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Canadian government designates ‘Proud Boys’ as terrorist group

Canada has designated the group ‘Proud Boys’ as a terrorist entity, following a parliamentary resolution blaming the “white supremacist” group of organizing the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

Why Canada's seniors need the coronavirus vaccine so urgently

The race between vaccinations and COVID-19 heats up as case numbers rise

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Canada unveils largest economic relief package since WW2

Canada's federal government will spend C$100bn ($77bn, £58bn) to kick-start the country's post-pandemic economy.

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Quebec stabbing: Two dead after attack by man in medieval clothes

At least two people have been stabbed to death in the Canadian city of Quebec by a man armed with a sword and dressed in medieval clothing, police say.

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Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul elected leader of the federal Green Party

Paul is the first Black permanent leader of a major federal political party

4 years ago

New Green party leader Annamie Paul smiles as she takes questions from the media in Ottawa, Saturday night. Paul succeeds Elizabeth May, who stepped down last fall. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Clock is ticking for the Liberals to announce new defence chief, signal military priorities

Exactly who will succeed Gen. Jonathan Vance remains a mystery

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Two months after Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance announced his retirement in July, it is still not known who will fill his shoes. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Trump turns an election-year eye on Canadian lobster

'We're not sure what it means,' says Lobster Council of Canada executive director

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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech as the 2020 Republican presidential nominee during the final event of the Republican National Convention. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Americans, go home: Tension at Canada-US border

As the pandemic continues to sweep the US, Canadians are getting more and more concerned about what American visitors could be bringing with them over the border.

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GETTY IMAGES / The Peace Arch was erected in 1921, to commemorate the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812

Uber getting into grocery delivery business in Canada

Toronto and Montreal will be test cases for new service from ride-hailing giant

4 years ago

Uber bought Chilean online grocery provider Cornershop earlier this year. (Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters)

Canada loses out to Ireland and Norway in Security Council vote

Canada has lost its latest bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council despite an expensive and star-studded campaign.

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AFP /cPrime Minister Justin Trudeau invested heavily in the campaign

Testing, contact tracing crucial to reopen U.S.-Canada border, says Obama's former acting labor secretary

Border restrictions extended another 30 days

4 years ago

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that border restrictions between Canada and the U.S. were being extended for another 30 days. (Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press)

No slacking allowed: Companies keep careful eye on work-from-home productivity during COVID-19

Law doesn't prohibit remote monitoring of workers, as long as they're informed

4 years ago

A selfie taken by Leanne McNaughton, an Enbridge employee in Chatham, Ont., who is working from home. (Enbridge)

Trudeau bans ‘military-grade’ guns in Canada following largest mass shooting in country's history

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has announced that his government will be banning assault-style weapons, in response to last week's Nova Scotia rampage that saw 22 killed.

4 years ago

Justin Bieber, Serge Ibaka, Avril Lavigne, Kiefer Sutherland join Stronger Together benefit

Sunday night benefit show extended to 90 minutes from hour initially planned

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Singer Justin Bieber, left, Toronto Raptors player Serge Ibaka, singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne and actor Kiefer Sutherland are among the dozens of famous faces joining this Sunday's Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble benefit saluting front-line worker

Justin Trudeau Is Calling For A Ban On All "Assault-Style Weapons" Following The Rampage In Canada

Authorities believe the shooter used a Royal Canadian Mounted Police uniform and vehicle to pull over random drivers and execute them on the spot.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Monday. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pledging to continue to push for stricter gun laws in the wake of the mass shooting in Nova Scotia that killed at least 23 people, the deadliest mass sh

Canadian police confirm gunman killed 16 people before death in Nova Scotia

Police have confirmed the death toll of one of Canada’s worst mass shootings in years has risen as officers work through crime scenes.

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers take a suspect into custody at a petrol station in Enfield, Nova Scotia. Picture: Tim Krochak/The Canadian Press via APSource:AP

At Least 10 Killed in Nova Scotia Shooting, Police Say

One Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer was killed and another was wounded, a police union president said.

4 years ago

Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers during a manhunt for a gunman on Sunday in Nova Scotia. The authorities identified the gunman as Gabriel Wortman, 51.Credit...Tim Krochak/The Canadian Press, via Associated Press

Canada working to produce up to 30,000 ventilators domestically: Trudeau

Announcement comes after U.S.-based 3M agreed to sell N95 masks to Canada

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This ventilator at Humber River Hospital is one of about 1,300 across Ontario. Companies are being asked to switch gears and help manufacture the equipment. (Craig Chivers/CBC)

COVID-19: Italy in full lockdown; Canada reports 1st death

U.S. says deal to curb transmission of COVID-19 doesn't apply to travel by air, sea and some kinds of rail

4 years ago

Both Canada and the U.S. are restricting non-essential travel at border land crossings — but the U.S. says the agreement doesn't cover travel by air or sea. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)

Canada turns inward as pandemic surges within and beyond its borders

The prime minister has signaled he's open to tightening the border further if the U.S. becomes the new epicenter of Covid-19.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. | Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP