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COVID-19 dominates the rhetoric, and the reality, of MPs on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Bright spotlights, metal girders and the stone backdrop of West Block's interior courtyard give the temporary home of the House of Commons the feel of a movie set. Perfect, some have obs...
May 13, 2020
Miller, the first player back at Raptors' OVO Centre, happy to be back on floor
TORONTO - It was unlike any NBA practice he'd ever attended. But two months to the day after the league closed shop due to COVID-19, Malcolm Miller was happy just to be back on the floor wit...
May 13, 2020
Liberal MP Bratina suggests CFL take different approach with federal government
TORONTO - An MP with a long history with the CFL is hoping the league has called an audible in its approach to securing financial help from the federal government. Liberal MP Bob Bratina, who spe...
May 13, 2020
FBI offers US$1M reward in kidnapping of Coleman and Boyle
OTTAWA - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward of up to US$1 million for information directly leading to the arrest or prosecution of those responsible for the abduction of Caitlan ...
May 13, 2020
After profitable 2019, Blue Bombers brace for austerity in 2020
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have reported an overall operating profit of $3.5 million for the 2019 season, but their bottom line for 2020 is looking far darker. A rosy report for 2019 wa...
May 13, 2020
PM wants answers from China, other countries on early days of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are many questions for countries, particularly China, around the origins of COVID-19 and how they reacted in the early days of the pandemic. At the sa...
May 13, 2020
UN forecasts pandemic to shrink world economy by 3.2%
TANZANIA, Tanzania - The United Nations forecast Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the world economy by 3.2% this year, the sharpest contraction since the Great Depression in the 1930s....
May 13, 2020
Officials failed to protect Montreal's vulnerable neighbourhoods, activists say
MONTREAL - Some of Montreal's most disadvantaged neighbourhoods appear to be bearing the brunt of the city's COVID-19 numbers, leading community organizers to question why more wasn't done to protect ...
May 13, 2020
Virus restrictions fuel anti-government 'boogaloo' movement
SILVER SPRING, Md. - They carry high-powered rifles and wear tactical gear, but their Hawaiian shirts and leis are what stand out in the crowds that have formed at state capital buildings to protest C...
May 13, 2020
NDP calls for universal sick-leave benefits as people return to work
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says all Canadians should have access to two weeks of sick leave benefits as provinces start moving to reopen their economies. He says they will otherwise face a...
May 13, 2020