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Canada's vaccine supply from Europe remains secure: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he received further reassurance this week that Canada's expected supply of COVID-19 vaccines is secure. Trudeau says he spoke this morning with European Com...

Feb 16, 2021

Newfoundland sees COVID-19 cases decline as variant threat simmers

OTTAWA - Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting a sharp downturn in daily COVID-19 cases, with seven new cases confirmed today as fears over a rapidly spreading variant of the virus linger on the isla...

Feb 16, 2021

Labour group demands meeting over COVID-19 outbreak at Olymel pork plant in Alberta

RED DEER, Alta. - The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour wants a meeting with the premier and provincial labour minister to ensure workplaces with COVID-19 outbreaks are shut down. Gil McGo...

Feb 16, 2021

O'Toole calls for relocation of Beijing Olympics due to China's 'genocide' of Uighurs

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is calling on the government to push for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved outside China amid "genocide" against minority Uighurs."I think Canadians would ...

Feb 16, 2021

'A lot of talk': warrants violated Patrik Mathews' rights, lawyer argues

WASHINGTON - The lawyer for Patrik Mathews is trying to contest some of the evidence against the former Canadian Forces reservist and alleged neo-Nazi. Joseph Balter is also urging a Maryland judge to...

Feb 16, 2021

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada on Feb. 16, 2021

OTTAWA - The latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada (all times eastern): 10:50 a.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's been reassured again by the president of the European Commis...

Feb 16, 2021

Feds would allow municipalities to ban handguns under new bill

OTTAWA - Newly tabled gun legislation would allow municipalities to ban handguns through bylaws restricting their possession, storage and transportation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says today the m...

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Freeland appeals to Tories to hurry passage of COVID-19 relief bill

OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is appealing to the official Opposition Conservatives to hasten passage of a COVID-19 relief bill through the House of Commons. The appeal is in a lett...

Feb 16, 2021

London's success housing homeless veterans touted as model for feds to follow

OTTAWA - An Ontario city says it has found a way to quickly and effectively get homeless veterans off the streets in a model that could be replicated in other municipalities. Those involved will note ...

Feb 16, 2021

Frustrated with government efforts, business groups push plan to avoid lockdowns

OTTAWA - Frustrations with government efforts to manage the COVID-19 pandemic has led major businesses in this country to decide to take some matters into their own hands to avoid further lockdowns. T...

Feb 16, 2021