Apr 14 WATCH: Trudeau says it will be weeks before Canada restarts economy By Courtney Vinopal Ontario extended its state of emergency for another 28 days. Continue reading
Apr 09 Canada unlikely to return to normal until there is a COVID-19 vaccine By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians will need to stay at home and practice physical distancing for months as the first wave of COVID-19 cases in the country won’t end until the summer. Continue reading
Mar 25 Canada imposes mandatory self-isolation for those returning to country By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Health Minister Patty Hajdu said on Twitter that the government is making it mandatory to better protect Canada's most vulnerable. Continue reading
Mar 18 After closures at U.S.-Canada border, Trump says he'll halt nonessential travel at southern border By Yamiche Alcindor White House officials said the northern border closings -- like the southern border plan being considered -- will not apply to American citizens, green-card holders and foreigners who already have legal rights to be here. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: Trump looks to sign trade deal, shows win amid impeachment By Associated Press Trump made renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement a priority during his 2016 campaign, although trade experts say the impact of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will be modest. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 7:56 What are the differences between NAFTA and the USMCA? The Senate has passed a new trade agreement among the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The USMCA, as it’s now called, is meant to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, and it does change or replace some important provisions --… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 4:52 Kim Phuc's Brief But Spectacular take on pain and forgiveness A photograph of Phan Thi Kim Phuc as a nine-year-old girl enduring a napalm attack became a defining image of the Vietnam War. Healing has been a decades-long process. Now living in Canada, Kim Phuc shares her Brief But Spectacular… Continue watching
Jan 16 Home nations of plane crash victims seek compensation from Iran By Jill Lawless, Associated Press After a meeting in London, foreign ministers from Canada, the U.K., Afghanistan, Sweden and Ukraine urged Iran to allow a “thorough, independent and transparent international investigation," as well as a criminal probe and "impartial" judicial proceedings against those found responsible… Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Senate approves USMCA trade deal By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Senate overwhelmingly approved a new North American trade agreement Thursday that rewrites the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico. Continue reading
Jan 13 Canada to get access to recorders from downed plane in Iran By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canada's Transportation Safety Board said Monday that Iranian officials have invited it to participate in analysis of the voice and flight data recorders from the Ukrainian jetliner shot down by a missile that killed 176 people including 57 Canadians. Continue reading