Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said the hallmark of Alexa McDonough’s political career was the respect she had for the people she represented. “She was a public servant in the truest sense of the word and will be greatly missed by people across Canada,” Houston said in a statement Saturday. McDonough, 77, died Saturday in a Halifax care home after […]
Alexa McDonough, the first woman to lead a major political party in Canada and an inspiration to generations of New Democrats even after retiring from politics 14 years ago, has died. She was 77 years old. The former leader of the federal and Nova Scotia New Democrat parties died Saturday in a Halifax nursing home after a long battle with […]
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will make a high-stakes visit to Ukraine next week as the country faces an increased threat of invasion by Russian forces. Joly’s office said the six-day trip was intended to “reaffirm Canada’s unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” Joly plans to meet Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Deputy Prime Minister Olga […]
The federal government promises to review the RCMP’s contract policing obligations as critics question the role of the national police in communities. In his mandate letter, new Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino was asked to “conduct an evaluation of contract policing in consultation with provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous partners and stakeholders.” The promise of a review comes after years of […]
The At Issue panel discusses Quebec’s proposed tax for adults who choose not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Additionally, panelists examine whether funding for health care in Canada will change post-pandemic.
Officials from the Public Health Agency of Canada will answer questions about new data and modeling of COVID-19.
As a pandemic-weary country faces another wave of COVID-19 cases with a strained healthcare system, Health Canada is exploring new products that may offer some relief: antivirals. Two such drugs are making their way through the maze of Health Canada’s approval process: Pfizer’s Paxlovid and Merck’s molnupiravir. These antiviral treatments, which are prescribed by a doctor and given in pill […]
Canada today joins Mexico’s formal complaint requesting a dispute settlement panel over allegations that the United States is violating the Canada-United States-Mexico Trade Agreement on Trade, the new NAFTA, by insisting on a stricter way of interpreting a key provision concerning auto parts. Motor vehicles are the primary commercial product manufactured between the three countries. Canada argues that the United […]
The federal government is withdrawing from its vaccine mandate for Canadian truckers three days before it goes into effect. Ottawa announced in mid-November that truck drivers crossing Canada should be fully vaccinated by this Saturday. But on Wednesday evening, spokeswoman for the Canada Border Services Agency, Rebecca Purdy, told The Canadian Press that Canadian heavy riggers will not have to […]
Toronto Mayor John Tory and Halifax Mayor Mike Savage outlined some of the challenges their cities face during this wave of Omicron business.
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