Canada

Federal figures on COVID-19 aid provide window into who needed the help

OTTAWA - Newly released data on emergency COVID-19 aid shows that some of the country's highest income earners used a key benefit for workers. The $2,000-a-month Canada Emergency Response Benefit paid...

Nov 19, 2020

Court challenge to Quebec's Bill 21 temporarily suspended after positive COVID test

MONTREAL - The court challenge to Quebec's secularism law has been temporarily suspended after a person who had attended the proceedings tested positive for COVID-19.Superior Court Justice Marc-Andre ...

Nov 19, 2020

Singh calls for end to for-profit long-term care homes owned by government

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and union officials are calling on Ottawa to put a stop to its role in for-profit long-term care homes, where deadly COVID-19 outbreaks are worsening as the second wa...

Nov 19, 2020

Quebec sword-attack victim records video from hospital in which he forgives suspect

MONTREAL - One of the survivors of the Halloween night sword attack in Quebec City has posted a video online in which he says he forgives his aggressor. Musician Remy Belanger de Beauport described hi...

Nov 19, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):11:50 a.m.Nunavut is reporting four new cases of COVID-19.The total number of infections in the territory is now at 74.The govern...

Nov 19, 2020

Ending withdrawal rules from registered retirement funds would cost $1B, PBO says

OTTAWA - A new review by Parliament's spending watchdog says waiving mandatory withdrawal amounts from seniors' retirement savings would cost federal coffers about $1 billion annually. Each year, seni...

Nov 19, 2020

Quebec, Ontario each report more than 1,200 new COVID-19 cases in latest updates

Ontario and Quebec have each reported more than 1,200 new COVID-19 infections in their latest updates. Ontario had 1,210 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, along with 28 new deaths from the virus. The...

Nov 19, 2020

Trudeau defends arrest of Huawei executive, says countries must stand up to China

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou by Canadian authorities, saying Canada can't pick and choose when it follows the rule of law.And the pri...

Nov 19, 2020

Liberal MP took too long with ethics disclosure, ought to apologize in Commons: Dion

OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog says a Liberal MP broke the rules when he took far too long to comply with the conflict of interest code. Now, Toronto-area MP James Maloney is being ordered to ap...

Nov 19, 2020

'Culture of the RCMP is toxic': independent assessor's report

OTTAWA - An independent report on harassment of women in the RCMP says the national police force's culture is toxic and tolerates hateful and homophobic attitudes. The report released today by former ...

Nov 19, 2020