Canada

Trudeau seeking U.S. decision on troops at border; calls possibility a mistake

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it would be a mistake for the United States to position troops near the Canadian border. Trudeau says today he's told that to the T...

Mar 27, 2020

Rural doctors and mayors ask city-dwellers to stay home and not tax system

Rural health-care providers and small-town politicians are pleading with snowbirds and city-dwellers to stay at their primary homes during the COVID-19 pandemic rather than self-isolating in more remo...

Mar 27, 2020

COVID-19 closures: It's as if Ottawa has fallen off the electricity grid

TORONTO - It's as if the COVID-19 epidemic had tripped a circuit breaker, shutting off all power to a city the size of Ottawa. Virus-induced restrictions that have shut down large swaths of normal com...

Mar 27, 2020

Financial aid requests won't be hindered by Service Canada closures: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Service Canada employees can and should be working from home, despite the growing demand generated by financial aid applications. The federal government ann...

Mar 27, 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. on March 27, 2020: There are 4,178 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 1,629 confirmed (including...

Mar 27, 2020

Federal deficit to top $112 billion in coming year due to COVID-19, PBO says

OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog is projecting that the federal deficit for the coming fiscal year could be $112.7 billion, a jump of $89.5 billion from previous forecasts as government spending ...

Mar 27, 2020

Trudeau seeking U.S. decision on troops at border; calls possibility a mistake

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it would be a mistake for the United States to position troops near the Canadian border. Trudeau says today he's told that to the T...

Mar 27, 2020

Trudeau announces subsidy for small businesses

OTTAWA - The federal government has announced more financial assistance for small businesses hurt by the devastating effects of COVID-19.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government, which previo...

Mar 27, 2020

Supreme Court rules against speeder in dangerous-driving case

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a reasonable person should foresee the risk of driving almost three times the speed limit towards a major city intersection. The decision today comes in ...

Mar 27, 2020

Shrinking economy and rate cuts as COVID cases surpass 4,000 in Canada

TORONTO - A shrivelling economy, sharply higher federal deficit and lower interest rates are among the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic as the steadily growing case load of infections in Canada surpas...

Mar 27, 2020