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Feds pour $1.1B into COVID-19 vaccine development, tracking of cases
OTTAWA - The federal government will spend more than $1 billion to help develop, test and manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as to determine how widely the virus has spread through Canada, P...
Apr 23, 2020
$1.1B for research, trials, testing and modelling for COVID-19
The country's scientists and researchers are getting extra help as the fight against COVID-19 rages on in Canada and around the world.Prime Ministers Justin Trudeau announced $1.1 billion for a nation...
Apr 23, 2020
Federal prison tensions rise amid COVID lockdowns; activists want releases
TORONTO - Efforts to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Canada's federal prisons have led to an increase in tensions that have prompted correctional officers to use force on at least two occasion...
Apr 23, 2020
Nova Scotia RCMP officers shot at rural fire hall during search for killer
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's police watchdog is investigating why two RCMP officers started shooting at a fire hall while a killer disguised as a Mountie was on the loose. Pat Curran, interi...
Apr 23, 2020
Expansion Ottawa Aces rugby league team plans Canadian tryouts in the fall
The Ottawa Aces want you. The fledgling transatlantic rugby league team is planning tryouts for elite Canadian athletes in the fall in Ottawa, pending any COVID-19 restrictions. Those who survive the ...
Apr 23, 2020
Trudeau gives COVID-19 briefing for April 23
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will share his latest update on the federal government's response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.Trudeau is to speak during a news conference scheduled to begin 9:15 a....
Apr 23, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is shown speaking during a media conference on March 31 (CPAC)
Fallen Officer Fund Established for Cst. Heidi Stevenson
The RCMP Foundation has announced that a new Fallen Officer Fund has been established to help the family of Cst. Heidi Stevenson, killed in the line of duty April 19, 2020."It is with tremendous sadne...
Apr 23, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:25 a.m. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is asking the federal government to give local governments bill...
Apr 23, 2020
Canada Post delivering at "Christmas-level" volumes
With many Canadians isolating at home and shopping more online, Canada Post says it is now processing and delivering parcels at levels only experienced during the busiest weeks of the Christmas season...
Apr 23, 2020
New home sales plunge 15.4% in March as virus hits
WASHINGTON - U.S. new home sales plunged 15.4% in March as the coronavirus-related shutdowns that began in the middle of the month began to rattle the housing market. The Commerce Department reported ...
Apr 23, 2020