Canada

Signs people will choose work over CERB in jobs data, Qualtrough says

OTTAWA - Canada's employment minister says the country's most recent job figures suggest that low-wage workers will go back to a job if one is available instead of remaining on federal aid. Carla...

Jun 22, 2020

Feds need 'to do better' on giving public access to information, Duclos says

OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos acknowledges the federal government needs "to do better" at responding to formal information requests from the public. The minister's comments f...

Jun 22, 2020

Saskatchewan governments says RCMP declining to participate in Clare's Law

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says the RCMP has declined to participate in a new measure aimed at preventing people from becoming victims of domestic violence. The province says legis...

Jun 22, 2020

Trudeau says health trumps economic concerns as travel restrictions remain

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says public health takes precedence over airline and tourism industry concerns around ongoing travel restrictions. Trudeau says he understands the mounting frust...

Jun 22, 2020

Demonstration continues west of Toronto over police shooting death of man

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A group of people protesting the shooting death of a man in mental health crisis on the weekend continue to block an intersection in Mississauga, Ont. Peel Regional Police say the ...

Jun 22, 2020

Online poll finds 43 per cent of Chinese-Canadians faced threats over COVID-19

A new survey of Chinese-Canadians says 43 per cent reported being threatened or intimidated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The online survey carried out by the Angus Reid Institute in partnersh...

Jun 22, 2020

COVID-19 to leave some lasting economic damage, Bank of Canada chief says

OTTAWA - Canada's top central banker says there will be long-term economic damage from the COVID-19 pandemic as the country charts a bumpy and prolonged course to recovery. Governor Tiff Macklem says ...

Jun 22, 2020

Health, justice ministers part of major cabinet shuffle today in Quebec

QUEBEC - The Canadian Press has confirmed that Quebec Premier Francois Legault is scheduled to make a major cabinet shuffle today involving several senior ministers. Danielle McCann, who shepherd...

Jun 22, 2020

Pompeo calls on China to release two Michaels, says U.S. stands with Canada

OTTAWA - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is calling on China to release two Canadian men that he says face "groundless" charges of spying. Chinese authorities announced the charges against Michael...

Jun 22, 2020

Feds lay out guidelines for returning public servants to workplaces

OTTAWA - Canada's roughly 250,000 federal public servants are being primed for an eventual return to their workplaces, though many are expected to continue working remotely for the foreseeable fu...

Jun 22, 2020