Tag Archives: disaster
Federal website advertising hundreds of non-existent student-volunteer positions
OTTAWA — The federal website advertising volunteer positions for students hoping to earn money for their educations through a $900-million government aid program contains hundreds of positions that do not actually exist. Among the student-voluntee...
Charities battered by COVID-19 say federal support desperately needed
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is facing increasingly desperate pleas for assistance from Canadian charities and non-profit groups as some of the country's best-known and largest organizations say they are struggling to survive because of...
Tories, NDP at odds over federal spending as Liberals prepare fiscal snapshot
OTTAWA — Opposition parties have laid out their demands for the federal Liberal government as Ottawa prepares to update Canadians on the country's finances after four months of COVID-19 — and where it expects the economy to head for the rest
COVID-19 scare sees Latvia-bound troops turn around, return to Canada
OTTAWA — A military plane carrying Canadian troops to Latvia was forced to turn around and return home because of concerns those on board might have been exposed to COVID-19. The Polaris aircraft carrying about 70 military members and aircrew took
First glimpse of Canada’s true COVID-19 infection rate expected mid-July
OTTAWA — The national immunity task force has started testing thousands of blood samples for COVID-19 antibodies and should be able to produce a more detailed picture of how many Canadians have been infected with the novel coronavirus within a
Ukraine will lead Flight PS752 compensation talks with Iran, Canada and allies agree
OTTAWA — Canada's Foreign Affairs Department says Ukraine will lead negotiations with Iran over compensation for the families of victims of the crash of Flight PS752. After first denying it, Iran admitted one of its air-defence batteries shot the Ukrai...
Dam threatened by water levels in rural Manitoba, some residents evacuated
RIVERS, Man. — More than 80 people have been evacuated from their homes in parts of western Manitoba after record rainfall in the region threatened the structural integrity of a dam. "The dam at Rivers is experiencing a flood of historic
Kielburger backtracks after saying PM’s office contacted WE about $900M program
OTTAWA — One of the co-founders of WE Charity says he "misspoke" when he told youth leaders that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's staff reached out in April to see if the organization would administer what became a $900-million federal student-aid ...
Tories ask auditor general to probe ‘outsourcing’ of $900M student aid program
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are calling for an investigation into the Liberal government's decision to have an international charity administer a $900-million program designed to help students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The request is co...
Canada commits $300M to global COVID-19 fight but PM urged to spend $1.5 billion
OTTAWA — Canada contributed $300 million on Saturday towards the international fight against COVID-19, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined fellow leaders, activists and philanthropists in calling for a vaccine to be distributed to the world's needi...
