Businesses could qualify for one more month of rent relief as program extended
OTTAWA — The government announced on Friday that the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program has been extended once...
13 overdose deaths in Yukon so far this year is double last year’s total toll
WHITEHORSE — Yukon’s health minister says 13 people fatally overdosed between January and mid-July, more than double...
Ontario firefighters warn of higher chance of house fires due to pandemic
TORONTO — Ontario’s firefighters are urging the public to practise fire safety as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, saying...
Rescue groups and fisheries officials race to save entangled humpback whales
VANCOUVER — Marine mammal rescue groups and federal fisheries officials are working against time in waters off the coast of...
Canadians can now download new COVID-19 exposure-alert smartphone app
OTTAWA — Canadians can now begin downloading a voluntary smartphone app meant to warn users they’ve been near someone who tests...
Quebec police watchdog probes death of 29-year-old following shoplifting arrest
MONTREAL — Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a 29-year-old man who allegedly fell from a balcony after he...
Top court orders parts of N.S. cabinet docs to be disclosed in judges-salary case
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled the vast majority of confidential cabinet documents in two provinces should...
