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Alberta drafts Capitol Hill operatives as it seeks support for Keystone XL, trade issues
Alberta’s United Conservative government is hiring influential Capitol Hill lobbyists and communications experts as it seeks to win support in Washington, D.C., for the Keystone...
Hidden camera reveals ‘appalling’ conditions in overseas PPE factory supplying Canadian hospitals, expert says
The wall of noise is constant as the workers manually check, sort and pack a seemingly endless supply of disposable gloves into boxes...
Canadian internet sleuths, anti-hate group helping to identify Capitol rioters
As more and more cellphone videos surface of the storming of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., last week, Canadians are leading some of...
Military medical intelligence warnings gathered dust as public health struggled to define COVID-19
Public health officials failed to cite early warnings about the threat of COVID-19 gathered through classified military intelligence as the pandemic crisis emerged a year ago,...
Canada monitoring spread of coronavirus variants, says chief public health officer
The latest: Canada’s chief public health officer says the federal government is closely monitoring the spread of coronavirus variants that have been discovered...
London Health Sciences Centre CEO has travelled to U.S. five times since pandemic began
The head of the largest hospital in southwestern Ontario has travelled outside of Canada five times since the COVID-19 pandemic began, including most...
Manitoba approves NHL in Winnipeg, clearing way for play across Canada
The NHL’s one-time-only, all-Canadian division has cleared its final hurdle. Next stop, puck drop. The Manitoba government said Friday it will allow the...
Here are the Canadian politicians facing questions over travel amid COVID-19 restrictions
As Canadians were urged to stay indoors and limit holiday celebrations to members of their households, a growing number of politicians across Canada...
Kenney orders MLAs not to leave Canada unless on government business after minister’s vacation
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney took responsibility for not being clear about travel rules for members of the legislative assembly after news of Municipal Affairs...
Ontario reports 2,005 new COVID-19 cases, 18 more deaths
Ontario is reporting 2,005 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday and 18 more deaths linked to the virus. Sunday’s figure marks the lowest number reported since Dec. 14,...
Anxious voters were looking for safety in pandemic-year elections
Canada’s electoral calendar was looking a little sparse around this date 12 months ago, with only one provincial election on the horizon. It suggested that...
With Canada-U.S. border closed, snowbirds pack B.C. campsites to wait out winter
On a small island in British Columbia’s Fraser River is a campsite packed with Canadian snowbirds who found refuge when the border with...
Doug Ford says international travellers pose ‘extreme risk’ for COVID-19 spread. Here are the facts
Premier Doug Ford is slamming the federal government for not doing enough to protect Ontario from international travellers, who he suggests are a problematic...
Ontario lockdown measures will be ‘devastating,’ says ski hill operator
Ski hills are set to close under Ontario’s new lockdown measures, and one resort in eastern Ontario is calling the decision “devastating” for...
Immigrants face financial, emotional ruin as plans to resettle in Canada are clipped by COVID-19
Those who were on the verge of immigrating to Canada before the pandemic struck say the government’s sluggish effort to renew their immigration...
More than 7 million travellers have entered Canada during the pandemic. CBSA explains why
Canada’s border closure to non-essential travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic — which is continuing until at least Jan. 21 — has sparked...
