Canada

Leaders detail concerns about COVID-19 impacts on Indigenous populations

OTTAWA - Indigenous leaders from across Canada say they are worried supports promised by the federal government to help First Nations, Inuit and Metis deal with the fallout of COVID-19 might not do en...

Mar 27, 2020

Conservatives suspend party's leadership race citing COVID-19

OTTAWA -- The Conservative party is suspending its leadership race in the face of the ongoing crisis caused by COVID-19.The June 27 election date has been shelved, with the leadership organizing commi...

Mar 26, 2020

Service Canada offices to shutter for in-person services over COVID-19 concerns

OTTAWA - The federal government is shutting down the network of in-person Service Canada centres over COVID-19 concerns.This includes the Service Canada centre in Red Deer located at 4901 46 Street.So...

Mar 26, 2020

Researchers balancing scientific rigour with speed to find COVID-19 treatment

OTTAWA - Experts say researchers racing against time to provide a proven treatment for COVID-19 will have to balance scientific rigour against speed. Clinical trials for possible treatments and cures ...

Mar 26, 2020

Troops in Ukraine to return next month, will be replaced with smaller force

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces plans to withdraw the 200 troops it currently has in Ukraine and replace them with a skeleton force next month to hold the fort until the COVID-19 pandemic has passe...

Mar 26, 2020

'A death sentence:' Advocates warn of COVID-19 spread in jails, prisons

Advocates across Canada are calling for the release of non-violent offenders and a unified plan to deal with the health and safety of inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic. "What we have is people...

Mar 26, 2020

Science needed to combat disinformation in COVID fight: Champagne

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada and its G7 counterparts are concerned about the spread of disinformation in the COVID-19 fight. He says Canada and i...

Mar 26, 2020

Trudeau says travellers who refuse to self-isolate are 'dangerous'

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians ignoring orders to stay isolated after returning from trips outside the country are endangering the lives of others. Canada today began enforcing ...

Mar 26, 2020

Benefit to COVID-19 impacted workers may be model for future: Qualtrough

OTTAWA - Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the newly created benefit for workers affected by COVID-19 may be a model for how the federal government helps unemployed Canadians in the future. Du...

Mar 26, 2020

Freedom-of-information requests shunted to sidelines during virus crisis

OTTAWA - As government agencies across Canada focus strained resources on protecting people from COVID-19, efforts to respond to freedom-of-information requests from the public are slowing or even sto...

Mar 26, 2020