Getty Images China on Wednesday announced that it has filed an appeal with the World Trade Organization, asking the organization to rule on the recent tariffs that Canada imposed on Chinese electric vehicles and metal products. In August, Canada … Read more
The Bloc Québécois put the squeeze on the Liberals Tuesday by calling for a debate in the House of Commons about increasing old age pension payments for all seniors. Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet has given the Liberals until Oct. 29 to green-light his party’s pension bill, which is estimated to cost about $16 billion over five … Read more
The number of deaths from breast cancer is on the decline, but new data out of the U.S. shows the prevalence of cases among women under 50 years of age is rising. That has advocates for breast cancer screening once again urging change in Canada. The study, published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians … Read more
Western nations are updating contingency plans for organizing evacuations from Lebanon after a sharp escalation in border warfare between Israel and the Lebanese armed movement Hezbollah. Cyprus, the closest European Union member state to the Middle East, is a likely hub, having processed around 60,000 people fleeing the Hezbollah-Israel war in 2006. Neighbouring Turkey has offered facilities as well. No country has activated … Read more
Less than one-third of Canadians in Lebanon are taking government-assisted commercial flights out of the country when offered, officials said Tuesday, urging everyone to take the opportunity while it remains available. As of Tuesday, roughly 300 Canadians have left Lebanon on government-charted flights from Beirut to Istanbul, a senior Global Affairs Canada official said on … Read more
The Public Health Agency of Canada says it is not providing Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine this respiratory virus season, citing low demand. It says the manufacturer requires a minimum order of its updated protein-based vaccine, called Nuvaxovid, which far exceeds the uptake by Canadians last year. The agency says a very small portion of the doses … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 1, 2024 1:38 pm Updated October 1, 2024 1:41 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec Premier François Legault says his government has asked Ottawa to set up “waiting zones” for asylum seekers, as is the practice in France. Legault told reporters during … Read more
A salmonella outbreak linked to reptiles has left one person dead and three others hospitalized in Canada. The Public Health Agency of Canada said at least 25 people have been infected across seven provinces in this outbreak, which is the second one linked to geckos this year. Cases have been reported in British Columbia, Alberta, … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government will face a second vote of non-confidence Tuesday as the Conservatives again try to force an election. MPs will vote on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s motion after question period in the House of Commons, but there’s been no indication from other … Read more
