Canada

Canada facing 'major' medical gear shortage as 68 countries restrict exports

Scores of countries have moved to restrict the export of face masks, gloves and other medical supplies critical for front-line workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving Canada and ot...

Apr 02, 2020

Navy recalls ships, orders physical distancing on board due to COVID-19

OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Navy is pulling a number of ships back from overseas missions and imposing strict rules around physical distancing at sea as the military prepares to respond to the pandemi...

Apr 02, 2020

Limited sexual-health services could lead to unplanned pregnancies: advocates

OTTAWA - Sexual-health advocates say limited access to services and contraceptives because of COVID-19 is likely to lead to a surge in unintended pregnancies. Darrah Teitel with Action Canada for Sexu...

Apr 02, 2020

Internal audit of Scheer's expenses turns up money on school, clothes, minivan

OTTAWA - An internal audit of Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's expenses has found the outgoing party chief spent $18,000 a year on private parochial school for his children. A senior Conservative s...

Apr 02, 2020

Trudeau calls first ministers meeting on COVID-19, promises better data soon

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will soon be able to give Canadians a better sense of the impact COVID-19 is going to have on this country but he isn't able to do it yet.As countries li...

Apr 02, 2020

Alberta suspends environmental reporting requirements over COVID crisis

EDMONTON - Alberta has suspended environmental reporting requirements for industry. The move comes in a ministerial order signed on Tuesday by Environment Minister Jason Nixon. It says the suspension ...

Apr 02, 2020

More medical equipment for health care workers

OTTAWA-Prime minister Justin Trudeau addressed Canadians this morning (Thursday) from Rideau Cottage saying that the government is taking the reign on providing safety equipment for frontline health c...

Apr 02, 2020

Canada, NATO allies discuss COVID-19 response in face of world security issues

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is meeting his NATO counterparts this morning to discuss the alliance's response to the COVID-19 crisis while it continues to face dauntin...

Apr 02, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

OTTAWA - The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern):6:10 a.m.A survey by a Canadian not-for-profit says that over 300,000 restaurant jobs have been lost in Ontario as a result...

Apr 02, 2020 Photo courtesy Canadian Press

Ex-ski coach Bertrand Charest, jailed for sex abuse, granted parole

MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest, who was jailed for sexually abusing young female skiers under his care, has been granted full parole. The Parole Board of Canada says in a r...

Apr 02, 2020