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Sumas First Nation chief says Trans Mountain spill happened just south of a cultural and burial ground of great significance
Trans Mountain estimates as much as 1,195 barrels, or 190,000 litres, of light crude spilled from its pipeline pumping station in Abbotsford, B.C.
Trudeau and Scheer blame one another for blocking emergency disability benefit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer angrily traded accusations on Thursday, June 11, 2020, over who is to blame for blocking an emergency benefit to help Canadians with disabilities weather the COVID-19 pandemic.
Opposition parties not likely to support Trudeau's latest pandemic emergency bill
The non-partisan spirit that has allowed Parliament to swiftly pass emergency legislation during the COVID-19 pandemic seems likely to come to an abrupt end today, June 10, 2020.
U.S. border rules loosening to allow family reunifications
Canada's ban on non-essential crossings of the U.S.-Canada border is being loosened slightly to allow some families to reunite, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday, June 8, 2020, morning.
Minister 'deeply concerned' about brutality claims during Indigenous chief's arrest
Canada's public safety minister says the government will be paying close attention to the independent inquiry into allegations of racism and police brutality brought forward by a First Nations chief, while another minister called the chief's account "deeply troubling."
A look at how provinces plan to exit from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.
The latest COVID-19 numbers in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on June 8, 2020.
Unionization likely at Vancouver care home with deadly COVID-19 outbreak
Care aides at the Lynn Valley Care Centre are looking to unionize in the wake of a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the North Vancouver facility, signalling workers’ appetites for better working conditions and compensation in the beleaguered sector.
Special payments to seniors scheduled to arrive in early July
A special one-time payment to millions of seniors will arrive in early July, a delay the Liberals say is the result of ensuring there isn't any fraud in the pandemic-related top-up.
Trudeau to offer premiers billions to assist reopening economy safely
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to offer premiers billions in federal funding to help them safely reopen provincial and territorial economies without triggering an explosive second wave of COVID-19 cases.