Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Doctors fret over surgery backlog after immediate COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - Doctors say they're becoming increasingly concerned about how they will handle the swelling backlog of elective surgeries once the immediate COVID-19 threat has ebbed. Hospitals have put off ...
Apr 29, 2020
N.L. tells 'come from aways' to stay away after pandemic rules flouted
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador is clamping down on travel to the province after reports of tourists arriving by ferry to view icebergs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief medical...
Apr 29, 2020
Contact tracing needs to balance public health benefits with privacy: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leaving the door open to using digital technology to try to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus through tracking down contacts of people who h...
Apr 29, 2020
P.E.I. to remain closed to non-residents as COVID-19 restrictions eased
CHARLOTTETOWN - Every summer, Cavendish, P.E.I. transforms from a sleepy seaside village of just 300 residents into a resort area teeming with thousands of tourists trying to connect with th...
Apr 29, 2020
Manitoba government's plan to reopen the province to start next week
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has released its plan for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Premier Brian Pallister says the phased-in approach is to ...
Apr 29, 2020
As Quebec plans to reopen, care homes still a COVID-19 battleground
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault said this week there are "two worlds" in the province: the world of facilities providing long-term care to seniors, and the rest. In one of those worlds, sch...
Apr 29, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8:45 p.m. Vancouver's airport authority has started offering voluntary layoffs to its staff, due to a reduction in passen...
Apr 29, 2020
'It's a lot:' Fort McMurray residents deal with floods during COVID-19 pandemic
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Fort McMurray resident Michelle Toner says it's been a hectic, sad week in the northern Alberta city. "Dealing with low oil prices, COVID-19 and now this massive flood that hasn...
Apr 29, 2020
More than half of Canadian companies see sales drop at least 20%: StatCan
OTTAWA - Almost one-third of businesses could stay open if physical distancing rules remain in place for six months, but nearly as many suggest they won't survive that long, according to sur...
Apr 29, 2020
Provinces, regions weigh different COVID-19 factors on reopening: PM
OTTAWA - As some provinces considered staggered steps Wednesday towards reopening their economies, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made clear some of them may ease restrictions at different speeds. Trud...
Apr 29, 2020
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