Jun 25 2020 — Sarah Turnbull — CTV News — Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is pitching a revision to the existing Canada Emergency Response Benefit to incentivize Canadians to return to work or look for a job as the economy reopens. As it stands, the program cuts off eligibility to those who make more than $1,000 per month, which the Tories have argued is […]
Jun 25 2020 — Don Martin — CTV News — He’s rarely, if ever, been this forceful on a foreign file. Somehow overnight Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided to give up on China, endure the diplomatic deep freeze and face the inevitable economic backlash by soundly rejecting the Meng-for-Michaels proposal. Gone were the usual ‘ums’ and ‘uhs’ he mutters while trying to remember talking points.
Jun 25 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered new details on the now-launched Canada Student Service Grant program including spelling out how it’ll work, and elaborated on the government’s plans to create thousands of more temporary job openings for young people who are looking for work and experience this summer. The grant to post-secondary students and recent […]
Jun 24 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki was put in the parliamentary hot seat on Tuesday when MPs repeatedly pressed her for answers over systemic racism in the RCMP — and she struggled to come up with an example, at one point referencing the disparity in officers’ heights. “Yes, there’s absolutely systemic racism,” Lucki said. “I can give […]
Jun 24 2020 — CTV News — It’s official. The four Atlantic Canadian provinces will be “bubbling” next month. Residents of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador can visit the Atlantic provinces without having to self-isolate, starting July 3. “Nova Scotians and Atlantic Canadians have worked hard to flatten the curve and we’re now in a place […]
Jun 24 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — The largest private sector union is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to “stand firm” against the prospect of the re-imposition of tariffs on Canadian aluminum from the U.S. administration and says retaliation should be considered if the Americans follow through. As CTV News has reported, the United States is considering slapping tariffs on aluminum […]
Jun 23 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne has repaid in full the mortgages he held with the state-run Bank of China and has refinanced them with a Canadian bank. Champagne shared the news during a Tuesday House of Commons health committee meeting. “Both mortgages have been repaid in full and have been refinanced with a Canadian bank, […]
Jun 23 2020 — CTV News — – CTV News has confirmed that the U.S. is once again considering slapping tariffs on aluminum imports coming from Canada. An announcement is possible in the coming weeks, according to two Canadian sources. Bloomberg News first reported the possibility of the U.S. slapping another set of tariffs on Canada on Monday night. The tariffs would […]
Jun 23 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — The federal government has extended the time period for temporary layoffs by up to six months, giving employers more time to recall employees who were laid off due to COVID-19. Now, for employees who were laid off before March 31, their employers have six months or until December 30 to bring back their worker, whichever […]
Jun 23 2020 — CTV News — Royal Canadian Legion halls across the country have been shuttered for months due to COVID-19, and now a number of them are facing the prospect of never being able to reopen. With most ineligible for the host of federal aid programs being offered to help keep other businesses and charitable organizations afloat, hundreds of these […]
Jun 22 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Mexico’s Ambassador to Canada Juan José Gómez Camacho has a warning for Canada: any farm that fails to follow COVID-19 rules will not receive help from any Mexican workers. The ambassador made the comment during an episode of CTV Power Play on Monday, after news broke earlier in the day that a third migrant worker […]
Jun 22 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that, while the COVID-19 pandemic has been an “unprecedented challenge,” it’s opening up opportunities to rethink and reshape Canada’s future. “If this pandemic has been an unprecedented challenge for our country, it has also been an important opportunity to figure out what really matters in our communities, to have meaningful […]
Jun 21 2020 — Sarah Turnbull — CTV News — A former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says now is not the time for Canada to retreat on the world stage after it failed to secure a seat on the Security Council. In an interview on CTV’s Question Period airing Sunday, author and diplomat Samantha Power says now more than ever democracies need to […]
Jun 20 2020 — Sarah Turnbull — CTV News — Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains says China is “applying pressure” on Canada to integrate Huawei technology into its 5G network, as it remains the only Five Eyes nation yet to make a decision about the scope of its involvement. The other four members of the global intelligence alliance — Australia, the United States, New Zealand and […]
Jun 19 2020 — Don Martin — CTV News — OK, he’s ready. Finally. Peter MacKay has been itching to lead the Conservative party since he co-founded it with Stephen Harper 17 years ago. After last night’s one-and-only English leadership debate, it’s clear that, while MacKay might not ooze royal jelly, he’s the only decent shot the Conservatives have left to dethrone Justin Trudeau in […]