Tag Archives: Politics

WASHINGTON - In the shark-infested seas of the world's new normal, Canada and the United States are in the same leaky economic boat - but one is bailing water while the other swims for shore. Bot...

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8 p.m. B.C.'s provincial health officer and health minister say the best thing people can do for their mother this Mother...

OTTAWA - The federal government will extend its emergency wage-subsidy program beyond its early-June endpoint as new job figures showed historic losses since COVID-19 forced an economic...

Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far:   ...

OTTAWA - Conservative leadership hopeful Peter MacKay is calling for use of the Magnitsky Act if specific individuals in China can be identified as having suppressed information related to COVID-19 A&...

Canadian livestock groups say producers are suffering since COVID-19 outbreaks have caused closures and slowdowns at meat-processing plants across the country. A backlog of animals...

OTTAWA - Virtual sittings of the House of Commons and parliamentary committees are causing headaches for interpreters - literally. Coping with iffy audio quality, occasional feedback loops, new t...

TORONTO - The economic brutality of Canada's anti-pandemic measures was highlighted on Friday with the latest figures showing almost two million people lost their jobs in April on top of the one milli...

VANCOUVER - T.J. Lovell had just 30 minutes to pack up his belongings from the tent city in Oppenheimer Park if he wanted access to a hotel room that he could share with his father. Lovell, who camped...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted long-standing barriers preventing Canadians with communication disabilities from fully accessing the health-care system, according to advocates across the co...