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Ottawa beefs up loans for hard-hit sectors — but big airlines not included for now

Ottawa beefs up loans for hard-hit sectors — but big airlines not included for now

Ottawa is rolling out a wave of new funding for pandemic-battered industries including tourism, the arts and regional aviation, with smaller companies top of mind — and large airlines notably absent.
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:40 p.m. British Columbia health officials say 46 people died from COVID-19 over the weekend, the highest number they have yet reported.
Liberals take step on national child-care system, promise plan coming in 2021 budget

Liberals take step on national child-care system, promise plan coming in 2021 budget

OTTAWA — The federal government is proposing millions of dollars in new spending as a down payment on a planned national child-care system that the Liberals say will be outlined in next spring's budget.
Spending too little worse than spending too much, Freeland says in fall update

Spending too little worse than spending too much, Freeland says in fall update

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's first fall mini-budget finds new funds for families and businesses and scratches a longtime provincial itch over transfer payments as she tries to find a delicate balance between pandemic anxiety and poli
Alek Minassian was never aggressive to others before van attack, court hears

Alek Minassian was never aggressive to others before van attack, court hears

TORONTO — The man who drove a van down a sidewalk and killed 10 people in Toronto struggled to understand others throughout his entire life despite his high intelligence, court heard Monday. Alek Minassian, from Richmond Hill, Ont.
Public health must balance science and society: former top doctor

Public health must balance science and society: former top doctor

EDMONTON — A retired top doctor says public health orders have to balance science with society if they are to be effective.
As Nova Scotia's mass shooting inquiry begins its work, many tough questions remain

As Nova Scotia's mass shooting inquiry begins its work, many tough questions remain

HALIFAX — For eight long hours, Nick Beaton was in agony as he waited to learn what had happened to his missing wife.
Review finds no evidence of alcohol game at B.C. ERs, but vast Indigenous profiling

Review finds no evidence of alcohol game at B.C. ERs, but vast Indigenous profiling

VICTORIA — A former judge says she found widespread systemic racism in British Columbia's health-care system where extensive negative profiling of Indigenous patients affects treatment and care.
Quebec urged to create provincial director of youth protection to oversee system

Quebec urged to create provincial director of youth protection to oversee system

MONTREAL — A provincial commission looking into the protection of vulnerable children in Quebec recommended on Monday the appointment of a youth-protection director to oversee the entire provincial system.
Owner of missing diamond-covered eagle loses latest round in insurance fight

Owner of missing diamond-covered eagle loses latest round in insurance fight

VANCOUVER — A legal battle over a missing diamond-encrusted eagle statue valued at nearly $1 million will continue, more than four years after the artwork was stolen during a robbery in Delta, B.C. In a unanimous ruling issued Monday, the B.C.