Canada

Supreme Court moves provincial appeals of carbon tax to September

OTTAWA - Canada's national fight over the carbon tax won't get sorted out at the Supreme Court of Canada until the fall. The Supreme Court says appeals from both Saskatchewan and Ontario over cases th...

Apr 29, 2020

Contact tracing needs to balance public health benefits with privacy: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leaving the door open to using digital technology to limit the spread of COVID-19 through contact tracing. But he says there is a need to balance the public h...

Apr 29, 2020

Lobbying in Ottawa hit monthly records amid oil crash and pandemic, stats show

OTTAWA - A global pandemic and the crash in oil prices helped push lobbying in Ottawa to record heights over the last two months. Statistics provided by the federal lobbying commissioner show 5,8...

Apr 29, 2020

P.E.I. to remain closed to non-residents as COVID-19 restrictions eased

CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island will remain closed to non-residents for the foreseeable future as part of its newly released plans to begin easing COVID-19 restrictions. That is aimed at&nbs...

Apr 29, 2020

Manitoba government's plan to reopen the province to start next week

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has released its plan for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Premier Brian Pallister says the phased-in approach is to ...

Apr 29, 2020

Glen Murray, former Winnipeg mayor and Ontario Liberal, seeks Green helm

WINNIPEG - A former Winnipeg mayor and Ontario cabinet minister is joining the leadership race for the federal Green Party. Glen Murray says he wants to push issues such as a guaranteed liveable incom...

Apr 29, 2020

As Quebec plans to reopen, care homes still a COVID-19 battleground

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault said this week there are "two worlds" in the province: the world of facilities providing long-term care to seniors, and the rest. In one of those worlds, sch...

Apr 29, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:50 a.m. on April 29, 2020: There are 50,393 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 25,757 confirmed (inc...

Apr 29, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:35 p.m. The Manitoba government is going to start easing some of its COVID-19-related restrictions starting on Monday&...

Apr 29, 2020

Snowbirds to boost morale amid COVID-19 with cross-country tour

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is deploying its famed Snowbirds aerobatics team on a cross-country tour aimed at boosting morale as Canadians continue to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime...

Apr 29, 2020