Canada

Trump confirms Canada-U.S. border to be closed to non-essential travel

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is confirming that the Canada-U.S. border will be closed "by mutual consent" to non-essential traffic. Trump, who disclosed the news on Twitter, says trade will not...

Mar 18, 2020

Annual pace of inflation cools to 2.2% in February from 2.4% in January

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the consumer price index in February rose 2.2 per cent compared with a year ago. The increase comes after a year-over-year increase of 2.4 per cent in January. Economis...

Mar 18, 2020

COVID-19 federal aid and NHL player diagnosed; In The News for March 18

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 March 18 ... COV...

Mar 18, 2020

Disabled Canadians feel excluded from COVID-19 messaging

Karen McCall clicked eagerly on the link tweeted out by her provincial health ministry, keen to read the promised list of tips meant to help her protect against COVID-19. But a familiar...

Mar 18, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 7:30 a.m. Air Transat says it's starting a gradual suspension of flights until April 30 and is halting sales for departur...

Mar 18, 2020

Canada, U.S. working on mutual deal to restrict non-essential travel

WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States are working out the details of a proposed mutual ban on non-essential travel between the two countries, a federal government source in Ottawa says. The ...

Mar 17, 2020

WestJet warning recent passengers of possible exposure to COVID-19

CALGARY - WestJet Airlines says some of its passengers may have been exposed to people infected with the novel coronavirus on recent flights. The Calgary-based company made the announcement on its web...

Mar 17, 2020

'Saddened' - Calgary Stampede temporarily lays off 80 per cent of workforce

CALGARY - The future of the 2020 'Greatest Show on Earth' is up in the air after the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede temporarily laid off 80 per cent of its staff Tuesday as a direct result ...

Mar 17, 2020

As pandemic turns politics inside out, questions swirl around Democratic race

WASHINGTON - Movie theatres are shuttered, schools and universities unnervingly quiet, businesses and borders are turning people away and North America is bracing for the worst as the urgenc...

Mar 17, 2020

Thousands of doctors, nurses answer call to help with COVID-19 effort

MONTREAL - A mother with two children at home, offering to work on evenings and weekends. A senior citizen, hoping to correct misinformation about COVID-19. A newly retired nurse, calling up...

Mar 17, 2020