Canada

Freedom means more this year: how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing Passover

OTTAWA - There's a question asked each year by Jews as they begin the Passover holiday: "Why is this night different?" It's asked as a way into the telling of the Passover story, an ancient tale ...

Apr 07, 2020

Boris Johnson will 'fight' COVID-19 and has what it takes to recover: envoy

OTTAWA - Britain's envoy to Canada says Prime Minister Boris Johnson is a fighter who has what it takes to recover from his COVID-19 affliction. High Commissioner Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque tell...

Apr 07, 2020

Trudeau says details coming soon on help for households to access credit

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is raising anew his government's promise to help hard-hit Canadians more easily access credit by leaning on the nation's banks to do more than reduce credit...

Apr 07, 2020

Group of First Nations want Supreme Court to hear appeal on Trans Mountain

VANCOUVER - A group of British Columbia First Nations is seeking to challenge the federal government's second approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Canada's highest court. The S...

Apr 07, 2020

Explainer: what to expect if a Canadian prime minister is too sick to do the job

OTTAWA - The day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife was revealed to have COVID-19, cabinet agreed that Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland would be next in line if Trudeau could not&n...

Apr 07, 2020

A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19

COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed more than 340. Here are the stories of some of those who have lost their lives: Wade Kidd WINNIPEG - Wade Kidd ha...

Apr 07, 2020

N.W.T. releases some prisoners, reduces remand over concerns about COVID-19

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says it has released a small number of prisoners over concerns about the possible spread of COVID-19 in territorial jails. Justice Minister Caroline Wawzonek ou...

Apr 07, 2020

Premier Kenney predicts 25 per cent unemployment in Alberta due to COVID-19

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has a grim prediction for workers in his province.He says there may well be 25 per cent unemployment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.He has told an energy i...

Apr 07, 2020

Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...

Apr 07, 2020

Feds fast-track citizenship for researcher exploring COVID-19 supply chain

OTTAWA - The federal government fast-tracked the Canadian citizenship process for a University of Manitoba professor, citing an "urgent need" to facilitate his planned research on COVID-19. Adolf Ng, ...

Apr 07, 2020