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Poll suggests Canadians feel less safe than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic hit

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians feel they're less safe now than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, and most think the provincial and federal governments are doing a poor job of addres...

Apr 12, 2023

Timeline of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and controversy over COVID court cases

EDMONTON - Early January 2023 - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tells Calgary street pastor Artur Pawlowski in a leaked call that charges in a criminal case against him, which are tied to his participa...

Apr 10, 2023

B.C. lifts health-care mask rules as province emerges from pandemic, Henry says

VICTORIA - British Columbia is lifting pandemic restrictions like mandatory mask-wearing in health-care settings and visitor restrictions and proof of vaccination in care homes. Provincial health offi...

Apr 06, 2023

Federal spending on staff grew rapidly during pandemic: parliamentary budget officer

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government's spending on employees saw record growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. A newly published report says federal spending on personne...

Apr 04, 2023

Appropriate for Alberta premier to discuss COVID case with accused, deputy says

EDMONTON - An Alberta deputy premier says it was appropriate for his boss to phone up a pastor and discuss his upcoming criminal trial on charges stemming from protests over pandemic restrictions. Kay...

Mar 30, 2023

'Leave this with me': Alberta premier heard on call with COVID-19 protester

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, in a leaked cellphone call, commiserated with a COVID-19 protester about his trial while divulging to him there was an internal dispute over how Crown prosec...

Mar 29, 2023

Border crossings returning to pre-pandemic opening hours

OTTAWA - Opening hours are being extended at 39 border crossings with the United States and at several airports across the country as the Canada Border Services Agency returns to pre-pandemic hours. T...

Mar 27, 2023

Alberta COVID-19 testing and isolation recommendations changing this spring

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Health announced that COVID-19 testing and isolation recommendations are set to change effective April 1, 2023.In a series of tweets on March 22, 2023, Alberta Health indicated ...

Mar 23, 2023

Police-reported hate crimes rise again, as pandemic worsens discrimination: StatCan

OTTAWA - New figures released by Statistics Canada show hate crimes reported to police continued to spike across the country in the second year of the pandemic as people were targeted by race, religio...

Mar 22, 2023

How did these companies survive the pitfalls of the pandemic pivot?

Nick Ngo still vividly remembers the spring of 2020, and the sudden wave of new shops making the same acrylic barriers as his business. "During that time, companies would pop up. I remember (it was) a...

Mar 19, 2023