Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government's signature benefit for people whose jobs have vanished amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be extended by eight weeks. The Canada Emergency Response Benefit pays up to $500 a week and was slated to last 16 weeks starting in mid-March, meaning that people who signed up for it immediately would soon run out. Trudeau says the economy is recovering from the mass closures ordered to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus but there's a long way to go. Extending the CERB has been a demand from the New Democrats in exchange for the party's support for

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on June 15 chaired an all-party meeting to review the management of COVID-19 situation in Delhi. Ruling Aam Aadmi Party's Sanjay Singh attended the meeting on his party's behalf, whereas other parties such as Congress and BSP too took part in the crucial meeting. Congress in the meeting demanded COVID-19 testing should be provided to everyone, and Rs 10,000 be paid to every family whose member is infected or in containment zone. Shah had also reviewed the situation in Delhi with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on June 14, and had

There are 99,147 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 54,054 confirmed (including 5,242 deaths, 22,213 resolved) Ontario: 32,370 confirmed (including 2,527 deaths, 27,213 resolved) Alberta: 7,453 confirmed (including 151 deaths, 6,862 resolved) British Columbia: 2,745 confirmed (including 168 deaths, 2,395 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,061 confirmed (including 62 deaths, 996 resolved) Saskatchewan: 683 confirmed (including 13 deaths, 629 resolved) Manitoba: 293 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 292 resolved), 11 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 261 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 2

British Columbia's top doctor says lifting more COVID-19 restrictions this week would not include allowing gathers beyond 50 people. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry was asked today about the possibility of restrictions being eased this week. Henry says any further openings would be on the lighter side of the scale, comparing it to adjusting a dimmer switch. But she said that would not involve increasing gatherings beyond 50 people. Restaurants, hair salons and personal services including dentist offices and physiotherapy clinics were permitted to reopen on May 19. Schools in B.C. h

As BC slowly returns to a slightly more normal routine in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, many people are beginning to travel more and that has prompted a response from bus and ferry operators. BC Ferries and TransLink want passengers to wear a non-medical grade mask while aboard, and while TransLink is strongly suggesting masks should be worn, BC Ferries has made face coverings mandatory. Starting today and continuing indefinitely, ferry passengers over the age of two without a face covering will not be permitted to board a vessel that will be at sea longer than 30 minutes. TransLink's ap

The family of a black man killed in a scuffle with Atlanta police outside a fast food drive-thru is pleading for nonviolent protests and policy changes to end future deaths in police custody. About 20 relatives of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks said at a news conference Monday that he was a loving father with a big heart. Brooks was shot late Friday as police tried to arrest for being intoxicated behind the wheel. His niece, Chassidy Evans, said the family isn't just pleading for justice, but also for change. Meanwhile, more than 1,000 people joined a protest outside the Georgia Capitol, where D

The BC Supreme Court judge in Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition case says she's concerned by the length of the proceedings. During a case management conference today, Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes said the proposed schedules from Crown prosecutors and Meng's counsel would see the case wrap up next spring. Holmes said the court could move faster. The United States is seeking to extradite Meng, Huawei's chief financial officer, on fraud charges based on allegations she violated US sanctions against Iran, which she and the company deny. Holmes ruled last month that Meng's alle

A number of roads in northern British Columbia have been closed after heavy rain caused washouts and localized flooding on Monday. Environment Canada said the ground in the area isn't able to absorb further rainfall because it was already near the saturation point. Communities in the north Peace had received between 30 and 80 millimetres of rainfall by Monday morning. Environment Canada said the highest amounts were observed near the Rockies over communities like Hudson Hope. A further 15 to 20 millimetres was forecast before the rain is expected to end. The River Forecast Centre issued a hig

A Saskatchewan senator says RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki should resign or be removed to ensure the national police force can properly serve Indigenous communities.Sen. Lillian Dyck says Lucki has shown recently she does not fully understand systemic racism or have the knowledge and skills be the country's top policewoman.Dyck, a member of the Progressive Senate Group and the first First Nations woman named to the upper chamber, says the commissioner's departure would benefit all Canadians, including RCMP members.Lucki initially stopped short last week of endorsing Prime Minister Justin Trude