Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - Patty Hajdu said she is worried about the toll that pandemic-related anxiety and isolation will take on the mental health of Canadians and is encouraging people to help themselves and ot...

OTTAWA - Parliament has passed sweeping legislation designed to blunt the economic impact COVID-19. Here's a look at what's in the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act: - A new Canada Emergency R...

OTTAWA - The Conservative party is gearing up for the next phase of its leadership race, a contest taking place in unprecedented times. Wednesday was the deadline for candidates to get on the bal...

OTTAWA - Canada and its G7 allies grappled Wednesday with how to address a world that was already filled with security threats and festering conflicts well before COVID-19's accelerated spread. Foreig...

WASHINGTON - With the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating in the United States, the federal government lowered the boom Wednesday on renegade globetrotters, ordering any non-essential travellers&...

OTTAWA - The federal government announced Wednesday that it is planning a $30-million COVID-19 awareness advertising campaign and moving closer to implementing long-promised tax credits for newspapers...

OTTAWA - The Liberals are repackaging two previously promised benefits for Canadians whose working lives are disrupted by COVID-19, a change that will almost double direc...

TORONTO - Canadians struggling to make ends meet amid the COVID-19 pandemic waited anxiously for promised federal help on Wednesday as the countrywide case toll soared through the 3,000 mark...

OTTAWA - An emergency federal bill to give the government billions of dollars to spend to help anxious workers, families and employers cope with COVID-19 is now law. Gov. Gen. Julie Payette signed the...

HALIFAX - For Canadians awaiting life-changing operations, the novel coronavirus is creating deepening distress as cancellations and delays roll through the public health system. Fifteen-year-old...