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WFP says it shares Nobel Peace Prize with Canada and supporters around the world
OTTAWA — The United Nations World Food Program is thanking Canada for its support after the organization won the Nobel Peace Prize, saying that support is essential with hunger rising due to COVID-19. Spokeswoman Julie Marshall says Canada is the UN
Scott Moe apologizes on campaign trail to family of woman killed in his 1997 crash
SASKATOON — Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe has publicly apologized to the family of a woman killed in a 1997 highway crash he was involved in. The apology came during a campaign stop in Saskatoon for the Oct. 26 election. Moe says
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
OTTAWA — The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 6:18 p.m. Two more people have died after contracting COVID-19, bringing the death toll in B.C. to 244. The province is reporting 102 new cases of the illness on Tuesd...
First antigen rapid test for COVID-19 gets Canadian approval
OTTAWA — Shortly after Health Canada approved the first rapid antigen test for COVID-19, the federal government said more than 8.5 million of them would arrive by the end of the year. Abbott Rapid Diagnostics in Germany got the greenlight from
Magnitsky sanctions demanded against Iranians in January shootdown of airliner
OTTAWA — Families and loved ones of those killed in the shootdown of a passenger jet over Tehran are urging Canada to impose so-called Magnitsky sanctions that would target those directly responsible. Alise Mills, a spokeswoman for the families, ...
Canada to have own forensics team examine evidence in PS752 crash
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne says Canada will have its own forensics team examine the evidence on the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752. Iran admits an air-defence battery shot the airliner down near ...
Second wave killing fewer Canadians but is no reason to let down guard, doctors warn
OTTAWA — Seven months into the pandemic, medical experts have a better idea of how to treat COVID-19 and how to keep it out of high-risk settings which means there are far fewer people dying of the virus now than
Feds top up relief fund with $600 million to help small- and medium-sized businesses
OTTAWA — The federal government is adding $600 million to a fund to help small- and medium-sized businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic, Economic Development Minister Melanie Joly said Friday. The announcement brings total support through the Regiona...
President’s positive COVID-19 tests underscores perils of campaigning in a pandemic
WASHINGTON, Wash. — The perils of America's fractured, partisan approach to the COVID-19 pandemic finally caught up Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump, now infected with the very virus that for months has threatened to end his tumultuous tenure in...
Health Canada green-lights rapid COVID-19 test
OTTAWA — Health Canada has given the green light to a rapid test for COVID-19 that could be deployed to long-term care homes and schools to take pressure off provincial testing systems. But neither the company nor the federal government will
