Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

City of Powell River Council has given three readings to two bylaws to regulate sidewalk patios and parklets within the city.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has launched a program aimed at creating work for 15-to-29-year-old youth in community service while their job prospects are dramatically affected by COVID-19.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is extending services to youth who would otherwise be aging out of the foster care system.

TORONTO — Film and TV sets are traditionally a hive of activity: Crew members moving equipment. Craft services preparing food. Costume, hair and makeup artists primping stars.

OTTAWA — The federal government's ongoing review about the good, bad and possibly ugly parts of its response to COVID-19 will feed into plans for an improved response to a potential second wave of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

As the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) on free trade goes into force July 1, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday (June 29) was quick to dismiss rumblings from American officials on the potential for more aluminum tariffs. Trudeau said the U.

OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says the country appears to have largely gotten a handle on the spread of COVID-19, limiting transmission after weeks of restrictions that are being slowly eased — raising the possibility of numbers going

Air Canada has more customer complaints about refunds to the U.S. Department of Transportation than any non-U.S. airline.

With COVID-19 cases surging in the United States, Canadians living in the country are hunkering down and find themselves thinking a bit more about home these days.

The true north remains just as strong but might not feel quite as free with Canada Day celebrations being a little quieter and physically distant as people keep their guard up against COVID-19.