Former cabinet minister Peter MacKay to announce Tory leadership bid
STELLARTON, N.S. — Former federal cabinet minister Peter MacKay is to announce his candidacy Saturday for the leadership of the federal Conservative party. MacKay, who served in a number of portfolios...
View ArticleOfficials reaching out to those in contact with Canada’s first coronavirus...
TORONTO — Officials in Toronto are interviewing all those who had contact with the man diagnosed with Canada’s first case of the new coronavirus to ensure none of them were infected. Authorities...
View ArticleFederal health officials say risk to Canadians remains low despite first case...
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) — Canada’s top health officials are quelling concerns after the first presumed case of the new coronavirus was confirmed in Toronto on Saturday. The country’s top health officials...
View ArticleOntario confirms second presumptive coronavirus case in wife of first patient
TORONTO – Public health officials in Ontario are reporting a second presumptive case of the new coronavirus. They say the wife of the man who became the first case of the illness in Canada has also...
View ArticleFollowing UK on Huawei an ‘easy out’ for Canada, says ex-China envoy
OTTAWA — A former Canadian envoy to China says Britain’s decision Tuesday to grant Huawei partial access to its next-generation 5G network gives the Trudeau government an “easy out” to make the same...
View ArticleCanadian great Christine Sinclair nears scoring history
EDINBURG, TEXAS (660 NEWS) — The face of Canadian soccer is on the cusp of history. Women’s team captain Christine Sinclair is just two goals shy of the all-time international scoring record, and she...
View ArticleAirlines suspend flights, extraction efforts in the works as Wuhan...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The death toll from the novel coronavirus has now hit triple digits as more and more cases pop up in over a dozen countries. Just this week, the first presumptive case of the...
View Article114 samples tested for novel coronavirus in B.C., only one positive so far
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – With 114 samples tested for the novel coronavirus in British Columbia, the province has confirmed the number of positive results that have come back as of Thursday remains one....
View ArticleFourth case of novel coronavirus confirmed in Canada
TORONTO (NEWS 1130) – A fourth case of the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Canada The new case is in London, Ontario, making this the province’s third so far. According to health officials, the...
View ArticleCanadians oppose the country’s decision to work toward building ties with China
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Our government has been pushing for closer ties with China in recent years, but a new survey indicates not everybody’s on board with that. Business leaders and the federal...
View ArticleTrudeau cautions against anti-Chinese sentiments as fears over new...
TORONTO (NEWS 1130) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is warning against a rise of racism towards the Chinese community as the new coronavirus continues to worry some Canadians. At a Lunar New Year event...
View ArticleCanadian evacuees from China to be quarantined in Trenton
OTTAWA – The federal government says Canadian evacuees from Wuhan will be quarantined as a protection measure for two weeks upon their arrival at Canadian Forces Base Trenton. But Ottawa did not...
View Article‘We help each other’: Canadian gov’t awaits approval to repatriate citizens...
OTTAWA – With a plan in place, the federal government is now trying to get the final approvals to fly into the locked down Wuhan region in China to fly Canadians home. Foreign Affairs Minister...
View ArticlePlane to repatriate Canadians stuck in Wuhan headed to Vietnam to await approval
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – The plane that has been chartered to bring hundreds of Canadians stuck in the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak back to Canada is headed for Vietnam. Canada’s foreign...
View ArticleSpotlight on women’s hockey as Vancouver hosts Rivalry Series
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Rivals on the ice; allies off the ice. It’s Canada versus the U.S. Wednesday night in women’s hockey. The game at Rogers Arena is part of the Rivalry Series, with the Americans...
View ArticleStrong support for expanding access to medically assisted dying: poll
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests overwhelming support among Canadians for expanding access to medical assistance in dying. The results of the Ipsos survey, conducted for Dying With Dignity Canada, come...
View ArticleTravel industry ‘resilient,’ impacts of new coronavirus not expected to last
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Despite concerns about the novel coronavirus, people are still choosing to travel. Allison Wallace with the global travel group Flight Center says they expect the virus outbreak...
View ArticleChinese envoy lauds virus co-operation with Canada, amid chill in relationship
OTTAWA — China’s envoy to Ottawa is offering glowing praise for Canada’s help in combatting the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and is suggesting that might be useful in repairing the diplomatic rift...
View ArticleLong journey ends, lengthy quarantine begins for Canadians brought to...
VANCOUVER — A plane carrying Canadian citizens home from the centre of the global novel coronavirus outbreak has landed in Ontario after it made a brief stop in Vancouver to refuel. No one got on or...
View ArticleCanada, Ethiopia starting talks towards investment agreement: Trudeau
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and Ethiopia are preparing to start negotiations towards a foreign investment protection agreement. Trudeau is in Addis Ababa to meet...
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