Nations debate easing lockdown as economic hardship grows
BERLIN (AP) — Facing rising unemployment and with many of their citizens struggling to make ends meet, governments around the world are wrestling with when and how to ease the restrictions designed to...
View ArticleFormer Governor General Michaelle Jean’s aunt dies of COVID-19
Montreal (CityNews) – Former Governor General of Canada, Michaëlle Jean tweeted earlier this afternoon that her aunt had succumbed to COVID-19 while living in a long-term care center in Montreal. “The...
View ArticleCOVID-19-related cases, deaths across Canada
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – More COVID-19-related deaths have been recorded in central Canada, where the virus has taken hold more than anywhere else in the nation. As of Sunday evening, 72 new deaths were...
View ArticlePandemic polarizes U.S., while Canadians generally trust government: expert
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The divide between left and right is deepening in the United States amid the pandemic but the situation in Canada is not mirroring that of the south. According to political...
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Why COVID-19 could force Canadians to pay more for (and eat less) meat –...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The novel coronavirus is likely to spur permanent changes to food supply chains that will leave Canadians paying more for meat – and possibly eating less of it – for years to...
View ArticleQuality issues with internationally sourced protective goods no surprise:...
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) — Quality problems with medical and protective equipment procured from other countries should not be a surprise given the global surge in demand for COVID-19 supplies, but the...
View ArticleOnline vigil shares music, messages of support in memory of N.S. victims
HALIFAX — An online vigil honouring the 22 people who died in a tragic rampage began Friday with a fiddle performance from the massacre’s youngest victim and ended with a montage of the victims’ faces...
View ArticleCanadian celebrities unite for Stronger Together to benefit food banks
CITYNEWS – Some of Canada’s biggest celebrities are joining forces this weekend for an evening of hope and togetherness in a national salute to front-line workers combatting COVID-19. Canadian artists,...
View ArticleFrozen North gone forever: Study of Arctic Ocean shows top of the world changing
OTTAWA — The top of the world is turning upside down, says the first overall assessment of Canada’s Arctic Ocean. The work of dozens of federal scientists and Inuit observers, it describes a vast...
View ArticleViolence, hatred targeting Canada’s Jewish population set records for fourth...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Canada has set a new record for antisemitic harassment for a fourth straight year. According to its latest audit, the Jewish advocate B’nai Brith documented more than 2,200...
View ArticleCanada’s dairy processors to lose $100M if USMCA takes effect in July: Plett
WASHINGTON — A Conservative senator says Canada’s dairy processing industry stands to lose about $100 million if the new trade agreement with the United States and Mexico goes into effect July 1. Sen....
View ArticleCanadians find COVID response vastly superior to U.S. handling of virus: poll
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — As the pandemic continues, a poll finds many Canadians are critical of the way things have been handled in the U.S. About 74 per cent of Canadians believe Canada has been doing...
View ArticleCanada can borrow its way out of $250-billion deficit: economist
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Canada can borrow its way out of the $250 billion deficit created largely by COVID-19 support spending, according to a federal government economic adviser. And doing so has...
View ArticleProvinces preparing to reopen as Canada tries to contain spread of COVID
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) — Coronavirus case numbers have been trending in the right direction Canada-wide, and more provinces are getting ready to start reopening in the week ahead. Saskatchewan, Ontario and...
View Article‘Disappointing’: Agriculture groups speak out on government aid package
CALGARY (660 NEWS) – On Tuesday, the federal government announced a $252 million aid package to help the agri-food industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, some agriculture groups feel that...
View ArticleCanada still only considering gathering race-based COVID-19 data
OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada says it is still looking into the possibility of collecting race-based data on COVID-19, despite months of calls from advocates for a clearer picture of who...
View ArticleU.S. woman says crossing border into Canada like ‘Russian roulette’ after...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – What is essential travel and what is not still appears to be murky to both travellers and border agents more than a month after travel was restricted across the Canada-U.S....
View ArticleCanada’s top doctor calls virus’ impact on seniors’‘nothing short of a...
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) — Experts say crowding, shared rooms and outdated facilities have only made the virus worse for Canada’s most vulnerable living in long-term care homes. Canada’s Chief Public Health...
View ArticleRetail lobby: Army & Navy closure indicates broader pressure felt across...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Army & Navy isn’t likely to be the last retail store to permanently shut their doors, according to the Director of the Retail Council of Canada. Greg Wilson says it’s...
View ArticleTrudeau promises ‘stronger measures’ for screening at Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON — Justin Trudeau says Canada will need stronger screening measures to deal with an anticipated increase in the number of people entering the country from the United States. But the prime...
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