Category Archives: Canada

Four more workers test positive for COVID-19 at Manitoba pork plant
BRANDON, Man. - A union representing workers at a meat-processing plant in Manitoba says four more employees have tested positive for COVID-19. A total of eight employees at the Maple Leaf pork p...
Aug 07, 2020

Canada's federal energy regulator names Indigenous advisory committee
OTTAWA - Canada's energy regulator has named a new advisory committee that aims to change how it interacts with Indigenous Peoples in Canada. The Indigenous advisory committee, whi...
Aug 07, 2020

Aluminum tariffs an example of rising U.S. protectionism, trade expert says
CALGARY - An international trade expert says Canada can expect more U.S. moves like the imposition of aluminum import tariffs as protectionism gains popularity in the United States ahead of ...
Aug 07, 2020

Job numbers and aluminum tariff hits Canada: In The News for Aug. 7
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 7. What we are watching in Canada ... Sta...
Aug 07, 2020

Statistics Canada to reveal July jobs report with expectations of growth
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will report this morning how the country's labour market performed in July as more parts of the economy were allowed to reopen. Canada clawed back 289,600 jobs in May a...
Aug 07, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 7
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Aug. 7, 2020: There are 118,561 confirmed cases in Canada. - Quebec: 60,133 confirmed (including 5,687 deaths...
Aug 07, 2020

Oilers 50/50 draw prepared for more fan frenzy for Game 4 against Blackhawks
EDMONTON - Frenzy over the Edmonton Oilers online 50/50 draw may continue today as the hockey team's community foundation holds another game-day raffle for its Alberta fans. On Wednesday, the raf...
Aug 07, 2020

A timeline of Trump's tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum
Some key events in Canada-U.S. trade relations since 2018: Aug. 6, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump announces plans to reimpose a 10-per-cent tariff on Canadian aluminum, saying "Canada was taking adv...
Aug 06, 2020

Canada vows retaliatory measures as Trump restores tariff on Canadian aluminum
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is promising to impose retaliatory tariffs on American products after U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday he is restoring an import tax o...
Aug 06, 2020

Man with HIV still guilty of aggravated sex assault despite condom use
TORONTO - An HIV-positive man who had protected intercourse with three women without telling them about his health status has had his aggravated sexual assault conviction upheld. In dismissing his app...
Aug 06, 2020