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Canadian premiers blame Ottawa for delayed COVID-19 shots 2021-03-04 17:59:33Canadian premiers say federal COVID-19 vaccine procurement delays have left them no choice but to stretch out the time between doses.

Tories push to expand defence committee Vance probe 2021-03-04 17:44:36A source with knowledge of the request told Global News the Conservative members want the committee to invite Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan back.

‘We absolutely listened’: Minister backs livelihood fisheries plan 2021-03-04 14:56:33The federal government laid out a plan on Wednesday to negotiate short-term moderate livelihood fishing arrangements with interested Nova Scotia First

Johnson & Johnson vaccine approval expected in ‘next 2021-03-04 13:04:15The Johnson & Johnson vaccine differs from the others approved so far in that it delivers protection from developing COVID-19 symptoms with a sing

Why QAnon believers hoped March 4 would bring 2021-03-04 11:47:37Some believers in the QAnon hoax expected Donald Trump to make a dramatic return to the White House on March 4, based on false information.

Novavax filings give first glimpse of deal Canada 2021-03-04 11:03:03Nonvavax's filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission marks the first time a vaccine supplier's deal with the Canadian government has b

Survivors, NGOs demand ‘full criminal investigation’ into porn 2021-03-04 09:05:21The House ethics committee continues to weigh concerns around privacy and streaming platforms such as Pornhub.

What we’ve learned as U.S. lawmakers probe failures 2021-03-04 01:09:42So far, lawmakers have focused on the lack of clear intelligence about the plans of the rioters, given that Trump's supporters openly discussed the i

U.S. House passes George Floyd police reform bill 2021-03-03 22:11:18The sweeping legislation, which was first approved last summer but stalled in the Senate, would ban chokeholds and "qualified immunity" and create n

Biden says lifting mask mandates a ‘big mistake’ 2021-03-03 21:28:45Biden said it is critical to remain vigilant about wearing masks, washing hands and social distancing as Texas and Mississippi rolled back restriction

U.S. House cancels Thursday session after police uncover 2021-03-03 18:00:55The House had been scheduled to debate and vote on a police reform bill on Thursday.

Craig, Marc Kielburger decline request to testify before 2021-03-03 16:21:51Two Commons committees had invited the Kielburger brothers to testify.

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Sajjan had a duty to pursue misconduct claim 2021-03-05 04:00:00Women who experienced sexual assault in the military say they're disappointed and dismayed by Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan's alleged ref

National Chief Bellegarde urges Ottawa to rethink Mi'kmaq 2021-03-05 04:00:00The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is demanding the federal government restart talks on Mi'kmaq moderate livelihood fisheries a

Line 5 'very different' from Keystone XL and 2021-03-04 18:34:22The federal government won't let Michigan shut down the Line 5 pipeline, Canada's natural resources minister said Thursday as he dismissed oppositio

Health Canada moves to fast-track COVID-19 vaccine booster 2021-03-04 17:34:40Health Canada says it won't require new clinical trial data from vaccine makers on booster shots being developed to target new variants of COVID-19.

Survivors, NGOs call for criminal investigation of porn 2021-03-04 16:33:12More than 100 survivors of sexual exploitation and hundreds of non-governmental organizations are urging Ottawa to pursue a "full criminal investigat

Ottawa, airlines close to bailout package that could 2021-03-04 15:52:48The federal government is in the final stages of talks with airlines on what could turn out to be a $9 billion support package for the pandemic-b

Vaccine panel's call for longer dosage intervals is 2021-03-04 15:12:53One of Canada’s top public health officials sought to reassure Canadians today that a recommendation by a federal advisory committee to stretch

Premiers cite long waits for cancer patients, N.B. 2021-03-04 12:22:04Some Canadian premiers told stories of Canadians caught in personal health care crises today as they pressured the federal government to sho

Government staffers fretted about the 'optics' of N95 2021-03-04 04:00:00Federal Liberal government staffers were worried that a donation of medical-grade masks for Korean War veterans in Canada would send the wrong message

