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Canada-U.S. ties getting 'constant gardening' to protect supply lines: Freeland
WASHINGTON - Canada's relationship with the United States has always required "constant gardening," but never more so than in the throes of a global pandemic, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland s...
Apr 08, 2020
Alberta plan to use smartphones to enforce quarantines raises privacy questions
CALGARY - A privacy expert says Alberta's plan to use smartphone technology to enforce quarantines should come with a clear end date and detailed explanation of how data would be handled. The move is ...
Apr 08, 2020
First troops return from Ukraine, in quarantine at Ontario military base
OTTAWA - More than 100 Canadian soldiers have returned home from Ukraine and are in quarantine at an Ontario military base for the next two weeks to ensure they do not have COVID-19. The troops arrive...
Apr 08, 2020
Vote on new COVID-19 relief bill awaits deal on how to question ministers
OTTAWA - Legislation to enact a massive wage subsidy program is being held up as political parties debate how Parliament should work in the midst of a deadly global pandemic. The Liberal government is...
Apr 08, 2020
Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee
WASHINGTON - Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party's establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on W...
Apr 08, 2020
Toronto company expands ventilator production tenfold to meet demand
OTTAWA - One of the companies making ventilators for the federal government is expanding its production capacity more than tenfold to meet demands created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Another one has nev...
Apr 08, 2020
Canada's testing shortfalls come under scrutiny as leaders vow to up their game
TORONTO - The shortcomings of Canada's COVID-19 testing strategy came to the fore Wednesday as Ontario's premier admitted to "unacceptable" testing rates, Quebec promised to aggressively root out infe...
Apr 08, 2020
Business generally supports changes to wage subsidy rules unveiled by Trudeau
Business groups applauded the federal government's decision to loosen requirements for its wage subsidy program for employers hit by COVID-19, even as they emphasized the need for money to quickl...
Apr 08, 2020
Prize-winning reporter writes book on Melania Trump
NEW YORK - A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Washington Post has written an unauthorized biography of first lady Melania Trump. Mary Jordan's "The Art of Her Deal," which draws upon more than ...
Apr 08, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:50 p.m. The federal government says it will release information Thursday outlining how COVID-19 could affect Ca...
Apr 08, 2020
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WITH GUEST HOST TAMARA CHERRY 8:30 - U.S. politics is facing a moment of transition following the sudden death of Senato...
