The Canadian Press Quebec researchers have found a fossil that they say is from one of the first animals to climb out of the ancient seas to live on land. They say the fins of the 350-million-year-old fish contain finger-like bones that are probably the origin of the human hand. […]
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The Canadian Press Toronto’s transit agency says one of its employees has tested positive for COVID-19. The Toronto Transit Commission says the employee worked at a maintenance shop for buses. TTC CEO Rick Leary says the employee had returned from vacation and worked one shift on March 11 before being […]
The Canadian Press Peru — As the federal government urges Canadians overseas to return, some travellers in countries where borders are closing don’t know how they’re going to get home. Nikita Singh and Marco Tenaglia are calling every government office and embassy they can to try and find out how […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Parliament will likely sit again to pass emergency measures for the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He says a major announcement on supporting the economy is coming tomorrow, and the government is planning changes to upcoming tax deadlines. Some moves […]
The Canadian Press The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern):8:45 a.m. A new survey suggests half of Canada’s small businesses have already seen a drop in sales due to the economic effects of COVID-19. The survey conducted by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business also says […]
The Canadian Press The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of March 15, 2020: • Ontario: 145 confirmed (5 cases resolved) • British Columbia: 73 confirmed, including one death (6 cases resolved) • Alberta: 56 confirmed • Quebec: 39 confirmed • Manitoba: 7 total (4 […]
The Canadian PressAllison JonesShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario is delaying the release of its full budget as the province prepares to weather economic challenges the COVID-19 pandemic will bring, the finance minister announced Monday. Rod Phillips will instead deliver a scaled-back forecast on March 25, with a one-year economic outlook that will […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–China and Russia are meddling in Canadian affairs, a national security-and-intelligence watchdog says in a new report that cites evidence of “significant and sustained” foreign interference directed at Canada. In its annual report, made public today, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians singles out […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–A new report says federal spending on child care has eased costs in a handful of cities countrywide when the cash was used to reduce fees. The annual report on child-care fees from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives noted steeper-than-expected declines in a few cities […]
The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA–The Trudeau government, provincial premiers and Canadian business leaders awoke this morning to address the fallout for Canada of President Donald Trump’s decision to slam America’s door shut to most foreign nationals who were recently in Europe. Trump’s drastic step came in response to an accelerating […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones The first case of COVID-19 has appeared in northern Ontario, in a Sudbury man. He had attended the Prospector’s and Developers Convention before falling ill. The Northwestern Health Unit is asking anyone who was at that conference, who develops symptoms, to self-isolate and contact the NWHU. […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario’s elementary teachers are set to resume contract talks with the government tomorrow, but they’re warning that if bargaining doesn’t produce an agreement, the union will resume job action after March break. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario first vice-president Karen Campbell said the union – which […]
