Canada

Pandemic to push back new climate targets, plastics ban, Wilkinson says

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says plans to beef up Canada's national climate action plan and ban some single-use plastics will likely be delayed because of COVID-19. Wilkinson tell...

May 15, 2020

Freeland won't say if U.S. wants border agreement extended beyond June 21

WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States are both "very comfortable" with their mutual ban on non-essential cross-border travel, but Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland won't say if the...

May 15, 2020

Immigration will be key in post-pandemic era: Liberal Minister Mendicino

OTTAWA - Federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says bringing newcomers to Canada will be essential in the post-pandemic era. But he says the health and safety of Canadians must be&nbs...

May 15, 2020

Five Forces members catch COVID-19 on deployment in long-term care homes

OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces say five members working in long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic have tested positive for the illness. Four of them are in Quebec and one is in Ontario. ...

May 15, 2020

From potato salad to fireworks: how COVID-19 disruptions affect Victoria Day

OTTAWA - The Victoria Day weekend has long been the unofficial kick-off to outdoor season in Canada. But the COVID-19 pandemic has upended nearly every element of Canadian life, as physical ...

May 15, 2020

Ottawa ready to help co-ordinate provincial testing, contact tracing: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says provinces looking to reopen their economies will need to massively scale up and co-ordinate testing and contact tracing to contain future outbreaks of COVID...

May 15, 2020

Premier Ford releases 'Cooking with Doug' video of cherry cheesecake recipe

TORONTO - Ontario's premier has released a "Cooking with Doug" video showing how he makes cherry cheesecake. On a tangent during a news conference this week, Doug Ford boasted about making the best ch...

May 15, 2020

Federal COVID-19 wage subsidy to last through summer

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a federal wage subsidy for employees in businesses hit hard by COVID-19 will last at least until the end of August. The subsidy was set to expire in the fir...

May 15, 2020

Next Conservative leader will inherit party on a solid footing: Scheer

OTTAWA - Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says whomever replaces him will inherit a party in a strong position. Scheer's time at the top of the Tories is coming slowly to an end, with his pa...

May 15, 2020

Parliament must resume to guide recovery, Conservative Leader Scheer says

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is renewing his call for Parliament to find a new normal that looks more like the old normal. The Opposition chief says as the country begins a slow recovery...

May 15, 2020