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Window-blind makers ask Health Canada for rules delay as COVID snarls supply chains

OTTAWA — An association of window-blind makers is warning of a steep financial hit to companies, and potentially the loss of thousands of jobs, in a few weeks unless Health Canada delays enacting a new set of safety rules.

Mar 15, 2022 2:07 PM Read more >

A look at Canada's sanctions and other actions against Russia

Canada has toughened sanctions against Russia following Moscow's attack on neighbouring Ukraine.

Mar 15, 2022 1:46 PM Read more >

CSIS repeatedly warned space agency about engineer facing breach of trust charge

MONTREAL — A former Canadian Space Agency engineer who allegedly used his position to act on behalf of a Chinese company was the subject of a warning from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service as early as 2015, according to recently released cou

Mar 15, 2022 1:38 PM Read more >

Verbatim: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to Canada's Parliament

OTTAWA — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an address to Canadian parliamentarians in the House of Commons on Tuesday, where he appeared through a video link.

Mar 15, 2022 1:29 PM Read more >

Technological revolution of work during pandemic shows promise but also inequality

VANCOUVER — Some economists say a rise in automation that was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic is a healthy part of the evolution of technology, while Statistics Canada warns of rising inequality.

Mar 15, 2022 1:19 PM Read more >

Injured Canadian says there was no warning ahead of missile attack on Ukrainian base

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick man who was injured when a military base near Ukraine's western border was struck by Russian missiles on Sunday says the deadly attack came with no warning.

Mar 15, 2022 12:59 PM Read more >

'Can't we have lives too?': High-risk Canadians feel forgotten as COVID rules lift

In early 2020, Bev Pausche felt like she may have a shot at a better life after two years of intensive treatment, including chemotherapy and a bone-marrow transplant, brought her lymphoma into remission. Then the COVID-19 crisis hit.

Mar 15, 2022 11:41 AM Read more >

Quick Quotes: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech to Canada's Parliament

OTTAWA — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an impassioned plea for more support and the closure of his country's airspace during a virtual address to Canadian members of Parliament and senators in the House of Commons on Tuesday.

Mar 15, 2022 11:18 AM Read more >

Doug Ford says neither he nor caucus members will endorse anyone for Tory race

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says neither he nor his Progressive Conservative caucus members will be endorsing anyone for the leadership of the federal Conservative party.

Mar 15, 2022 11:08 AM Read more >

Laptop in Veltman apartment had what appeared to be 'hate-related material': docs

A laptop found in the apartment of an Ontario man facing terror-related murder charges in the deaths of four members of a Muslim family contained what appeared to be "hate-related material" and a browser that can be used to access the dark web, accor

Mar 15, 2022 3:00 AM Read more >