Canada

PM to announce extension of wage subsidy, financial aid for medical researchers

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today an extension to the federal government's 75 per cent emergency wage subsidy - just as businesses across the country are t...

May 15, 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 May 15, 2020: There are 73,401 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 40,724 confirmed (i...

May 15, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:19 p.m. on May 14, 2020: There are 73,401 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 40,724 confirmed (includ...

May 14, 2020

COVID-19 behind one per cent cut to Vancouver's policing budget: council

VANCOUVER - The union representing Vancouver's police officers joined the police chief Thursday in criticizing a budget cut passed by city council, arguing their services shouldn't be reduced during t...

May 14, 2020

NewsAlert: National parks, historic sites partly reopening June 1

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced that national parks will gradually reopen starting June, signalling the federal government's first halting steps to bringing Canada out o...

May 14, 2020

Canada thanks early departing WTO chief for help on reform efforts

OTTAWA - Canada's trade minister is thanking the departing head of the World Trade Organization for his help trying the reform the troubled referee for global trade. Mary Ng highlighted the ...

May 14, 2020

N.S. premier says province would play 'support' role if Ottawa probes shooting

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier says his government would only play a "support" role if a public inquiry is called into a shooting rampage that took 22 lives in the province l...

May 14, 2020

Premier Francois Legault says Montreal not ready to reopen schools, businesses

MONTREAL - With the COVID-19 situation in Montreal still very fragile, the Quebec government said Thursday that elementary schools in the greater Montreal area will remain closed until late August. Pr...

May 14, 2020

Ontario stage one reopening includes stores, surgeries, tennis, dog grooming

TORONTO - Ontarians will be able to go shopping, play golf or tennis, and get their dogs groomed - but not visit family - starting next week as stage one of the province's reopening kicks in, Premier ...

May 14, 2020

Rare baby owl now being reared by its parents in unique B.C. breeding program

LANGLEY, B.C. - Members of a unique program in Langley, B.C., are celebrating the successful hatching of a northern spotted owl chick, bolstering a population that numbers fewer than 10 of the bi...

May 14, 2020