Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil plans for an international vaccine passport for Canadians Thursday, according to multiple reports.
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Trudeau government says Pope’s statement on residential schools not good enough
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – The Canadian government is not satisfied with recent comments from the Pope on residential schools.
Canada-U.S. border exemption granted for Stanley Cup-bound NHL teams
The federal government has approved a plan that would see NHL teams cross the Canada-U.S. border for the final two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs without having to quarantine.
Trudeau says federal government to send health care workers to Ontario
The federal government announced it was mobilizing its own resources and co-ordinating with lesser-hit provinces to send health-care workers and other support to help Ontario as it battles record-breaking COVID-19 numbers.
Conservatives say finances are solid, but have yet to pay back federal wage subsidy
The Conservatives have yet to fulfil a promise to repay the federal wage subsidy, but the party said Thursday it is in solid financial shape and urged its members to rally together for the next federal election.
Complaints spike as taxpayers’ watchdog to review CRA handling of locked accounts
OTTAWA — The federal taxpayers’ watchdog says complaints to his office spiked in the hours after he went public with concerns about how the Canada Revenue Agency locked users out of their online accounts.
Conservatives win all party support of Uighur genocide vote in House of Commons
OTTAWA — Canada’s House of Commons voted unanimously in favour Monday of a Conservative motion declaring as genocide the atrocities committed against ethnic Muslim Uighurs in China’s Xinjiang province.
A rural-urban divide: Data gives most detailed look yet at where CERB went
OTTAWA — Kelly Ernst recalls standing on sidewalks, waving to needy families in Calgary’s northeast as they opened their doors to pick up food hampers. Ernst, vice-president for vulnerable populations at Calgary’s Centre for Newcomers, said the memory speaks to how COVID-19 hurt the community, socially and economically.
Senators demand race-based data for medical assistance in dying
Senators want the federal government to collect race-based data on who requests and receives medical assistance in dying in Canada.