Category Archives: Canada
Plans in motion for provinces to begin reopening amid COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Ottawa and Washington are working on plans to deal with an increase in cross-border traffic as states and provinces begin reopening. There's curre...
May 12, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 12, 2020: There are 69,981 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 38,469 confirmed (includ...
May 12, 2020
Archaic paper records submitted by fax hold up real-time COVID-19 data
OTTAWA - Health research experts say the archaic way Canada records deaths means the country could be missing out on data important to addressing the COVID-19 crisis. When someone dies in Ca...
May 12, 2020
Probe ends into Manitoba Mountie's hunting accident; officer refused interview
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's police watchdog says an investigation into an off-duty Mountie who reportedly shot himself in the foot while goose hunting has ended because of a lack of informati...
May 11, 2020
Victoria mayor says city prepares to create open spaces for restaurant recovery
Victoria's mayor says she wants to give the city's restaurants, pubs and retailers more space to reopen successfully with a plan that could expand outdoor patios to sidewalks, park...
May 11, 2020
Veterans ombudsman calls it quits after 18 months
OTTAWA - Veterans ombudsman Craig Dalton is calling it quits after only 18 months on the job. The federal government announced Dalton's departure this afternoon, saying the former army officer who too...
May 11, 2020
Increased border traffic likely as Canada, U.S. economies reopen: Freeland
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada and the U.S. are working on plans to deal with what she calls an inevitable increase in cross-border traffic as economies in both countries...
May 11, 2020
Northern Saskatchewan leaders want COVID checkpoint confusion sorted out
REGINA - Leaders in northwestern Saskatchewan are asking the province to clear up confusion about checkpoints that are restricting travel in the region during the COVID-19 pandemic. &nb...
May 11, 2020
As U.S. reopening barrels along, 'invisible enemy' infiltrates White House
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's "invisible enemy" has made its way to the West Wing, where it threatens not only the health of people working inside the White House but the president's own post-pandemic r...
May 11, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:08 a.m. on May 11, 2020: There are 69,157 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 37,721 confirmed (inclu...
May 11, 2020