Canada

Civil servants to resume talks with federal government in the midst of COVID-19

OTTAWA - Contract talks are expected to resume next week for about 70,000 federal government employees, many of whom have been delivering emergency financial aid to millions of Canadians during the CO...

Jun 18, 2020

New Brunswick legislators defeat controversial mandatory vaccination bill

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick legislators have voted down a controversial bill that would have made vaccinations mandatory for children in the province's schools and d...

Jun 18, 2020

Pandemic-related changes to court system might become permanent: top judge

OTTAWA - Canada's top judge says some of the innovations that courts have embraced during the COVID-19 pandemic might become permanent. At a news conference today, Supreme Court Chief Justic...

Jun 18, 2020

N.S. allows 10-person gatherings, aims to reopen to other Canadians in mid-July

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is allowing people to gather in groups of up to 10, as the province has gone nine days without any fresh cases of COVID-19. The announcement by Premier Stephen McN...

Jun 18, 2020

Made-in-Canada contact tracing app ready for testing in Ontario: Trudeau

OTTAWA - A made-in-Canada mobile app to alert Canadians who may have been exposed to a person infected with COVID-19 is ready for testing in Ontario, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thurs...

Jun 18, 2020

Late start hurt Canada in Security Council campaign, says Trudeau

OTTAWA - Canada's late start in campaigning for the United Nations Security Council led to its defeat to Norway and Ireland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. Trudeau said Wednesday's loss ...

Jun 18, 2020

Blanchet denies Bloc MP made "racist" gesture at NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh

OTTAWA - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is defending the actions of one of his MPs, who NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called a racist for blocking a New Democrat motion on systemic ...

Jun 18, 2020

NewsAlert:Canada's COVID-19 caseload surpasses 100,000

TORONTO - Canada has officially recorded more than 100,000 cases of COVID-19 across the country. The 173 new cases of COVID-19 reported today in Ontario, one of two provinces at the epicentr...

Jun 18, 2020

Supreme Court of Canada orders new trial for man in bail-breach case

OTTAWA - The Supreme of Court of Canada has sided with a man who was convicted of failing to comply with police checks while out on bail. In its unanimous ruling today, the high court ordered a new tr...

Jun 18, 2020

Federal deficit could hit $256 billion, PBO says in new report

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says in a new report that this year's federal deficit could hit $256 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The result, posted in a report ...

Jun 18, 2020