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May 19, 2020

Canada

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

Border restrictions extended another 30 days

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)

May 06, 2020

Tech

Shopify surges to within $1B of Royal Bank for title of most valuable company in Canada

Ottawa-based e-commerce firm sees booming demand as more companies move to sell online

Shopify says it is seeing booming sales during this pandemic as more people shop online and more businesses start to sell there, too. (CBC)

May 01, 2020

Canada

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.

April 21, 2020

Canada

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.

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

April 20, 2020

Canada

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.

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

April 19, 2020

Canada

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.

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

April 07, 2020

Canada

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

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)

April 02, 2020

Canada

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

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)

March 30, 2020

Entertainment

Harry & Meghan sign off from their Sussexroyal Instagram account

It is not clear what will replace Sussexroyal or when, but it seems certain something will, judging from what they posted.

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan were greeted by a crowd of shouting reporters as they arrived at the Endeavour Fund Awards at Mansion House in London on March 5, 2020. Notice how long Meghan's hair has grown since she was last photographed in London.

March 29, 2020

Entertainment

ONE MUST PAY: Trump promises Harry & Meghan no free ride in US

President Donald Trump has assured Britain’s Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle that the US taxpayer won’t be footing their security bill, after the absconding royals left Canada to settle in Los Angeles.

Donald Trump and Prince Harry © Reuters / Jonathan Ernst and Henry Nicholls

March 26, 2020

Canada

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.

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

March 25, 2020

Canada

Why Canada's COVID-19 'war-time' response could be derailed by a swab on a stick

COVID-19 testing capacity stretched thin, health experts say

With tests for COVID-19 being limited, some doctors believe people should act as though everyone is infected. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)

March 23, 2020

People

'Harry snapped': Prince Harry was reportedly 'adamant' about moving to Canada

Prince Harry had reached his limit before he and wife Meghan Markle decided to officially move to Canada, a source claimed.

A source close to the Duke of Sussex revealed it was his decision to move his family to Canada. (Image via PETER NICHOLLS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

March 23, 2020

Canada

Canadian military units overseas await deployment of their own COVID-19 testing kits

Top general and military surgeon general say they have a plan for if troops get sick in Canada or overseas

A Canadian Armed Forces medical technician works on a simulated patient during a training exercise at the Role 2 combat hospital in Iraq in November 2016. The Department of National Defence says units deployed overseas will have to rely on allies or host

March 22, 2020

Sports

Canada & Australia will NOT send teams to Tokyo in 2020 as Japan admits postponing Olympics over Covid-19 ‘may become an option’

The Canadian and Australian Olympic Committees have decided not to send teams to the Tokyo 2020 games, urging the IOC to postpone the event for one year, due to a global health crisis that is "far more significant than sport."