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Canada’s economic optimism crippled by pandemic, Pew poll suggests
WASHINGTON — Confidence in the Canadian economy took a dramatic dive over the summer in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic — a whipsaw pivot seen around the world but sharper in Canada than any other country surveyed in a
Canada mulls global vaccine contribution as Trump turns back on alliance
OTTAWA — Canada expects to make a financial contribution to the international vaccine coalition known as COVAX, the federal government says, aiming to equitably distribute an eventual COVID-19 vaccine to poorer countries that couldn't afford it. T...
Police calls for domestic violence, mental crises rise during pandemic
OTTAWA — New data from some of Canada's biggest police forces show major COVID-19 lockdowns across much of the country in the spring led to a sharp uptick in calls to police for domestic violence and people in a mental health crisis. At
High vaccine use urged by Tam, Njoo to beat COVID-19, restore pre-pandemic life
OTTAWA — Canadians will need to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated in large numbers to finally corral COVID-19 before life can return to a semblance of its pre-pandemic state, Canada's top public health officers said Tuesday. "Widespread vaccine ...
NDP says documents prove youth minister played key role in WE decision
OTTAWA — Federal New Democrats are citing recently released documents as proof that Youth Minister Bardish Chagger was the key driver in the Liberal government's decision to have WE Charity administer a multimillion-dollar student-volunteer program. ND...
Canada has contracts for up to four COVID-19 vaccines but they won’t be mandatory
OTTAWA — Canada is near the front of the line to get millions of doses of four of the most promising COVID-19 vaccines in development, but the federal government does not plan to make getting a vaccine mandatory, federal cabinet minister...
WE calls latest Conservative request for documents ‘politics’
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are calling on WE Charity to release a series of documents the Toronto-based youth organization promised to hand over to a House of Commons committee before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prorogued Parliament. But WE i...
Canada extends COVID-19 restrictions on international travel until Sept. 30
OTTWAWA, Ont. — The federal government is extending travel restrictions by one month to limit the spread of COVID-19. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Friday on Twitter that existing restrictions on international travel to Canada would be extende...
Pandemic has brought Canada together, pushed Americans apart, poll suggests
WASHINGTON — Canadians believe the COVID-19 crisis has brought their country together, while Americans blame the pandemic for worsening their cultural and political divide, a new international public opinion survey suggests. Fully two-thirds of Ca...
Champagne bursts COVID-19 cocoon, butting heads abroad with Lebanon and China
OTTAWA — Canada's foreign minister was bound for London for private talks with a trusted ally after butting heads with leading figures from Lebanon and China, capping a bubble-bursting, four-country tour amid an unprecedented global pandemic. Foreign A...
