Canada

Better Business Bureau warns online puppy scams surging during COVID-19 pandemic

VANCOUVER - The Better Business Bureau says puppy scams are the latest way fraudsters are taking advantage of lonely, isolated people during the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement from the Better Business...

May 12, 2020

Canadian National Exhibition cancelled this summer due to COVID-19 pandemic

TORONTO - The Canadian National Exhibition has been cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual summer spectacle joins a slew of large public events sidelined by the outbreak, which also forced the...

May 12, 2020

Coalition decries Canada's 'piecemeal' response to Beijing-sponsored intimidation

OTTAWA - A human rights coalition is calling on Canada to appoint a front-line contact for people and groups enduring harassment and intimidation due to their advocacy and activism on China. The ...

May 12, 2020

Feds unveil new COVID-19 stream for provincial infrastructure program

OTTAWA - Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says the government is setting up a new COVID-19 funding stream out of Ottawa's existing infrastructure programs. It will set aside up to 10 per cent...

May 12, 2020

Bye-bye bears: Calgary Zoo returning pandas to China due to bamboo barriers

CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo will be returning two giant pandas on loan from China because the COVID-19 pandemic has caused problems with getting enough bamboo to feed them. Er Shun and Da...

May 12, 2020

Feds pledge one-time benefit top-up to seniors in COVID-19 aid

OTTAWA - The federal government is giving seniors a one-time, tax-free top-up payment to help manage extra costs associated with COVID-19. Seniors Minister Deb Schulte says seniors who rece...

May 12, 2020

Canada gives $790M to help vaccinate in more vulnerable countries

OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould says Canada will put $790 million toward vaccinating the world's more vulnerable populations through the Global Alliance for Vaccine Innov...

May 12, 2020

Trudeau promises 'stronger measures' for screening at Canada-U.S. border

WASHINGTON - Justin Trudeau says Canada will need stronger screening measures to deal with an anticipated increase in the number of people entering the country from the United States. But the prime mi...

May 12, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:33 a.m. Ontario is reporting 361 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 56 more deaths. That brings the province to a total ...

May 12, 2020

Some Canadian universities say fall classes will be offered primarily online

Some Canadian universities say classes this fall will be offered primarily online as uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic continues. In recent days, McGill University, the University of Br...

May 12, 2020