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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world Friday
The latest: Faced with mounting COVID-19 case numbers, Quebec is considering temporarily closing schools as part of its efforts to “break” the second...
Refugee advocates say Canada must step up resettlement efforts despite pandemic
Advocates for refugees say the federal government must step up its efforts to help people fleeing conflict and persecution abroad — even as...
Scaled-down ceremonies mark Remembrance Day across Canada
The boom of a gun rang out in the sky above Ottawa at 11 a.m. ET to mark the start of a moment...
How technology — and a global pandemic — are transforming Remembrance Day
On a grey, windswept spring day three years ago, Ryan Mullens sat next to the grave of a long-dead soldier in the green...
What to expect on the trade file from a Biden administration
On the morning of the U.S. election, a Vancouver radio host asked Justin Trudeau what topped his list of cross-border concerns. “Trade,” the...
Why COVID-19 cases are surging across Canada and what needs to be done
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you haven’t subscribed yet,...
Trudeau says he won’t comment on U.S. election until results are ‘sufficiently clear’
As Americans anxiously await the result of a tight presidential race, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today he won’t weigh in until the...
In the Arctic, ‘everything is changing,’ massive animal tracking study finds
Animals across the Arctic are changing where and when they breed, migrate and forage in response to climate change, says a new study...
How Canada’s track and field Olympians are navigating pandemic
You could feel the excitement and pure joy on the other end of the phone. Alysha Newman, full of life and energy, is...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world Wednesday
The latest: A B.C. health authority facing an uptick in COVID-19 cases — including a recent dance studio outbreak now linked to 36...
Byelection win gives P.E.I.’s Progressive Conservative government a slim majority
P.E.I.’s Progressive Conservative government will now have a slim majority when the fall sitting of the legislature begins. This comes after PC candidate...
Historic case in the making as Quebec’s religious symbols ban heads to court
Around 9:30 on Monday morning, on the 17th floor of a drab, black and grey building in Montreal, some of the most basic...
Federal government to announce new immigration targets today
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino will unveil a three-year immigration plan today that will set targets for bringing skilled workers, family members and refugees...
UPS executive granted special ministerial exemption from Canada’s COVID-19 quarantine
The president of U.S. operations for global shipping giant UPS was granted a special ministerial exemption from Canada’s mandatory 14-day COVID-19 quarantine, a...
Keep calm and borrow on: Chrystia Freeland and the new logic of deficits in a pandemic
During her remarks on how the pandemic is shifting Liberal fiscal policy Wednesday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland acknowledged that her words might sound scary to some Canadians — particularly those...
Canada’s transport regulator hasn’t settled a single COVID-19 flight cancellation complaint
The Canadian Transportation Agency has failed to settle a single complaint from Canadians demanding refunds for cancelled flights since the onset of the...
