Federal Politics

Scheer calls for more oversight of government's COVID-19 response

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is calling for the Liberals to be more transparent about their response to the COVID-19 crisis. He wants the government to release all of the data on the spr...

Apr 03, 2020

Ontario's move puts pressure on feds to reveal national COVID-19 projections

OTTAWA - Canadians should brace for some grim numbers today as Ontario reveals its projections for how bad the COVID-19 pandemic could get in the country's most populous province and how long it could...

Apr 03, 2020

Trudeau calls first ministers meeting on COVID-19, promises better data soon

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will soon be able to give Canadians a better sense of the impact COVID-19 is going to have on this country but he isn't able to do it yet.As countries li...

Apr 02, 2020

Duration of COVID-19 measures depends on obeying health authorites: PM

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the longer it takes for all Canadians to follow the rules and stay home the longer it will be before life can return to normal.One scenario presented to cab...

Apr 01, 2020

Canadian military ready to mobilize 24,000 troops for COVID-19: defence minister

OTTAWA - The crews of two Royal Canadian Navy vessels were ordered to sequester in a Halifax hotel for two weeks as the federal government announced Monday that it is ready to mobilize up to 24,000 Ca...

Mar 30, 2020

Large business, non-profits, charities eligible for wage subsidy, Trudeau says

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says large and small businesses, non-profits and charities will all be eligible for a 75-per-cent subsidy on wages meant to cushion the blow from the COVID-19 pa...

Mar 30, 2020

Trudeau seeking U.S. decision on troops at border; calls possibility a mistake

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it would be a mistake for the United States to position troops near the Canadian border. Trudeau says today he's told that to the T...

Mar 27, 2020

Conservatives suspend party’s leadership race citing COVID-19

OTTAWA - The Conservative party is suspending its leadership race in the face of the ongoing crisis caused by COVID-19.The June 27 election date has been shelved, with the leadership organizing commit...

Mar 27, 2020 Conservatives leadership forum -- The Canadian Press

Conservatives suspend party's leadership race citing COVID-19

OTTAWA -- The Conservative party is suspending its leadership race in the face of the ongoing crisis caused by COVID-19.The June 27 election date has been shelved, with the leadership organizing commi...

Mar 26, 2020

Trudeau says travellers who refuse to self-isolate are 'dangerous'

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians ignoring orders to stay isolated after returning from trips outside the country are endangering the lives of others. Canada today began enforcing ...

Mar 26, 2020