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Broader gender focus needed for COVID-19 response, advocates say

OTTAWA — As Canada continues to combat the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, women's rights advocates say not enough focus has been placed on the unique and often disproportionate impact the pandemic is having on women.

Apr 16, 2020 3:50 PM Read more >

Zoos look for financial help to feed animals during COVID-19 closures

TORONTO — Cash-strapped zoos and aquariums across Canada are soliciting donations from the public to keep their animals fed and cared for during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr 16, 2020 3:40 PM Read more >

'Tipping point:' Agriculture group wants aid prioritized to ensure food supply

OTTAWA — The Canadian Federation of Agriculture says Ottawa should make the industry a priority during the COVID-19 pandemic, second only to the health of Canadians, to safeguard the country's food supply.

Apr 16, 2020 3:14 PM Read more >

Transit workers across Canada concerned over lack of protective gear

TORONTO — Jason Watts hides in the washroom right up until the moment his shift as a bus driver in Toronto's transit system begins. The Toronto Transit Commission worker is terrified of contracting COVID-19, so he tries to minimize his exposure.

Apr 16, 2020 3:13 PM Read more >

Small plane causes stir after landing on highway near Quebec City

ST-AUGUSTIN-DE-DESMAURES, Que. — A small plane caused a stir this morning when it landed on a highway near Quebec City. Motorists who were driving on Highway 40 near the municipality of St-Augustin-de-Desmaures alerted the police around 10:40 a.m.

Apr 16, 2020 2:44 PM Read more >

'We wanted a party:' small business closures threaten Toronto's culture

TORONTO — Sam Conover has been running the numbers, trying to figure out how long she can keep the lights on at her Toronto-based lingerie store after the COVID-19 pandemic forced her to temporarily move the business online.

Apr 16, 2020 2:06 PM Read more >

Trudeau, premiers to focus on topping up pay for workers in long-term care homes

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and provincial and territorial leaders will speak tonight about ways to better protect those in long-term care facilities, which have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.

Apr 16, 2020 1:48 PM Read more >

Trudeau, G7 leaders affirm importance of WHO amid differences with Trump

OTTAWA — Canada and its G7 allies confronted U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday over his decision to cut funding to the World Health Organization, as they stressed solidarity with a key international organization during the COVID-19 crisis.

Apr 16, 2020 1:37 PM Read more >

'Just killed 2 ppl:' A look at events in the La Loche school shooting

The Supreme Court of Canada has decided it will not hear the sentencing appeal of a student who killed four people and injured seven others in a mass shooting in La Loche, Sask., in 2016.

Apr 16, 2020 11:29 AM Read more >

'There has been a boom.' Surge in video games linked to need for connection

The bleak, stereotypical image of the lonely, socially isolated video game player is rapidly falling away.

Apr 16, 2020 10:20 AM Read more >