Canada

CERB, extra hours and bottle returns: supporting overseas family during the pandemic

Edeline Agoncillo sends up to $1,400 of her wages to the Philippines every month and keeps only a few hundred dollars for herself, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. The money Agoncillo sends without ...

Nov 09, 2020

Bains suggests Ottawa may draw on scorned federal loan program for airline bailout

OTTAWA - Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains says a federal loan program rejected by industry will be among the options Ottawa weighs as it sits down with airline executives over a government aid packag...

Nov 09, 2020

Whales and other marine mammals susceptible to COVID-19 through wastewater: study

HALIFAX - A new study says COVID-19 could be spread to whales and other marine mammal through improperly treated sewage and wastewater. Researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax say while there h...

Nov 09, 2020

Police saw crime dip in first six months of pandemic, Statistics Canada says

OTTAWA - Newly released statistics point to a notable drop in police-recorded crime during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistics Canada says 17 police services across Canada report...

Nov 09, 2020

Lionel Desmond inquiry to resume at new Nova Scotia venue in February: lawyer

HALIFAX - A lawyer involved in an inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 says hearings are expected to resume at a new venue in Nova Scotia on Feb. 16. The pr...

Nov 09, 2020

Canada is ready to fight potential protectionism under Biden administration: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is ready to stand up for Canadian jobs and interests if president-elect Joe Biden seeks to cut international trade. Canada got a lot of practice figh...

Nov 09, 2020

Trudeau pledges $1.75B to boost high-speed internet in remote communities

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is launching a $1.75-billion fund to expand high-speed internet to Canadians in rural and remote communities. Trudeau says the Universal Broa...

Nov 09, 2020

N.B. woman argues 'dry celling' segregation for drugs inside body violates charter

TRURO, N.S. - A New Brunswick woman is challenging a federal law that kept her confined in a segregation cell for 16 days on suspicion she had concealed drugs in her body. Lisa Adams is in court today...

Nov 09, 2020

Residents want gathering spot in historic Quebec City district named for sword victim

QUEBEC - Three Quebec City residents have launched an online petition seeking to have a space named for sword attack victim Suzanne Clermont on the street where she lived. The 61-year-old hairdresser ...

Nov 09, 2020

Disabled veterans struggle with COVID-19 as Canada prepares to mark Remembrance Day

OTTAWA - Canadians from coast to coast to coast will mark Remembrance Day on Wednesday, once again taking a moment to honour and remember those who offered up their lives to defend Canada, its values ...

Nov 09, 2020