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Ottawa to include $40B in fiscal update to cover compensation for First Nations kids

Ottawa to include $40B in fiscal update to cover compensation for First Nations kids

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is preparing to spend $40 billion to compensate First Nations children harmed by Ottawa's underfunding of child and family services on reserve, as well as on reforming the current system.
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Ottawa delivers long-awaited apology to victims of military sex misconduct

Ottawa delivers long-awaited apology to victims of military sex misconduct

OTTAWA — The federal government sought to emerge from a dark period in the Canadian Armed Forces’ legacy on Monday as political and military leaders delivered a long-awaited apology to victims of military sexual misconduct.
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Quebec restores some government websites taken down because of software vulnerability

Quebec restores some government websites taken down because of software vulnerability

MONTREAL — Cybersecurity experts warned Monday that getting government departments back online could take weeks or months, after Quebec shut down almost 4,000 of its websites as a preventive measure over the weekend because of a massive software vuln
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Trudeau won't rule out federal intervention in challenge to Quebec secularism law

Trudeau won't rule out federal intervention in challenge to Quebec secularism law

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he was not ruling out federal intervention in a legal challenge to Quebec's secularism law, after an elementary school teacher was recently reassigned because she wears a Muslim head scarf.
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Some universities cancel in-person exams after rise in COVID-19 cases

Some universities cancel in-person exams after rise in COVID-19 cases

Some universities are adjusting their plans for end-of-semester exams in response to the rise in COVID-19 cases. The University of Victoria in British Columbia will not be holding any further in-person exams this month.
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BoC to maintain inflation mandate, will consider job market in rate decisions

BoC to maintain inflation mandate, will consider job market in rate decisions

OTTAWA — Canada’s central bank will aim to keep the annual pace of price gains at its historic target rate, but will now more formally take into account the health of the job market as part of its inflation-targeting regime.
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'Every pandemic runs its course,' Tam assures public in face of Omicron

'Every pandemic runs its course,' Tam assures public in face of Omicron

OTTAWA — COVID-19 is unlikely to be wiped out completely, but it might be tamed, Canada's chief public health officer said Monday.
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Canada willing to 'align' EV incentives with U.S. to avert tax-credit crisis: Trudeau

Canada willing to 'align' EV incentives with U.S. to avert tax-credit crisis: Trudeau

WASHINGTON — Canada would be willing to "align" its own electric-vehicle incentives with those south of the border if the United States were to ensure Canadian-built cars and trucks would be eligible for President Joe Biden's proposed tax-credit sche
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New Brunswick latest province to sign child-care deal with federal government

New Brunswick latest province to sign child-care deal with federal government

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick and federal governments announced a child-care deal on Monday that would create 5,700 new spaces at an average cost to parents of $10 per day by 2026 and increase the wages of daycare workers.
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Ottawa extends exemption for Canadian travellers stranded in South Africa

Ottawa extends exemption for Canadian travellers stranded in South Africa

OTTAWA — The federal government is extending, and slightly expanding, a travel exemption for Canadians trying to return home from South Africa.
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