Canada

Trump decries 'lowlifes' and racism in Canada; In The News for June 3

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 June 3 ... --- A...

Jun 03, 2020

Northwood seeks private rooms after COVID tragedy, but will N.S. fund the fix?

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's largest nursing home is planning for a future of private rooms to keep residents safe, but it has taken a wrenching pandemic death toll to cr...

Jun 03, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on June 3, 2020: There are 92,410 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 51,593 confirmed (includ...

Jun 03, 2020

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown

Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...

Jun 03, 2020

On first day of Tiff Macklem's term, Bank of Canada to make rate announcement

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged this morning on the first day of governor Tiff Macklem's tenure. Economists expect the central bank will maint...

Jun 03, 2020

Defence Department accused of using pandemic to withhold info from Parliament

OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence is being accused of trying to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to withhold information from Parliament and Canadians. There has been widespread ...

Jun 03, 2020

Federal aid for care home systems needed ahead of second wave, advocates say

OTTAWA - The Ontario Long Term Care Association says the federal government must do more to help provinces prepare nursing and retirement homes for the next wave of COVID-19. Its CEO Donna Duncan is c...

Jun 03, 2020

Trudeau positions Canada as champion of co-ordinated global recovery plan

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will continue today to make the case for a co-ordinated global response to cushion the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world's poorest countries....

Jun 03, 2020

Fermenting ferns? Rare dinosaur stomach fossil opens door to ancient world

Fresh ferns, loaded with spores, lightly dusted with leaves and twigs and perfectly seasoned with locally sourced charcoal. Sound good? It did to an ankylosaur about 110 million years ago, a...

Jun 02, 2020

How proceedings in the House of Commons during pandemic differ from normal

OTTAWA - Canadians who tune in to watch proceedings in the House of Commons during the COVID-19 crisis may wonder why Conservative and Bloc Quebecois MPs continue to accuse the Liberal government...

Jun 02, 2020