Sep 25 2020 — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A federal program aimed at giving loans to some of the largest companies in the country is rolling the dice with $200 million to a casino chain. The loan is the first from what the government has dubbed the "large employer emergency financing facility," or LEEF for short, that is aimed at providing […]
Sep 25 2020 — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A federal program aimed at giving loans to some of the largest companies in the country is rolling the dice with $200 million to a casino chain. The loan is the first from what the government has dubbed the "large employer emergency financing facility," or LEEF for short, that is aimed at providing […]
Sep 25 2020 — The Canadian Press — Authorities in the United States have charged a Quebec man for allegedly funnelling fentanyl into that country using a network of secret websites called the darknet. The charges against Arden McCann in connection with the disruption of an alleged international opioid-trafficking ring were announced this week by officials in Washington, D.C. McCann, 32, of St-Bruno, Que., south of Montreal, has been in preventative […]
Sep 25 2020 — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (16,065.35, up 153.09 points.) Just Energy Group Inc. (TSX:JE). Energy. Down 27.5 cents, or 37.16 per cent, to 46.5 cents on 30.4 million shares. Zenabis Global Inc. (TSX:ZENA). Health care. Down half a cent, or 8.33 per […]
Sep 25 2020 — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez says the Liberals have reached a deal with the NDP over its demands for supporting the throne speech, averting an immediate election.More coming. The Canadian Press
Sep 25 2020 — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez says the Liberals have reached a deal with the NDP over its demands for supporting the throne speech, averting an immediate election.More coming. The Canadian Press
Sep 25 2020 — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Quebeckers were urged to stop socializing, Ontarians were barred from late-night pub-hopping, and the entire country was sternly warned of "critical" containment measures required in coming weeks as soaring COVID-19 case counts edged past 150,000 on Friday. The escalating pandemic drew repeated pleas for vigilance from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chief Public […]
Sep 25 2020 — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The technology and utilities sectors pushed Canada's main stock index higher to end another choppy week. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 153.09 points at 16,065.35. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 358.52 points at 27,173.96. The S&P 500 index was up 51.87 points at 3,298.46, while the Nasdaq […]
Sep 25 2020 — The Canadian Press — The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 2:43 p.m. Manitoba's chief provincial public health officer is making masks mandatory in indoor spaces in Winnipeg, as cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in the capital city. Dr. Brent Roussin says there are 54 new cases of the virus in the province […]
Sep 25 2020 — The Canadian Press — WINNIPEG — Manitoba's chief provincial public health officer is making masks mandatory in indoor public spaces in Winnipeg, as cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in the capital city. Dr. Brent Roussin said Friday there are 54 new cases of the virus in the province — 44 of them are in the Winnipeg health region.In […]
Sep 25 2020 — The Canadian Press — MONTREAL — A Quebec judge has acquitted an author of a child pornography charge in connection with fictional scenes in the writer's horror novel. Justice Marc-Andre Blanchard also ruled that certain articles of Canada's child pornography laws violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and are therefore invalid. Yvan Godbout was charged with producing child pornography over passages found in his horror novel, "Hansel et […]
Sep 25 2020 — The Canadian Press — VANCOUVER — The head of B.C.'s money laundering inquiry has delayed the resumption of the hearings because of the B.C. election. Austin Cullen says the hearings will start again on Oct. 26, two days after the provincial election is to be held. Cullen says in a statement he delayed the hearings to preserve the independence […]
Sep 25 2020 — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired former Ottawa Senators head coach Paul MacLean as an assistant coach. MacLean led the Senators' coaching staff from 2011-15, guiding them to a 114-90-35 record and a pair of playoff appearances. He won the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year in 2013 after being a […]
Sep 25 2020 — The Canadian Press — The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:59 p.m. EDT on Sept. 25, 2020: There are 150,141 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 70,307 confirmed (including 5,814 deaths, 60,256 resolved) _ Ontario: 48,905 confirmed (including 2,837 deaths, 42,169 resolved) _ Alberta: 17,190 confirmed (including 261 deaths, 15,467 resolved) _ British Columbia: […]
Sep 25 2020 — The Canadian Press — REGINA — A former Saskatchewan NDP cabinet minister, who was blocked from running under the party's banner in the upcoming election, says she will campaign as an Independent. Sandra Morin was initially nominated to be the New Democrat's candidate in Regina Walsh Acres for the Oct. 26 provincial election. She held the constituency seat from […]