Canada

Black boxes from downed Ukrainian flight to be transferred to Kyiv

OTTAWA - The flight recorders from the Ukrainian jetliner shot down by the Iranian military in January will be arriving in Ukraine in 10 to 14 days, the country's envoy to Canada said Wednesday. Ambas...

Mar 13, 2020

NewsAlert: Manitoba closing schools Monday due to COVID-19 pandemic

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says it is closing schools for three weeks because of COVID-19. Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen says classes will be suspended starting Monday. He says the decisi...

Mar 13, 2020

Amnesty International raises Greta sticker in letter to Trudeau, premiers

CALGARY - Amnesty International says it's not enough for political leaders to condemn a sexually suggestive decal appearing to show teenage climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and they should do more to...

Mar 13, 2020

N.B. Tories survive budget vote as parties unite over coronavirus concerns

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's minority Progressive Conservative government has survived a confidence vote on its provincial budget as members of the legislature set aside partisan differences to&...

Mar 13, 2020

Federal Liberals to deliver 2020 budget on March 30, Morneau says

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals will deliver the first budget of their minority mandate at the end of the month. Finance Minister Bill Morneau told the House of Commons on Wednesday that the federal Lib...

Mar 13, 2020

Mosques across Canada cancel, alter Friday prayer to limit spread of COVID-19

TORONTO - Mosques across the country have cancelled or altered their Friday prayer programs, after two Islamic associations called for the practice to be suspended to prevent the spread of COVID-19. T...

Mar 13, 2020

The good and bad consequences of school closures amid a disease outbreak

TORONTO - From school closures to travel restrictions to limits on large gatherings, Canada entered a new stage in combating the spread of COVID-19 this week with measures that various exper...

Mar 13, 2020

Kenney worried layoffs coming as oil and gas sector struggles with coronavirus

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney flew to Ottawa on Wednesday with a list of demands and a key message for the prime minister to focus on the economy. Kenney and his fellow premier...

Mar 13, 2020

Internal government docs raise new questions about approval of 737 Max

OTTAWA - Internal government documents about the Boeing 737 Max are raising new questions about Canada's aircraft approval process. The documents, made public at a parliamentary hearing Thursday, reve...

Mar 13, 2020

PBO says MPs should seek 'clarity' from government on Trump tariff retaliation

OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog urged federal politicians to ask the government why it is holding on to an extra $105 million that it collected on U.S. steel and aluminum during its trade figh...

Mar 13, 2020