Canada

N.L. tells 'come from aways' to stay away after pandemic rules flouted

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador is clamping down on travel to the province after reports of tourists arriving by ferry to view icebergs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief medical...

Apr 29, 2020

Ontario Conservative MPs pass motion demanding Sloan apologize for attack on Tam

OTTAWA - Ontario Conservative MP Derek Sloan could face expulsion from his party's caucus over remarks he made questioning the loyalty of the country's chief public health officer. Sources tell ...

Apr 29, 2020

Doctors fret over surgery backlog after immediate COVID-19 crisis

OTTAWA - Doctors say they're becoming increasingly concerned about how they're going to handle the swelling backlog of elective surgeries once the immediate COVID-19 threat has ebbed. Hospitals have p...

Apr 29, 2020

Manitoba to ease some COVID-19 restrictions starting in May

WINNIPEG - Many non-essential Manitoba businesses that have been shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic are to be allowed to reopen as of Monday. The Progressive Conservative government released a ph...

Apr 29, 2020

Soldiers get orderly training ahead of Quebec long-term care deployment

MONTREAL - Canadian Forces soldiers got a crash course in senior care Wednesday as members with no medical background or orderly experience prepared to deploy to Quebec long-term care homes harde...

Apr 29, 2020

Supreme Court moves provincial appeals of carbon tax to September

OTTAWA - Canada's national fight over the carbon tax won't get sorted out at the Supreme Court of Canada until the fall. The Supreme Court says appeals from both Saskatchewan and Ontario over cases th...

Apr 29, 2020

Contact tracing needs to balance public health benefits with privacy: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leaving the door open to using digital technology to limit the spread of COVID-19 through contact tracing. But he says there is a need to balance the public h...

Apr 29, 2020

Lobbying in Ottawa hit monthly records amid oil crash and pandemic, stats show

OTTAWA - A global pandemic and the crash in oil prices helped push lobbying in Ottawa to record heights over the last two months. Statistics provided by the federal lobbying commissioner show 5,8...

Apr 29, 2020

P.E.I. to remain closed to non-residents as COVID-19 restrictions eased

CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island will remain closed to non-residents for the foreseeable future as part of its newly released plans to begin easing COVID-19 restrictions. That is aimed at&nbs...

Apr 29, 2020

Manitoba government's plan to reopen the province to start next week

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has released its plan for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Premier Brian Pallister says the phased-in approach is to ...

Apr 29, 2020