Feds to partly cover ‘top ups’ for front-line workers on minimum wage
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government, provinces and territories will spend $4 billion to increase the wages of essential workers in...
Canadian Paediatric Society eyes mysterious syndrome for suspected COVID links
TORONTO — The Canadian Paediatric Society is closely monitoring reports that COVID-19 may be linked to a strange inflammatory syndrome in some children.
The society says...
Students start looking for summer work, with few options in usual places
OTTAWA — Adam Brown lined up a job in March with a consulting firm in Edmonton. He just started there this week.
Brown counts himself among the lucky...
Cycling advocates say a different mindset is needed for people taking it up
David Shellnutt and Cathy Watts want new cyclists to try and change the way they think before hitting the road.
Shellnutt and Watts are cycling...
Aid package to agriculture aims $252 million at multiple pressures
OTTAWA — Add chickens, mushrooms and potatoes to the ever-longer list of products being purchased by the federal government to combat the impact of...
Revamp of classification system seen as key to cementing assault-style rifle ban
OTTAWA — Gun-control advocates and the Trudeau government see a coming overhaul of the firearms classification system as key to cementing the recent federal...
Aid package to agriculture aims $252 million at multiple pressures
OTTAWA — The federal government moved Tuesday to ease multiple pressures in Canada's agriculture industry created by the COVID-19 pandemic with the promise of...
Provinces set to ease restrictions Monday as death toll increases
OTTAWA — Provinces across the country are set to begin easing COVID-19 restrictions on Monday following a weekend in which thousands more cases of...
China likes Canada’s ‘cool head’ amid U.S. ‘smears’ over COVID-19, says envoy
OTTAWA — China's envoy in Ottawa says that while the United States is "smearing" his country over COVID-19, the People's Republic appreciates Canada's "cool-headed"...
Budget officer says federal deficit could top $252 billion
OTTAWA — Parliament's budget watchdog says that it's likely the federal deficit for the year will hit $252.1 billion as a result of the...
