Canada

No evidence of COVID-19 community transmission in Nunavut community: health officer

Nunavut's chief public health officer says there is no evidence of community transmission in Sanikiluaq after the territory confirmed its second case of COVID-19 in the community on the weekend. ...

Nov 09, 2020

President-elect's long to-do list to include repairing damaged Canada-U.S. ties

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Joe Biden's to-do list just got a whole lot longer - and it's a safe bet it now includes patching the holes in Canada's relationship with the United States. But first, Biden has mor...

Nov 09, 2020

Evidence wraps up at sex assault trial of Quebec TV star Eric Salvail

MONTREAL - The evidence is now complete at the sexual assault trial of former Quebec television star Eric Salvail, with final arguments to be heard later this week. The Crown was expected to present t...

Nov 09, 2020

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