Tag Archives: health

OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are demanding to know why the Liberal government created a $900-million program to help students find volunteer positions rather than putting the much-needed funds ...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:15 p.m. on July 14, 2020: There are 108,486 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,730 confirmed (including 5,633 deaths, 26,025 resol...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's balanced budget has been shattered by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the province forecasting a deficit of $12.5 billion for 2020-21. Finance Minister Carole James...

HALIFAX - A group of students, alumni and some staff at St. Francis Xavier University are pushing back against a legal waiver that students are required to sign if they want to return to cla...

Indigenous bands along the west coast of British Columbia say their borders will remain closed to tourists and non-residents, despite the economic impact, as they work to raise awareness abo...

OTTAWA - Military sentries are returning to their spots in front of the National War Memorial and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as the threat posed by COVID-19 appears to be receding. The Canadian Armed...

KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia's health minister says several COVID-19 exposures in Kelowna serve as a reminder of the risks posed by private gatherings. Adrian Dix said during a news conferenc...

OTTAWA - The federal government is for the second time extending its program to subsidize wages in companies hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, this time until at least December. But the gov...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized for not recusing himself from the government's decision to have WE Charity manage a $900-million student-aid program, saying his family's longtime...

Teachers in Ontario's northern school boards are sounding the alarm about back-to-school plans, saying the region's vast geography and sparse population present challenges not considered in ...