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CanadaAug 08, 2020

Big jump in COVID-19 cases in Alberta, 423 cases reported in Canada

There are 118,984 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 60,241 confirmed (including 5,687 deaths, 50,886 resolved) Ontario: 39,897 confirmed (including 2,783 deaths, 36,024 resolved) Alberta: 11,430 confirmed (including 208 deaths, 10,097 resolved) British Columbia: 3,934 confirmed (including 195 deaths, 3,353 resolved) Saskatchewan: 1,409 confirmed (including 20 deaths, 1,221 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,071 confirmed (including 64 deaths, 1,005 resolved) Manitoba: 476 confirmed (including 8 deaths, 351 resolved), 15 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 266 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 263 reso
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CanadaAug 07, 2020

Canada plans $3.6 billion in retaliatory tariffs on U.S. in aluminium dispute

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Americans will be the first casualties of President Donald Trump's tariff on Canadian aluminum. Freeland says Canada will strike back with 3.6 billion dollars in tariffs on a list of American products. The government will spend the next 30 days consulting with industry stakeholders to determine which items to target. When the US slapped a tariff on Canadian steel two years ago Canada retaliated with tariffs on American ketchup, ballpoint pens, orange juice, whisky and toilet paper. President Donald Trump accuses Canada of breaking a promise not to
CanadaAug 07, 2020

Statistics Canada says country gained 419,000 jobs in July

Statistics Canada says the country's labour market gained 419,000 jobs last month as more parts of the economy were allowed to reopen.The agency says the national unemployment rate was 10.9 per cent in July, down from the 12.3 per cent recorded in June.The figures beat market expectations, with the average economist estimate from financial markets data firm Refinitiv was for a gain of 400,000 jobs in July and an unemployment rate of 11 per cent.Combined with the 953,000 jobs gained in June and the 290,000 in May, the country was within 1.3 million jobs from pre-pandemic level. About 266,0000 m
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CanadaAug 07, 2020

Four more workers test positive for COVID-19 at Manitoba pork plant

A union representing workers at a meat-processing plant in Manitoba says four more employees have tested positive for COVID-19. A total of eight employees at the Maple Leaf pork plant in Brandon have now tested positive since the weekend. Jeff Traeger, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 832, says he expects the number to continue to increase. The union, which represents nearly 2,000 workers at the plant, is renewing its call to have the company halt production there until the situation is under control. Maple Leaf has said the cases are not linked to workplace spread bu
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CanadaAug 07, 2020

374 COVID-19 cases reported in Canada, drop in cases in Alberta and Ontario

There are 118,561 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 60,133 confirmed (including 5,687 deaths, 50,886 resolved) Ontario: 39,809 confirmed (including 2,783 deaths, 35,906 resolved) Alberta: 11,296 confirmed (including 205 deaths, 9,984 resolved) British Columbia: 3,881 confirmed (including 195 deaths, 3,315 resolved) Saskatchewan: 1,387 confirmed (including 19 deaths, 1,164 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,071 confirmed (including 64 deaths, 1,005 resolved) Manitoba: 459 confirmed (including 8 deaths, 348 resolved), 15 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 266 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 263 resol
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CanadaAug 06, 2020

Canada 'profoundly concerned' over Chinese death sentence for citizen in drug case

Global Affairs Canada says the federal government is ``profoundly concerned'' about a Canadian citizen sentenced to death in China. The Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate Court announced Xu Weihong'spenalty today and said an alleged accomplice, Wen Guanxiong, had been given a life sentence. The brief court statement gave no details but local media said Xu and Wen had gathered ingredients and tools and began making the drug ketamine in October 2016, then stored the final product in Xu's home in Guangzhou's Haizhu district. Police later confiscated more than 120 kilograms of the drug from Xu's ho
CanadaAug 06, 2020

N.S. Premier stepping down as Premier and Liberal party leader

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has announced he is stepping down as premier and Liberal party leader. The premier said today that after 17 years in provincial politics, it's time to do something else.He says he loves the job, but that he was all set to leave in April, but the COVID-19 pandemic put his plans on hold. McNeil says he will stay on until a new leader is chosen. He was elected premier in 2013 and was re-elected in 2017.
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CanadaAug 06, 2020

395 COVID-19 cases reported in Canada

There are 118,187 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 60,000 confirmed (including 5,687 deaths, 50,886 resolved) Ontario: 39,714 confirmed (including 2,782 deaths, 35,747 resolved) Alberta: 11,240 confirmed (including 203 deaths, 9,891 resolved) British Columbia: 3,834 confirmed (including 195 deaths, 3,288 resolved) Saskatchewan: 1,376 confirmed (including 18 deaths, 1,133 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,071 confirmed (including 64 deaths, 1,005 resolved) Manitoba: 429 confirmed (including 8 deaths, 342 resolved), 15 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 266 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 263 resol
CanadaAug 05, 2020

Federal Conservative leadership campaign in tight race for donor dollars

With the federal Conservative leadership campaign in its final days, new data from Elections Canada shows how tight the race has been for donor dollars. Between April and June, Erin O'Toole brought in 1.24-million dollars, putting him ahead of rival Peter MacKay, who raised 1.16-million dollars over the same period. In the first quarter of this year, MacKay had the most in donations with 1.04-million dollars, followed by O'Toole with 785-thousand dollars. Leslyn Lewis more than doubled her fundraising totals compared to earlier in the year, raising 996-thousand dollars, up from about 448-thous

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CanadaOct 17, 2025

Bank of Canada to resume economic forecasts with cautious outlook amid global uncertainty

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank will take a cautious approach as it resumes formal economic forecasting later this month, acknowledging the need for “humility” in the face of continued trade uncertainty. The Bank of Canada is expected to release its next economic outlook alongside an interest rate announcement on October 29 its first full forecast this year. The central bank paused detailed projections earlier in 2025, citing unpredictable global conditions tied to U.S. tariffs and shifting trade relations. Speaking from Washington, D.C., where he is attending th
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CanadaOct 17, 2025

Montreal man admits to threatening Parti Québécois leader and his family

A Montreal resident has pleaded guilty to making death threats against Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and his family. Court records show that 42-year-old Philippe Clément-Laberge entered the plea on Tuesday at the Montreal courthouse. The threats were reportedly made in early March 2024, prompting a police investigation that led to his arrest shortly afterward. St-Pierre Plamondon publicly addressed the incident last year after news of the threats surfaced, saying he was concerned for his family’s safety but expressed confidence in the justice system’s response. The cas
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BCOct 17, 2025

Reconstruction approved for Hazel Trembath Elementary after 2023 fire

The British Columbia government has approved plans to rebuild Hazel Trembath Elementary School in Port Coquitlam, nearly two years after a fire destroyed the original building. Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma announced Friday that a new, 240-seat school will be constructed on the same site where the blaze occurred in October 2023. The province says the $39-million project will be developed through an accelerated model designed to shorten construction timelines, marking what officials describe as a first-of-its-kind approach in B.C. Ma said the school’s loss was deeply felt across the commu
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CanadaOct 17, 2025

Ottawa announces plan to hire 1,000 new border officers, expand benefits for frontline responders

Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government will move ahead with new border security and public safety investments as part of the upcoming federal budget, including hiring 1,000 additional Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers. According to the announcement, the new officers will focus on curbing the movement of stolen goods, illegal firearms, and drugs, while enforcing import measures and investigating unfair trade practices. The government also plans to increase the CBSA recruit stipend from $125 to $525 per week the first raise since 2005 to attract and retain new recruit