Border communities bond over COVID challenges
The mayor of a small Alberta border town says semi-trailers rolling through the community serve as a constant reminder of the pandemic's effect on the lives of community members.
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Canada's federal deficit hit $268 billion in January
The federal government says it ran a budgetary deficit of $268.2 billion through 10 months of its fiscal year as the treasury pumped out more pandemic aid.
COVID weakened Canada's environmental rules: study
Alberta relaxed more environmental rules in response to the COVID-19 pandemic than any other government in Canada, says a study from the University of Calgary.
Extended jobless relief to cost Ottawa an extra $5 billion: PBO report
Ottawa's extension of income support for unemployed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic will tack on more than $5 billion in government spending costs, Parliament's budget watchdog says in a new report.
Conservative grassroots at stake during this convention
If there's been one constant at Conservative conventions since the party's first in Montreal in 2005, it's been a fellow known as "Gord, from Red Deer."
Ottawa seeks ideas on how prepare for next major disaster
The federal government is looking beyond COVID-19 to prepare for the next large-scale calamity — be it another pandemic, a tsunami or cyberattack.
Canada scrambled to get travellers home when pandemic hit
The fever struck Gary Lyon days after he and his wife, Sue, reached their Toronto home early last April, ending what was to have been their 40th wedding anniversary dream vacation.
Ottawa promises $40M in carbon tax cash for upgrades to 172 Ontario schools
The federal government will spend more than $40 million of carbon tax revenue to make Ontario schools more energy efficient, the environment minister announced on Wednesday, March 10, 2021.
Bank of Canada to make announcement on interest rates which now sit at 0.25%
The Bank of Canada will provide a window into its thinking on the economy as it makes an announcement about its trendsetting rate.
U.S. analysts predict more oil by rail as cross-border pipeline debates rage
The fierce debate over cross-border pipelines is putting more Canadian oil and gas on trains destined for the United States — a country experts fear is ill-equipped for the potential consequences.
Researchers seeking to find out how many teachers have had COVID-19 and didn't know it
The debate over the safety of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic is coming under researchers' microscopes.
Union says Air Canada holding to refund pledge as bailout negotiations drag
Unifor president Jerry Dias says Air Canada continues to promise refunds for passengers whose flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
International air travel stats show almost no one flying
Canada's new testing and quarantine rules for international air travellers appear to have convinced even more Canadians to stay put in recent weeks.
Foot-dragging on bills in House of Commons: Sign of a federal election?
All federal party leaders maintain they don't want an election in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic but the Conservatives appear to be pursuing a strategy that could give the Liberals justification for calling one.
COVID pandemic prompts Lametti to propose permanent justice reforms
The COVID-19 pandemic appears set to force a modernization of Canada's justice system.