The Canadian Press

Oct 28 2020 — Jordan Press, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland laid out how federal spending might be reshaped along a bumpy recovery, saying relief will be targeted and likely greater than what was needed after the last recession a decade ago. The federal government has spent unprecedented amounts in record time to limit the economic damage wrought by COVID-19, […]

Oct 28 2020 — AP — The Canadian Press — WASHINGTON — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 3:25 p.m. The lease holder at a Reno airport hangar where Vice-President Mike Pence plans a rally Thursday has signed an agreement that requires the Republican National Committee to adhere to all Nevada COVID-19 restrictions, including a 250-person attendance cap and mandatory masks. The […]

Oct 28 2020 — Shawn Jeffords, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Migrant care workers are increasingly being exploited during the COVID-19 pandemic, an advocacy group said Wednesday as it called on the federal government to bolster protections for the workers and grant them permanent resident status.  The Migrant Rights Network said a growing number of the workers who come from abroad to care for […]

Oct 28 2020 — Shawn Jeffords, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Migrant care workers are increasingly being exploited during the COVID-19 pandemic, an advocacy group said Wednesday as it called on the federal government to bolster protections for the workers and grant them permanent resident status.  The Migrant Rights Network said a growing number of the workers who come from abroad to care for […]

Oct 28 2020 — AP — The Canadian Press — WASHINGTON — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 3 p.m. If he wins the presidency, one of Joe Biden’s first moves will be to call foreign leaders and tell them “America is back.” That’s what the Democratic presidential nominee told more than two dozen donors on a virtual fundraiser Wednesday. Biden said […]

Oct 28 2020 — The Canadian Press — Former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, whose dual U.S.-Canadian citizenship became an issue in last year’s federal election, won’t be casting a ballot in the upcoming American vote. Scheer had been in the process of renouncing his U.S. citizenship ahead of the 2019 fall campaign. But he ended that process after his party failed to form […]

Oct 28 2020 — Jordan Press, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says federal aid programs won't last forever, making the comments on the same day the Bank of Canada targeted 2022 for an economic recovery from COVID-19.The road to recovery is dependent on the path of the pandemic, and the central bank warned the road will be bumpy over the […]

Oct 28 2020 — The Canadian Press — A southern Ontario restaurant says members of a recent private party that included a provincial politician ignored pandemic-related safety guidelines. In a post on its Facebook page this week, Betty’s Restaurant in Niagara Falls, Ont., said the group was “reminded several times” to wear masks when not seated at their table, but chose not to […]

Oct 28 2020 — Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — An original member of the Jamaican bobsled team featured in the 1993 movie "Cool Runnings" is imploring whoever stole the nose cone from a sled that appeared in the film to return it to a Calgary bar.Devon Harris, who is also chairman of the Jamaican Bobsled Federation, says he's not going to lose sleep over […]

Oct 28 2020 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate on hold Wednesday as it said the country's economy won't fully recover what was lost to COVID-19 until 2022, with the road to there dependent on the path of the pandemic. The central bank held its overnight rate target at 0.25 per cent. In […]

Oct 28 2020 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — A trial for the man who killed 10 people when he drove a van down a busy Toronto sidewalk will be conducted by videoconference. Alek Minassian faces 10 charges of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder in connection with the incident on April 23, 2018. Justice Anne Molloy says the trial […]

Oct 28 2020 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — A trial for the man who killed 10 people when he drove a van down a busy Toronto sidewalk will be conducted by videoconference. Alek Minassian faces 10 charges of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder in connection with the incident on April 23, 2018. Justice Anne Molloy says the trial […]

Oct 28 2020 — The Canadian Press — The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate on hold Wednesday as it said the country’s economy won’t fully recover what was lost to COVID-19 until 2022, with the road to there dependent on the path of the pandemic. The central bank held its overnight rate target at 0.25 per cent. In July, the […]

Oct 28 2020 — The Canadian Press — Canada coped with nearly four years of Donald Trump rewriting or shredding the international trade rule book. But Canadian hope of a rosy return to rules-based bonhomie with its top trading partner under a Joe Biden presidency might be premature. That warning comes from numerous trade experts, analysts and diplomats who have watched Canadians cope […]

Oct 27 2020 — AP — The Canadian Press — WASHINGTON — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 8:25 p.m. President Donald Trump’s campaign says its website was “defaced” on Tuesday evening. Trump campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh says the campaign is working with law enforcement authorities to investigate the source of what it called an “attack.” He adds, “There was no exposure […]