Canada

Gateway Casino gets first federal loan for big employers, worth $200 million

OTTAWA - A federal program aimed at giving loans to some of the largest companies in the country is rolling the dice with $200 million to a casino chain. The loan is the first from what the government...

Sep 25, 2020

RCMP charge man with falsely claiming involvement in terrorism

OTTAWA - The RCMP has arrested and charged an Ontario man with falsely claiming to have committed terrorist acts. The national police force says the criminal charge against Shehroze Chaudhry, 25, stem...

Sep 25, 2020

RCMP accuse second Calgary man of travelling to Syria to take part in Islamic State

CALGARY - RCMP say they have charged a second Calgary man in an ongoing terrorism investigation. Thirty-year-old Jamal Taan Borhot is charged with three counts of participating in terrorist grou...

Sep 25, 2020

Manitoba makes masks mandatory for Winnipeg as COVID-19 cases surge

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's chief provincial public health officer is making masks mandatory in indoor public spaces in Winnipeg, as cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in the capital city. Dr. Brent Roussi...

Sep 25, 2020

Canada nears end to long, tortuous search for military rescue planes

OTTAWA - The Canadian military's long search for new rescue planes is nearly over as the federal government is formally showing off the first of 16 new aircraft on Canadian soil today. The unveiling a...

Sep 25, 2020

PM Trudeau 'disappointed' by RCMP treatment of Sikh officers over mask issue

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is very disappointed that Sikh RCMP officers have been reassigned during the pandemic because their religiously mandated facial hair makes it difficult t...

Sep 25, 2020

Finance Department says federal deficit hit $148.6 billion through July

OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of $148.6 billion during the first four months of its 2020-2021 fiscal year, the result of unprecedented spending in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Th...

Sep 25, 2020

'Not a conservation concern': N.S. Mi'kmaq won't deplete lobster stock, says expert

HALIFAX - An Indigenous-run lobster fishery off the coast of southwestern Nova Scotia isn't the big environmental threat that it's being made out to be, according to a fisheries expert. The ...

Sep 25, 2020

Bamboo supplies dwindling: Calgary Zoo hopeful pandas will be China-bound soon

CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo says it's hopeful two giant pandas will be able to return home soon to China, where bamboo supplies are abundant. The zoo said in May that it would be sending the pair...

Sep 25, 2020

Feds pledge $440 million to join international vaccine program

OTTAWA - Canada will spend $440 million to join an international program which is trying ensure COVID-19 vaccines aren't just hoarded by rich countries, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday.But C...

Sep 25, 2020