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'Lucky young man': Canadian volunteer fighter injured in missile attack in Ukraine

'Lucky young man': Canadian volunteer fighter injured in missile attack in Ukraine

A Canadian man was injured when a military base near Ukraine's western border was struck by Russian missiles on the weekend, says the head of an organization now helping the volunteer fighter get back home.
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Conservative leadership candidate says he tested positive for COVID-19

Conservative leadership candidate says he tested positive for COVID-19

Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest has tested positive for COVID-19. Charest announced the news late Monday on Twitter, saying his symptoms are mild. He says his wife, Michele, has tested negative.
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Lewis calls Bill 21 'religious discrimination,' Poilievre hopes Quebec repeals law

Lewis calls Bill 21 'religious discrimination,' Poilievre hopes Quebec repeals law

OTTAWA — Conservative leadership contender and rookie MP Leslyn Lewis on Monday called a Quebec law restricting public servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work "explicit religious discrimination.
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Bombers football club tells Manitoba Liberals to stop selling items with 'W' logo

Bombers football club tells Manitoba Liberals to stop selling items with 'W' logo

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Liberal Party has been told to stop selling merchandise with a "W" logo because the letter looks similar to that used by the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
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Poilievre pitches to new immigrants, as Brown attacks him over 2015 niqab ban bill

Poilievre pitches to new immigrants, as Brown attacks him over 2015 niqab ban bill

OTTAWA — Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown and high-profile Conservative Pierre Poilievre spent Monday battling over a seven-year-old election promise to prohibit face coverings during citizenship ceremonies — a sign of what could be the makings of a tens
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Canada's new electric-vehicle registrations soar in 2021 but still lag behind Europe

Canada's new electric-vehicle registrations soar in 2021 but still lag behind Europe

OTTAWA — More new electric vehicles hit the road in Canada last year than ever before but the growth is nowhere near what is happening in Europe.
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'The whole system falls apart': Nunavut group concerned about Ottawa care home

'The whole system falls apart': Nunavut group concerned about Ottawa care home

IQALUIT, Nunavut — A group representing Nunavut elders says a seniors home in Ottawa is failing Inuit who are sent there.
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Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic

Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic

VANCOUVER — B.C.'s remedy for bringing more foreign-trained doctors into the medical profession has been delayed, sidelining potential candidates and prolonging pressure on the province's health system, advocates say.
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Courts will have to consider reasonableness of delays during COVID-19, experts say

Courts will have to consider reasonableness of delays during COVID-19, experts say

TORONTO — Canadian courts grappling with the aftermath of pandemic closures and restrictions will have to parse out how much of the delays during COVID-19 should be deemed reasonable and unavoidable as more cases approach or exceed the maximum time f
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Federal study details workers whose extra earnings get dinged most by tax system

Federal study details workers whose extra earnings get dinged most by tax system

OTTAWA — A new study from the Finance Department suggests that single parents, lower-income households and recent immigrants are more likely to lose more for extra earnings than most other groups of workers.
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