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Catherine McKenna says there is no question climate change is real and it's accelerating

Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says there is no question climate change is real, and she says it's accelerating. McKenna made the comment during an event in Edmonton this morning. She pointed to BC, saying Lytt...

Only half of one per cent of new COVID-19 cases are in fully vaccinated: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging Canadians who still have not gotten a COVID-19 vaccine to roll up their sleeves, saying that the overwhelming majority of cases are in people who haven't received their two shots.Trudeau sa...

Canada gets another medal in swimming through Kylie Masse

Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse has won a silver medal in 100m backstroke event in swimming. Masse clocked 57.72 seconds in the event. Masse had won a bronze medal in the same event in Rio Olympics (2016). Australia's Kylee McKeown w...

Canadian women swimmers starting strong in Tokyo

The Canadian women's swim team is starting strong in Tokyo. Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil will be bringing home the gold in the women's 100 metre butterfly, a day after helping the freestyle relay team score silver. Summer McI...

Mary Simon installed as 30th Governor General, first Indigenous person to hold role

Mary Simon has officially become Canada's 30th Governor General, and the first Indigenous person to hold the role. As she took her seat at the head of the Senate chamber, her husband, Whit Fraser, turned to her, took a small bow ...

Andreescu sticking to TV after missing Tokyo Olympics but supports Team Canada

Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu has stayed home from the Tokyo Olympics due to the pandemic, but will be watching on TV as other athletes try to live out her gold-medal dreams. In addition to watching tennis, Andreescu will be keeping a close eye on the swimming. She's good friends with Penny Oleksiak, who will be defending the 100-metre freestyle gold medal she won at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio. Canada's Bianca Andreescu won't be participating in the Olympic tennis tournament in Tokyo, but she'll be cheering on the Canadian team from home. The 2019 US Open champion pulled out of the ...

Incoming governor general Mary Simon has first audience with

Canada's incoming governor general has had her first audience with the Queen.Mary Simon will be sworn in as the representative of the sovereign in Canada on Monday.The Queen and Simon met virtually on Thursday due to the COVID-19 ...

Canada has a team of 370 athletes in Tokyo but only 30 to 40 athletes will march into Olympic Stadium

Canada has a team of 370 athletes in Tokyo, but most won't be taking part in tomorrow's Olympic opening ceremony. Only 30 to 40 Canadian athletes will march into Olympic Stadium behind flag-bearers Miranda Ayim of the women's bas...

Small business group launches petition to maintain government

A group representing Canada's small business sector has launched a petition pressing the federal government to halt the phasing out of financial support programs.The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says small business owners are keen to replace subsidies with sales but only 35 per cent are back to normal levels of sales and many don't see that happening until next year.In addition to closing the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan program last month, Ottawa has started to phase out the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS).The subs...

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Canada's Unemployment Rate Climbs to 6.8%

Canada's unemployment rate has reached 6.8%, the highest since January 2017, raising speculation about a potential interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada. A Statistics Canada report shows employers added 51,000 jobs in November...

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