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Over 75 per cent of Canadians want vaccine status identification: poll
A strong majority of Canadians, over 75 per cent, would like to see some form of COVID-19 vaccine status identification, according to a new poll. It comes as the federal government is working with...
View ArticleCanada Pension Plan Investment Board says net assets now top half a trillion...
TORONTO — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says its net assets grew to top half a trillion dollars in its first quarter. CPP Investments says its net assets for the quarter ended June 30...
View ArticlePandemic federal election estimated to cost $610M, most expensive in Canadian...
OTTAWA – If the prime minister calls an early election amid a looming fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Elections Canada says it could end up being the most expensive in the country’s history. The...
View ArticleCanada commits to help Afghans who have fled as fears mount for those stuck...
The Trudeau government is promising to resettle 20,000 refugees who have already fled Afghanistan even as months of frustration turn to outright fear over the fate of hundreds of former interpreters...
View ArticleTrudeau to visit Rideau Hall Sunday, likely triggering election
OTTAWA — A federal election campaign became all but imminent on Saturday as the office of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed plans to visit the Governor General in hopes of triggering a national...
View ArticleBig spending promises made on Day 3 of the federal election campaign
MARKHAM, Ont. — The gloves are coming off between the Liberals and the Conservatives over childcare as all party leaders continue their federal election campaign stops Tuesday. Liberal Leader Justin...
View Article‘We cannot sleep, we cannot eat’: New Westminster man fears for family in...
NEW WESTMINSTER (CityNews) — Watching and feeling helpless at home, a New Westminster man says he is terrified for his family in Afghanistan. Mohammad Amin Ahmadi says “we are in shock right now. We...
View ArticleC-17 military planes flying into Afghanistan reconfigured to maximize amount...
Defence Department spokeswoman Jessica Lamirande says the C-17 military transport planes flying into Afghanistan have been reconfigured to maximize the number of passengers they can carry. She says the...
View ArticleCanadian special forces operating outside Kabul airport to help evacuees:...
OTTAWA — Canadian officials say the military’s special forces are operating outside the closed confines of Kabul’s chaotic airport to get people on flights out of Afghanistan. The officials would not...
View ArticleCanada scales up military evacuations in Kabul amid Taliban takeover in...
OTTAWA – More than 2,700 people have been airlifted out of Kabul by Canadian forces in recent weeks and additional efforts are underway, according to the federal government. A military aircraft with...
View ArticleCanadian cyclist Shaw, swimmer Rivard capture bronze at Paralympics
Settling herself onto her bike, Keely Shaw looked up at coach Sebastien Travers and said “I got this.” The 27-year-old from Midale, Sask., held off a late surge from Australia’s Meg Lemon to capture...
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‘We wish we could have saved everyone’: Canadian mission in Kabul has ended
OTTAWA — The vast majority of remaining Canadian personnel have been evacuated from the Taliban-controlled city of Kabul, just hours before two explosions left more than a dozen people dead near the...
View ArticleTrudeau defends Canada’s efforts in Afghanistan as Kabul eclipses election...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The prime minister is defending his government’s actions in Afghanistan as Canada’s mission to the war-torn country came to a close and as deadly explosions rocked the airport....
View Article‘I feel so devastated’: Surrey man desperately trying to get mom, siblings...
SURREY (NEWS 1130) – Thursday’s violence in Kabul is creating even more anxiety for a Surrey man who is desperately trying to get his mother and three of his siblings out of Afghanistan. Suicide...
View ArticleCanada to be added to U.K.’s ‘green’ travel list
The United Kingdom is moving Canada to its “green” list for travel beginning next Monday. That means Canadians travelling to the U.K. will not have to quarantine upon arrival, even if they have not...
View ArticleTwo more Paralympics medals for Canada on Day 3 in Tokyo
TOKYO (NEWS 1130) – Canada’s Paralympic athletes have added to the country’s medal count, with two silvers won on Day 3 of the Games in Tokyo. Track cyclist Kate O’Brien finished second in the women’s...
View ArticleTrudeau promises $1B vaccine passport fund to provinces, territories
MISSISSAUGA (NEWS 1130) — A big financial incentive is being promised to the provinces and territories which decide to bring in COVID-19 vaccine passports. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says, if...
View ArticleFormer Afghan interpreter for Canadian military fears for family in Kabul
A former Afghan interpreter for the Canadian military is worried for his family’s safety, saying they’re stuck in Afghanistan and have had no communication from the federal government. Junaid Abdul...
View ArticleFederal Leaders focusing on young voters as election timing impacts demographic
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) — There are now two young generations to focus on when it comes to attracting the support for younger voters in the upcoming election. According to University of Fraser Valley...
View ArticleB.C. woman says Canadian bureaucracy slowing down Afghan refugee resettlement
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Canada’s bureaucracy is getting in the way of helping Afghan refugees, according to a B.C. woman, as people like her struggle to get the necessary paperwork to help their loved...
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