National News

OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says all parties are at a "critical junction" in the discussions toward a resolution on the blockade set up at the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline in British Columbia.

OTTAWA — The Green party is looking for an interim leader to take the helm before a fresh leadership election among its members. And both the party's former leader and former interim leader want ex-MP Paul Manly to take on the role.

WASHINGTON — The "Team Canada" approach that got the federal Liberal government through the raucous renegotiation of NAFTA three years ago will be back on full display this week in the U.S. capital.

OTTAWA — An end to the ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood — promised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2015 — is set to be recommended within weeks in favour of new screening criteria based on sexual history and behaviour.

Health Canada says it has received a submission from Moderna to authorize use of its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six to 11, the first step toward potentially having two kid-specific jabs approved in the country in the near future.

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh wants the Liberal government to pay the cost of fixing Iqaluit's ongoing water emergency. The 8,000 people who live in Nunavut's capital haven't been able to drink their tap water since Oct.

OTTAWA — Long-standing, systemic problems hampered co-operation between Canada's spy service and national police force on the investigation of an extremist threat, a new security watchdog report says.

SEPT-ÎLES, Que. — A man who triggered a police manhunt across a northeastern Quebec town on Tuesday, leading to municipal buildings closing and schools going under lockdown, was carrying a toy gun, police have confirmed. Provincial police Sgt.

OTTAWA — A senator who contracted COVID-19 despite being double vaccinated has returned home after a month in hospital. However, Sen. Josée Forest-Niesing is facing a potentially lengthy recovery due to a history of lung problems.

HALIFAX — A new report says Canadian fisheries management has "fallen short" over the last five years, with nearly one in five fish stocks still "critically depleted.