Category Archives: Canada

'Don't be like Toronto:' Calgary mayor warns against large gatherings in parks
Calgary's mayor is warning citizens "don't be like Toronto" and congregate in large numbers in parks. Naheed Nenshi made the comment in reference to thousands of people who squeezed into a d...
May 26, 2020

Newfoundland community devastated as three fishermen found dead, one missing
ST. LAWRENCE, N.L. - A Newfoundland community was in mourning Tuesday after the bodies of three fishermen were recovered and a search continued for a fourth crew member missing off the islan...
May 26, 2020

National action plan for missing and murdered Indigenous women delayed
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says a national action plan to make life safer for Indigenous women and girls is not going to be ready next month as planned. June 3 will m...
May 26, 2020

Federal deficit likely now at $260 billion due to COVID-19, PBO says
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says the estimated federal deficit for the year has likely risen to about $260 billion with new measures rolled out in recent weeks. Budget offic...
May 26, 2020

Fate of two Canadians could be affected by Meng decision: former ambassador
VANCOUVER - A former ambassador to China says Wednesday's decision in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou could also determine the fate of two Canadians detained in China. David Mulr...
May 26, 2020

Alberta government stands by energy minister's pipeline and COVID comments
EDMONTON - Alberta's government house leader is not backing away from his fellow minister's comment that the COVID-19 pandemic is a great time to build pipelines. On Friday, Energy Minister Sonya Sava...
May 26, 2020

'I can't live on:' Daughter of man fatally shot by Regina police seeks answers
REGINA - Kahaila Morris made a point of walking by the police office near her high school as often as she could. It was a fear the 16-year-old wanted to overcome. But she's still afraid ...
May 26, 2020

Cooling sites shut as heat prompts concern; PM reveals grim nursing home report
TORONTO - A blanket of hot, humid air that has settled over much of south Central Canada has come at a time when anti-pandemic measures have closed many of the usual places where people might seek rel...
May 26, 2020

Trudeau co-hosts UN conference on COVID-19 amid security council bid
OTTAWA - Canada will co-host a major United Nations conference on dealing with the economic crisis spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will co-host the Thursday event ...
May 26, 2020

Virtual voting for MPs needed before House can fully resume: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says ensuring members of Parliament can vote remotely is holding back a return to more normal House of Commons sittings. The Liberals are moving for a speci...
May 26, 2020