Canada

Canada extends COVID-19 restrictions on international travel until Sept. 30

OTTWAWA, Ont. - The federal government is extending travel restrictions by one month to limit the spread of COVID-19. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Friday on Twitter that existing restriction...

Aug 28, 2020

Blake shooting adds fresh urgency to Black Lives Matter march in Washington

WASHINGTON - Protesters are gathering today in the heart of the U.S. capital for a peaceful push to end to systemic racism - a long-planned event taking on extra poignancy in the wake of Sunday's...

Aug 28, 2020

Plan for inevitable COVID-19 cases in schools, says chief public health officer

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says families should expect to see cases of COVID-19 in schools as children head back to class in the coming weeks. Dr. Theresa Tam says it...

Aug 28, 2020

Sen. Mike Duffy loses appeal over lawsuit seeking damages from Senate

OTTAWA - An attempt by Sen. Mike Duffy to overturn a decision blocking him from suing the Senate for millions of dollars over his suspension without pay has been rejected. The Ontario C...

Aug 28, 2020

Canadian economy posted record drop in Q2 due to pandemic

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy posted its steepest decline on record in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of non-essential businesses and slowed the economy t...

Aug 28, 2020

Federal deficit through June hits $120 billion, Finance Department says

OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of $120.4 billion during the first three months of its 2020-2021 fiscal year as the treasury pumped out aid to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Aug 28, 2020

Federal deficit through June hits $120 billion, Finance Department says

OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of $120.4 billion during the first three months of its 2020-2021 fiscal year as the treasury pumped out aid to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Aug 28, 2020

N.B. Liberals promise to try and prevent nurse drain from health-care system

FREDERICTON - Health care continues to be a major issue on New Brunswick's election campaign trail. Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers said today in Fredericton if his party forms government,...

Aug 28, 2020

Quebec reduces isolation period for confirmed COVID-19 cases from 14 days to 10

MONTREAL - Quebec is reducing the mandatory isolation period required for people infected with COVID-19 from 14 days to 10. Health authorities said today the change was made in response...

Aug 28, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 28

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. EDT on Aug. 28, 2020: There are 126,848 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 62,056 confirmed (including 5,750 deaths, 55,...

Aug 28, 2020