Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez fears Quebecers may lose access to local information if other municipalities follow Montreal’s decision to make the weekly distribution of circulars, coupons and local newspapers in Publisacs an opt-in model.Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez fears Quebecers may lose access to their local information if other municipalities follow Montreal’s decision to…
The federal government has committed a total of $2.5 million for businesses impacted by the Ambassador Bridge blockade that shuttered the trade corridor between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit for nearly a week in February. Windsor, Ont., Mayor Drew Dilkens, left, joined Windsor-Tecumseh MP Irek Kusmierczyk, centre, and Stephen MacKenzie, CEO of Invest WindsorEssex, as the MP…
Ottawa to protect number of Quebec Commons seats, stop province from losing MP | CBC News LoadedMontrealA proposal by the Bloc Québécois to reject any redistribution of seats that would see Quebec lose weight in the Canadian federation has led the federal government to look at ways of preventing that.Bloc Québécois rejected notion Quebec could…
Canadians in Ukraine are being urged to flee the country if it’s safe to do so — or shelter in place if it isn’t. Here’s how Ottawa plans to help them as the Russian military advances.A woman hugs her son on Thursday after crossing the Hungarian-Ukrainian border. The federal government says Canadians can safely cross…
The federal government says it has secured escape routes through four neighbouring countries to allow Canadians to evade a Russian military incursion into Ukraine.Russian servicemen drive tanks during military exercises in the Leningrad Region of Russia in this photo released February 14, 2022. (Russian Defence Ministry/Reuters)The federal government says it has secured escape routes through four neighbouring…
The City of Ottawa declared a state of emergency Sunday afternoon in response to ongoing protests in the downtown core, while Mayor Jim Watson described the situation in the nation’s capital as the “the most serious emergency our city has ever faced.”Police line up at the Coventry Road staging area in east Ottawa as they move in…
First Nations and Indigenous communities in Canada need more support from the federal government to cope with future disasters related to climate change, according to a new report on Canada’s disaster resilience.Predominantly Indigenous communities accounted for nearly half of all wildfire evacuations in Canada over the past 41 years. (Submitted by Meghan Wise)First Nations and…
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has tested positive for COVID-19 and will remain in isolation for eight days.On Saturday, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson announced on Twitter he had tested positive for COVID-19. (Alexander Behne/CBC)Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has tested positive for COVID-19 and will remain in isolation for eight days. On Monday, Watson announced on social…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and N.W.T. Premier Caroline Cochrane announced an early learning and child-care agreement Wednesday. The deal will halve child-care costs by the end of 2022 and reduce them to $10 a day by 2025-26.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with N.W.T. Premier Caroline Cochrane in Ottawa, on Wednesday. The two later announced a new…
Manitoba is asking the federal government for intensive care unit nurses to help with the fourth wave of COVID-19, as a lack of critical care beds causes massive system backlogs.As of Monday morning, there were 102 patients in Manitoba critical care units, up nearly 17 per cent from just a week ago, a spokesperson from Shared…