Too much, too soon? The politics of pandemic 2021-03-04 04:00:00Chrystia Freeland seemed only too happy on Wednesday to mention some recent grumbling about the Liberal government's pandemic spending over last

Air Canada to offer refunds to passengers as 2021-03-03 21:42:59Air Canada has agreed to offer refunds to passengers who had their travel plans cancelled because of the pandemic as part of a potential bailout packa

Stretch interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses up to 2021-03-03 16:57:33Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) now says the maximum interval between the first and second doses of all three COVID-19 va

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Jobs Blowout: U.S. Economy Added 379,000 Jobs in 2021-03-05 08:36:01The U.S. economy created 379,000 jobs in February, far more than expected.

Joe Biden Promises 'Humane and Effective' Migration Plan 2021-03-05 07:49:28President Joe Biden spoke with President Alejandro Giammattei Falla of Guatemala promising to develop a "humane and effective" plan for migrants tra

Pictures: Pope Francis Defies Pandemic, Arrives in Iraq 2021-03-05 07:25:19BAGHDAD — Pope Francis arrived in Iraq on Friday to urge the country’s dwindling number of Christians to stay put and help rebuild the cou

Man Wielding Knife Outside Jewish School in France 2021-03-05 06:53:55PARIS (AP) - Police in the French city of Marseille detained a man Friday who was wielding a knife outside a Jewish school and kosher market. Surveill

No Prison for BLM Protester Who Hurled Metal 2021-03-05 06:43:19A Black Lives Matter (BLM) supporter who hurled sections of metal fence at fleeing police officers in London has been allowed to walk out of court wit

We Know Nothing: Baffled W.H.O. Admits No Closer 2021-03-05 06:01:36The world still has no idea where and when the coronavirus pandemic began, according to scientists behind an open letter published Thurday callin

UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Switzerland 'Fast-Track' Reviews of 2021-03-05 05:09:56LONDON (AP) - Regulators in the UK and four other countries have announced new rules to fast-track the development of modified COVID-19 vaccines to en

British Nursing Candidates Rejected as the Govt Prioritised 2021-03-05 04:09:56Hundreds of thousands of native British nursing candidates have been rejected over the past decade, while the government made it easier to bring in ch

NY Senate Majority Leader: If More Allegations Against 2021-03-05 03:07:34During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of Spectrum News Capital Region Albany’s “Capital Tonight,” New Yo

L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti on Dr. Seuss: 'There 2021-03-05 00:51:00Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said that "there is no place for racist imagery" when asked to respond to the ongoing controversy about Dr. Seuss, w

Gavin Newsom Recommends California Residents Wear Two Masks 2021-03-05 00:30:46California Governor Gavin Newsom suggested Thursday that residents of the state observe the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guide

Top Armed Services GOP 'Outraged' National Guard Troops 2021-03-04 23:46:38Lawmakers are demanding to know why the Capitol Police is now requesting that the approximately 5,000 National Guard troops remain in the nation's ca

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The Canada-U.S. Zoom Summit: Biden and Trudeau’s awkward 2021-02-23 19:11:47Marie-Danielle Smith: There were no handshakes to parse or walks down the hall, just the familiar hiccups of a video chat—and a few reminders of

Trudeau and Big Pharma: Not a love story 2021-02-22 16:52:16Paul Wells: Why doesn't Canada have a robust pharmaceutical industry? Until the COVID crisis hit, Ottawa spent years putting up 'don't bother' sig

The House of Commons takes a stand on 2021-02-22 12:03:13Politics Insider for Feb. 22: The House votes on whether to call China's treatment of Uighurs 'genocide,' François Legault appears to have v

338Canada: Why the CAQ now dominates Quebec 2021-02-21 09:24:55Philippe J. Fournier: While the Liberals and Conservatives are all over the map, Legault's coalition has found the optimal recipe for current Quebec

