Canada

B.C. temporarily lifts data residency requirement in response to COVID-19

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has temporarily modified its access to information and privacy act in response to COVID-19, lifting a requirement that personal data must be stored in ...

Apr 04, 2020

PM expected to unveil more help for most vulnerable to weather pandemic

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today more financial support aimed at helping the most vulnerable Canadians survive the COVID-19 pandemic. The new announcement follows F...

Apr 04, 2020

Delta police say they stopped sale of medical equipment at inflated prices

DELTA, B.C. - Police in Delta, B.C., say it was "troubling" to catch two people this week allegedly reselling boxes of respirators and surgical masks at highly inflated prices. The police departm...

Apr 03, 2020

GST credit payments to low-income earners to arrive one month earlier

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will deliver more aid to low-income Canadians through the GST credit a month sooner than planned. The government initially announced the mone...

Apr 03, 2020

Patients paying higher dispensing fees as pharmacists limit prescription amounts

OTTAWA - A new policy that has pharmacists restricting patients to a 30-day supply of their medications means some people are having to pay dispensing fees two or three times over. The policy was...

Apr 03, 2020

Canadians on Florida-bound cruise ship say it's unclear when they'll get home

Canadian passengers aboard a Florida-bound cruise ship said it was still unclear Friday when they would get to come home, or even reach shore, as their counterparts aboard two other vessels ...

Apr 03, 2020

'Always new expenses:' Lawsuits filed as anniversary of Broncos bus crash nears

It's been almost two years since the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan and with the solemn anniversary comes a closing legal window that has seen several lawsuits filed in court.Sixtee...

Apr 03, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Policing the pandemic will put marginalized communities at risk, advocates say

Advocates are warning that granting police sweeping new powers in response to the COVID-19 crisis could be used to target marginalized communities. As the novel coronavirus continues to spre...

Apr 03, 2020

Former Obama security adviser calls on Canada to show global COVID-19 leadership

OTTAWA - A former top Obama adviser says Canada has shown a disciplined, science-based approach to the COVID-19 crisis and should pursue greater international leadership on global health issues in the...

Apr 03, 2020

Being on the East Coast a double-edged sword in COVID-19 pandemic medical battle

HALIFAX - Being a small East Coast province in the pandemic is a double-edged sword: there are fewer critically ill patients, but the supply of hospital beds is limited if the...

Apr 03, 2020