Canada

Woman with presumed case of COVID-19 in critical condition in B.C.

VICTORIA - A woman in her 80s with a presumptive case of the novel coronavirus is in critical condition at a Vancouver hospital. Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, says the woman develop...

Mar 04, 2020

Canadian troops on alert as novel coronavirus outbreak spreads to Iraq

OTTAWA - Canadian military personnel in Iraq are on high alert following reports the novel coronavirus is spreading within the country. Chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance says troops have ...

Mar 04, 2020

Freeland chairs cabinet committee on 'whole-of-country' response to coronavirus

OTTAWA - The Minister of Everything has one more hot potato on her plate. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped Chrystia Freeland to chair a cabinet committee aimed at co-ordinating the federal gov...

Mar 04, 2020

Trudeau calls for input from industry, citizens, Indigenous groups on climate

TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on industries, citizens, and Indigenous groups to help shape the future of Canada's climate policy. Speaking at a major mining conference i...

Mar 04, 2020

Saskatchewan premier says coronavirus not a factor in election call

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he made a mistake when he gave the novel coronavirus outbreak as a reason why he's not committed to a provincial election in October. Moe&nb...

Mar 04, 2020

Tax writeoffs coming for off-road electric cars, Trudeau tells miners

OTTAWA - Canada is making off-road electric vehicles and automotive equipment eligible for immediate tax writeoffs in a bid to encourage Canadian companies to buy them, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau s...

Mar 04, 2020

Biden channels Clinton's 'Comeback Kid,' vaults dwindling Democratic pack

WASHINGTON - Joe Biden's no kid, but he knows how to stage a comeback. The former vice-president, whose bid for the Democratic presidential nomination was on life support two weeks ago...

Mar 04, 2020

Montreal police investigating vandalism against Buddhist sites as a hate crime

Montreal police confirmed Wednesday they are investigating recent acts of vandalism at Buddhist temples as potential hate crimes. Louis Le, a volunteer at the Quan Am temple, ...

Mar 04, 2020

The politics of a potential pandemic: opposition slams 'secretive' response

OTTAWA - Opposition critics say they have been left in the dark about the federal government's preparations for a potential outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Canada. Health Minister Patty Hajd...

Mar 04, 2020

Federal efforts to award contracts to Indigenous businesses hit snags: docs

OTTAWA - A federal push to get more Indigenous-owned businesses to bid on government contracts has been slowed by issues over how the data is collected since before last summer, according to internal ...

Mar 04, 2020