Canada

Restrictions at Canada-U.S. border could soon be eased, Trump suggests

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is suggesting that travel restrictions along the Canada-U.S. border could be relaxed sooner rather than later. Trump says Canada is doing well in controll...

Apr 15, 2020

Premiers don't want Emergencies Act used during COVID-19 pandemic

REGINA - Canada's premiers have sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying they do not want the Emergencies Act invoked over COVID-19. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's office said the lette...

Apr 15, 2020

Trudeau bats away WHO questions, says Canada focused on fighting COVID-19

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refused Wednesday to join the escalating global debate about the World Health Organization's handling of the COVID-19 crisis, insisting Canada remains f...

Apr 15, 2020

'What's going to happen?' Alberta teen recounts brush with death from COVID-19

OKOTOKS, Alta. - Matt Greenshields never worried about COVID-19 until he found himself thinking about death as he was being wheeled down the empty, darkened hallways of a hospital on his way...

Apr 15, 2020

Canada needs to increase testing capacity before life can return to normal: PM

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada needs a much greater capacity to test for the novel coronavirus before life can return to normal. The federal government and public health officials ...

Apr 15, 2020

Harsh policing and big fines don't make people safer from COVID-19: criminologists

Corey Yanofsky, a data scientist living in Ottawa, took his dog out for a walk last week and ended up with an $880 fine for standing in the wrong place during the COVID-19 pan...

Apr 15, 2020

Canada's GDP fell by 9% in March, largest drop since at least 1961

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Statistics Canada has released its "flash estimate" for Canada's gross domestic product (GDP) for last month and it's not good.They say Canada's GDP declined by approximately nine per...

Apr 15, 2020 Statistics Canada. (The Canadian Press)

Former Manitoba principal sentenced to life for vigilante killings of drug dealers

WINNIPEG - A former Manitoba principal has been sentenced to life in prison for the vigilante killings of two drug dealers. Claude Francis Guimond pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder in th...

Apr 15, 2020

Parks Canada suspends camping, group activities and events until at least May 31

GATINEAU, QC - Parks Canada is taking additional measures to stop the spread of COVID-19.It's been announced that Parks Canada is suspending camping, group activities and events across the country unt...

Apr 15, 2020 Waterton Lakes National Park is one of the most popular sites in southern Alberta (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

Military seeks to re-enrol commercial pilots laid off due to COVID-19

OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force is getting creative about finding new pilots. Commercial airlines across Canada have been temporarily laying off pilots in recent weeks as the industry struggles ...

Apr 15, 2020