Murray Wood: America is becoming a flyover country for many Canadians
The exchange rate is a factor for some, but Murray Wood says many are responding to what The Wall Street Journal called ...
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Technology, representation butt heads amid debate over resuming Parliament
OTTAWA - The battle over the future of Parliament in the age of COVID-19 will resume in earnest Monday when a small group of MPs returns to the floor of the House of Commons to argue about the path fo...
May 24, 2020
Liberals table proposal for expanded Commons COVID-19 meetings, summer sittings
OTTAWA - The Liberals have tabled a proposal that would see expanded Parliamentary meetings to discuss the government's response to the COVID-19 crisis as well as a handful sittings ove...
May 23, 2020
Federal parties tap wage subsidy program to avoid layoffs as donations dry up
OTTAWA - Federal political parties are tapping into the emergency wage subsidy program to avoid laying off their staff as donations dry up during the COVID-19 crisis. The Liberal a...
May 22, 2020
Trudeau urges provinces to seek federal help with testing, contact tracing
Canada must ramp up its efforts to test residents for COVID-19 and trace anyone who may have come into contact with the virus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday as he urged prov...
May 22, 2020
China boosts spending for virus-hit economy, takes up HK law
BEIJING - China's No. 2 leader on Friday promised higher spending to revive its pandemic-stricken economy and curb surging job losses but avoided launching a massive stimulus on the scale of the Unite...
May 21, 2020
Canada's UN envoy mounts final push for Security Council seat amid pandemic
OTTAWA - In Friday morning's early darkness, Marc-Andre Blanchard will catch his first new glimpse of New York City's sparkling skyline from behind the wheel of a modestly priced rental car. For Canad...
May 21, 2020
CERB-like mechanism could help country respond to future economic shocks: Poloz
OTTAWA - Canada's top central banker says adding an income-support measure like the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to the government's tool kit could help the country ...
May 21, 2020
US existing home sales plunge 17.8% in April
WASHINGTON - Sales of existing homes plunged 17.8% in April with the real estate market still in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that last mon...
May 21, 2020
Trudeau promises $75M more for off-reserve Indigenous services in pandemic
OTTAWA - Organizations that help Indigenous people living in urban areas and away from reserves - and have been struggling to meet a surge in demand for their services during&...
May 21, 2020
Cross-border business interests call for joint Canada, U.S. post-COVID effort
WASHINGTON - Travel between Canada and the United States is still restricted but businesses, diplomats and communities that depend on cross-border traffic are urging the two countr...
May 21, 2020
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