Canada

Cost of mandatory quarantine for newly arrived refugees to be covered by government

OTTAWA - Newly arriving refugees will have the cost of their mandatory hotel quarantines covered by the federal government. The federal government is also covering the cost of mandatory COVID-19 testi...

Feb 18, 2021

'It destroyed him.' Lionel Desmond's friend and fellow infantryman recalls firefights

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a former soldier from Nova Scotia killed three family members and himself in 2017 heard today from one of Lionel Desmond's closest friends and fell...

Feb 18, 2021

Canadian government modifies North Atlantic right whale protection measures for 2021

FREDERICTON - The federal Fisheries Department will continue efforts this year to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales in Canadian waters, but it is making some changes to reduce the impact ...

Feb 18, 2021

Canada, Britain slap sanctions on Myanmar officials for abuses in military coup

OTTAWA - Canada and Britain have joined forces once again, this time to impose new sanctions on Myanmar after its military toppled its elected government in a coup. Canada has imposed sanctions on nin...

Feb 18, 2021

COVID-19 misery shows in record Ontario job losses; labour groups plead for fed help

TORONTO - The misery inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic beyond its rising death toll was highlighted Thursday by a report showing record-setting job losses in the country's largest province last year,...

Feb 18, 2021

Labour groups ask Liberals to extend pandemic benefits as workers set to max out aid

OTTAWA - Labour groups are asking the federal government to provide workers with extra weeks of pandemic aid with many still out of work and facing the prospect of maxed-out benefits next month. Altho...

Feb 18, 2021

PBO says Liberal pledge to get GST from goods in Amazon warehouses could cost $600M

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer estimates the Trudeau Liberals' pledge to collect federal sales tax on some goods sitting in Amazon warehouses could cost just over $600 million to implement....

Feb 18, 2021

Liberals propose federal criminal reforms aimed at systemic racism in justice system

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government has tabled legislation to repeal mandatory minimum penalties for certain drug offences, saying they do not deter crime and unfairly affect Indigenous and Black offender...

Feb 18, 2021

Quebec to compensate movie theatres for lost snack revenue after 'Popcorngate'

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says his government will compensate movie theatre owners for lost concession stand revenue after a disagreement he is calling "Popcorngate." The province has...

Feb 18, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada to look at mandatory minimum firearm sentence

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at the constitutionality of a mandatory minimum penalty of four years in prison for recklessly firing a gun. The court has agreed to hear the appeal of J...

Feb 18, 2021