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B.C. auditor general outlines costs of government's pandemic response so far
VICTORIA - A new report from British Columbia's auditor general says the largest amount the provincial government had allocated by mid-August in its pandemic response was for individual...
Sep 11, 2020
Council of Federation to go virtual as face-to-face meeting in Quebec nixed
QUEBEC - A premiers meeting that had been rescheduled for this month in Quebec City has been cancelled. Premier Francois Legault told a news conference today in Quebec City he hopes the...
Sep 11, 2020
Trudeau defends WE deal, despite battered charity's plan to close in Canada
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't second-guessing his government's choice of WE Charity to administer a student service grant - a move that sparked controversy and ultimately prompted ...
Sep 11, 2020
Michael Cohen launches podcast; Rosie O'Donnell is 1st guest
For nearly a decade, Michael Cohen was at odds with Rosie O'Donnell in part because his boss - President Donald Trump - was engaged in a long feud with the comedian and talk-show host. On Monday, Cohe...
Sep 11, 2020
Norad leaders past, present call for new approach to North American defence
WASHINGTON - The deputy director of operations and the former commander of North America's shared continental defence system are urging Canada and the United States to get serious about bringing ...
Sep 11, 2020
PM agrees to virtual meeting devoted to federal health transfers to provinces
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has agreed to hold a virtual first ministers meeting on federal health care transfers to the provinces and territories. His agreement during a conference call wi...
Sep 11, 2020
Victims of ex-senator Don Meredith deserve better than ongoing delays: lawyer
OTTAWA - A lawyer for some of the victims of ex-senator Don Meredith says someone in the upper chamber needs to show courage and bring an end to seven years of deliberations over how to address the ha...
Sep 11, 2020
Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal charged with fraud and breach of trust by RCMP
OTTAWA - The RCMP say they've charged former Liberal MP Raj Grewal with fraud and breach of trust. They allege the former MP for Brampton East took millions of dollars in personal loans without tellin...
Sep 11, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 11
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:05 a.m. EDT on Sept. 11, 2020: There are 135,136 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 64,244 confirmed (including 5,773 deaths, 56,624...
Sep 11, 2020
Health experts criticize Canada vaccine deals, call for international funding
OTTAWA - More than 100 Canadian heath and policy experts say the federal government has succumbed to "vaccine nationalism" because it has pre-purchased tens of millions of vaccine doses from private c...
Sep 11, 2020