Foreign
Trudeau government must stand up against Trump’s escalating attacks on International Criminal Court
This column is an opinion by Mark Kersten, a senior consultant at the Wayamo Foundation and a senior researcher at the Munk School of Global Affairs and...
Those COVID-19 masks, gloves and wipes we’re all using are polluting land and sea
Waste from more than a million toilets flows out of giant sewage pipes, creating a swirling stinky river that has to be processed at...
Ontario extends emergency orders to June 19, as province reports 455 new COVID-19 cases
Ontario is extending its emergency orders for another 10 days, the same day the province reported an additional 455 cases, 68 of which were the...
Temporary foreign worker dies due to COVID-19 as disease hits southwestern Ontario farms hard
A temporary foreign worker from Mexico who came to Canada to work on a farm in Ontario died on Saturday due to COVID-19,...
Ottawa pledges millions to promote tourism within Canada amid COVID-19 pandemic
Ottawa is earmarking millions of dollars to promote holiday travel inside Canada as it seeks to help the tourism industry weather the COVID-19...
MacKay, O’Toole pitch pandemic recovery plans heavy on tax incentives, fiscal prudence
MacKay, O’Toole pitch pandemic recovery plans heavy on tax incentives, fiscal prudence, Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole, the two leading contenders to replace...
18 months after Meng Wanzhou’s arrest, a judge will decide on the future of her extradition case
A B.C. Supreme Court judge will deliver a groundbreaking decision Wednesday in the extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. After four months...
Thousands still flying into Canadian airports amid COVID-19 restrictions
While U.S. and other international flights coming into Canada have been significantly curtailed since the outbreak of COVID-19, thousands of passengers are still arriving...
Government operation to bring home pandemic-stranded Canadians almost complete, says MP
The massive operation to bring home thousands of Canadians stranded by pandemic travel shutdowns has hit the homestretch: nearly 90 per cent of...
Police report 2,200 home quarantine checks as Trudeau talks about stricter border measures
Police officers have made nearly 2,200 home visits to make sure Canadians are complying with the self-isolation rule when they cross back into...
Asymptomatic testing centre set up in Alberta city as 7% of the population tests positive for COVID-19
Provincial health officials will open a temporary second centre to test for COVID-19 in the southern Alberta city of Brooks, as an outbreak connected...
Canada turning to foreign airlines to bring home citizens stranded by pandemic
Canada has enlisted the help of nearly a dozen foreign airlines to bring home thousands of Canadians stranded abroad in remote mountain regions, on...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world Thursday
The latest: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new assistance program meant to help businesses offset monthly rent. The Canadian Emergency Commercial...
Competition bureau joins battle against false COVID-19 claims, issuing warnings
Canada’s advertising watchdog continues to spot misleading and false marketing targeting people worried about the COVID-19 pandemic. Text message and email scams, door-to-door visits...
Some health experts questioning advice against wider use of masks to slow spread of COVID-19
Science magazine had been trying for days to speak to the elusive George Gao, head of China’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention....
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world Tuesday
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world TuesdayTwo provinces are extending their suspension of in-class learning for kindergarten to Grade 12 because...