Dr. Bonnie Henry sits down with Paul Wells: 2021-02-19 12:26:04B.C.'s health officer sits down with senior writer Paul Wells to discuss the challenges of managing a year-long health crisis, and what comes next Th

Bring them home 2021-02-17 14:26:23The rescue of the orphan ‘Amira’ has raised pressure on Ottawa to take back other children of Canadians who fought in Syria for ISIS&mdash

‘Avoid creating new permanent spending’ 2021-02-16 14:32:13Paul Wells: Earlier this year, Justin Trudeau gave his finance minister a mandate to avoid any new recurring spending. Here is a brief history of that

Trudeau and Biden: Getting to know all about 2021-02-12 17:42:10Paul Wells: A Trump re-election would not have been the Trudeau crew's preference, but at least it would have represented a continuation of a known s

Why the b-word—bankruptcy—popped up in the Newfoundland election 2021-02-12 08:40:45Economist Wade Locke weighs in on the spectre of insolvency after Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie began using the dreaded word The post W

338Canada: Even Quebec’s heavy pandemic measures haven’t dented 2021-02-11 18:07:13Philippe J. Fournier: The latest projections suggest the CAQ would easily surpass its already commanding majority if an election were held The post 33

This is not what Jason Kenney came back 2021-02-11 17:29:45He returned from Ottawa with a suitcase full of ideas about who Albertans are and what they want from their premier. How a seemingly perfect political

How Ottawa can fight for the rights of 2021-02-10 13:35:18Canada has a duty to stand up for dual citizens being targeted as China works to cleanse Hong Kong of pro-democracy voices The post How Ottawa can fig

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Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq chiefs say Ottawa's new fisheries 2021-03-04 15:35:00Mi'kmaq chiefs in Nova Scotia say Ottawa's new plan to address a conflict between Indigenous and commercial fishers is an attempt by government to c

Premiers reiterate demand for $28-billion increase in health 2021-03-04 15:06:00With a federal budget in the offing, premiers are stepping up the pressure on Ottawa to immediately boost health-care funding by at least $28 billion

Liberals tap $2.5B of promised transit dollars for 2021-03-04 13:52:00The federal Liberals are setting aside some of the billions of dollars planned in short-term transit spending to help municipalities further green the

Expect COVID-19 vaccine guidance to keep changing, say 2021-03-04 12:57:00Seeking to stamp out confusion over what should be made of the advice coming from a federal panel of medical experts that second COVID-19 vaccine dose

Survivors, NGOs call for criminal investigation into porn 2021-03-04 05:27:20More than 100 survivors of sexual exploitation along with hundreds of non-governmental organizations are urging Ottawa to pursue a 'full criminal inv

Kielburger brothers decline request to testify before 'partisan' 2021-03-03 15:47:59WE Charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger are declining requests to testify before two House of Commons committees.

Trudeau disputes China envoy's claims, says 2 Michaels 2021-03-03 15:12:00Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took aim at a claim made Wednesday by China's ambassador to Canada that there is 'no connection' between the arrest o

Former military ombudsman says he brought Vance allegations 2021-03-03 15:08:00Former military ombudsman Gary Walbourne says he tried to address allegations of sexual misconduct against former Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan

PM 'optimistic' Canada's vaccination timeline could speed up 2021-03-03 13:04:00While U.S. President Joe Biden pledges that there will be enough COVID-19 vaccine supply for every adult in America by the end of May, Prime Minister

Feds extending COVID-19 wage and rent subsidy until 2021-03-03 11:54:00Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will extend the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy until June of th

Unanimous committee report calls on Trudeau not to 2021-03-02 17:39:15A House of Commons committee is unanimously urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to promise he won't call a federal election while the COVID-19 pande

Heritage minister unveils COVID-19 events fund for arts 2021-03-02 17:13:00The Heritage department is committing $40 million to a 'COVID-safe events fund' designed to encourage arts and culture plans to move forward in the