CERB helped Canadians during COVID-19 — but not the most vulnerable

To coincide with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Dec. 3, Statistics Canada released new data about workers with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic....

Beijing Olympics: Canada, the U.K. and others join Biden’s diplomatic boycott, but it’s not enough

In ordering a diplomatic boycott, but not an athletic boycott, of the Beijing Winter Olympics, U.S. President Joe Biden effectively pulled his goalie from the net....

Mandate to enforce EV sales quotas needed by end of next year: Guilbeault

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he wants a national mandate that would force auto dealers to sell a certain number of electric vehicles to...

Syrian refugees who now call Canada home look to help Afghan newcomers

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — The living room at Zoheir and Nadia Darrouba’s home is a hive of activity in the late afternoon – their older children, just...

‘We’re going to fight this’: Deportation of Inupiaq man living in Canada deferred

Herman Oyagak first travelled to Aklavik, N.W.T., from his home in Alaska by snowmobile in 2018, a trip that takes about 18 hours.  It’s a journey...

Uncertain if Liberals can pass two remaining priority bills before Christmas break

OTTAWA — It’s one down and two to go with only a week left for the federal Liberal government to win parliamentary approval of priority legislation...

B.C. floods cause at least $450 million in damage, Insurance Bureau of Canada reports

VANCOUVER — The Insurance Bureau of Canada estimates the insured damage caused by flooding in British Columbia last month at $450 million, calling it the “most...

Bill to legally recognize Senate’s evolution runs into unforeseen hurdle with Speaker

Planned body to review wrongful convictions must be forward-looking, report says

OTTAWA — Two former judges who led consultations on the creation of an independent commission to review possible wrongful convictions say the new body must be...

Order to produce docs on fired scientists ended with dissolution of Parliament: Rota

OTTAWA — The Conservatives have lost their bid to resurrect a House of Commons order demanding the release of secret documents related to the firing of...