Trudeau extends COVID-19 wage subsidy to August

May 16, 2020, at 01:37 pm

Ottawa/Xinhua/UNI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday that his government's wage subsidy program for employees in businesses hit hard by COVID-19 will last until the end of August.

'Back-end’ validation of CERB claims possible only during 2021 tax season

May 14, 2020, at 09:33 pm

Ottawa/IBNS: Planning of measures by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is being done to check up on Canadians receiving Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) during the COVID-19 crisis, media reports said.

Canadian National Exhibition 2020 to get cancelled due to fear of COVID-19 spread

May 13, 2020, at 11:08 pm

Toronto/IBNS:  2020 Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), scheduled to run from Aug 21 to Sept 7 at Exhibition Place in Toronto, is being cancelled due to the fear of COVID-19 spread, making it the first time since the Second World War that CNE will not be held, media reports said. 

US plans to issue alert that Chinese hackers are targeting COVID-19 vaccine research

May 13, 2020, at 02:27 pm

Washington/IBNS: The United States is planning to issue a warning that hackers tied to the Chinese government are attempting to steal information from researchers working to develop a coronavirus vaccine, media reports said.

Canada's free tax clinics go virtual

May 13, 2020, at 02:02 pm

Ottawa, May 13 (IBNS): Diane Lebouthillier, Canada's Minister of National Revenue, announced on Tuesday that free virtual tax clinics would be held in Canada on an interim basis while still following physical distancing guidelines due to COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said.

US state of Louisiana to start reopening on May 15

May 12, 2020, at 01:28 pm

Washington, May 12 (Xinhua) The US state of Louisiana will start to reopen on Friday, governor John Bel Edwards announced on Tuesday.

US to reach 10Mln COVID-19 tests this week

May 12, 2020, at 11:10 am

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States stands to reach 10 million coronavirus testings this week, consolidating its world leadership in the field, US President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday.

Ontario passes an emergency order allowing school staff to work in hospitals

May 10, 2020, at 02:32 am

Toronto, May 9 (Canadian-Media): Owing to the shortage of staff in many congregate care settings, the government of Ontario issued an emergency order to allow school board employees to be voluntarily redeployed to hospitals, long-term care homes, retirement homes, and women's shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said.

Trump says he does not believe China released COVID-19 on purpose, incompetence to blame

May 08, 2020, at 07:27 pm

Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said in an interview on Friday that he believes incompetence, not malicious intent, was behind the spread of the coronavirus from China.

Canada reaches an agreement of $4B with provinces & territories to boost essential workers' pay

May 08, 2020, at 12:10 pm

Ottawa, May 7 (Canadian-Media): A $4 billion deal reached by Canada with its provinces and territories to boost low-wage essential workers' pay was announced May 7 by Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, media reports said.

COVID-19: High Commissioner of India in Ottawa plans return of stranded Indians

May 07, 2020, at 12:17 pm

Toronto/IBNS: The phased return of nearly three lakh Indians, mainly students stranded in Canada due to COVID-19 pandemic, is being planned by the office of the High Commissioner of India in Ottawa (Canada), media reports said.

COVID-19: Donald Trump admits reopening of US will cost more lives

May 06, 2020, at 10:19 am

Washington/IBNS: As the country continues its fight against COVID-19, US President Donald Trump has admitted that reopening the US economy might lead to the deaths of more Americans.

CIF appeals to Canada PM to include International students in the CESB prog

May 04, 2020, at 12:52 pm

Toronto/IBNS: An appeal was made by Canada India Foundation (CIF) in a letter addressed to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to include international students in the Canada Emergency Student Benefits (CESB) program announced on 22 April, media reports said.

Canada to Fund Promising Research of Coronavirus Drug - Trudeau

May 04, 2020, at 11:01 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Sunday that his government would give a Vancouver pharma company an equivalent of $125 million to support research of a potential coronavirus cure.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces ban on assault-style firearms

May 02, 2020, at 11:42 pm

Ottawa/IBNS: Weeks after the country's worst mass shooting by a gunman in Nova Scotia claiming 22 lives, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced the ban of over 1,500 models and variants of assault-style firearms.

5 missing CAF members following helicopter crash presumed dead

May 02, 2020, at 06:23 pm

Ottawa/IBNS: The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has confirmed that five missing CAF members following Wednesday’s tragic accident involving a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH-148 Cyclone helicopter in the Mediterranean Sea, are now presumed dead, media reports said.

Canada: Ontario allowing select businesses to reopen with strict safety measures

May 02, 2020, at 12:46 pm

Ottawa/IBNS: The Ontario government has granted permission to some workplaces to reopen on May 4 provided they follow strict public health and safety measures during the COVID-19 outbreak, media reports said.

Canadians lost more than $1.2 million to scammers in recent weeks

May 01, 2020, at 09:17 pm

Ottawa/IBNS: Canadians have suffered a loss of more than $1.2 million in recent weeks to scammers, who had taken advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic, media reports said.

US could use new tariffs on China as retaliatory measure over COVID-19 crisis: Trump

May 01, 2020, at 12:01 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States could impose new tariffs on China as a retaliatory measure over the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, US President Donald Trump said in a press conference.

Over 200,000 sign petition urging Canadian government to better protect medical workers

May 01, 2020, at 11:22 am

Toronto/Sputnik/UNI: A petition undersigned by more than 60 Canadian doctors urging the government to procure more personal protective equipment for frontline healthcare workers amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has garnered more than 200,000 signatures.

White House briefly follows Twitter accounts of host countries during President's state visits: US

Apr 30, 2020, at 02:07 pm

Washington/IBNS: Explaining the reasons for unfollowing the Twitter accounts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and other Indian officials, the White House has said it follows the officials of the host countries in the micro-blogging site briefly during the President's state visits, media reports said.

Canada: Ontario getting COVID-19 pandemic by community transmission

Apr 29, 2020, at 10:46 pm

Ottawa/IBNS: Ontario public health officials have been perplexed by the continuing COVID-19 transmission in its communities despite six weeks of workplace closures, physical distancing, and stay-at-home measures, media reports said.

Working with airlines on pre-flight COVID-19 tests: Trump

Apr 29, 2020, at 01:20 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States may introduce mandatory novel coronavirus (COVID-19) tests for international flights passengers arriving from areas significantly affected by the COVID-19 disease, US President Donald Trump told reporters.

California provides free meals to seniors amid COVID-19

Apr 25, 2020, at 03:34 pm

Los Angeles/Xinhua/UNI: California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that the state launched a program to provide daily free meals to qualifying seniors.

Mike Pompeo urges China to share accurate information on Covid-19

Apr 25, 2020, at 03:26 pm

Washington/UNI: The US State Department's Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stresed on the need for China to share information regarding the origin of the virus.

Canada finds one million respirators acquired from China unfit to combat COVID-19

Apr 24, 2020, at 08:35 pm

Toronto/IBNS:  Canada's public health authority has said around one million KN95 respirators acquired from China have failed to meet federal Covid-19 standards which can be used by health workers working on the frontline.

US Navy says entire crew of Theodore Roosevelt tested for COVID-19, 840 sailors +ve

Apr 24, 2020, at 06:04 pm

Washington/UNI: The US Navy has said that it has finished testing sailors on the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt for the novel coronavirus and 840 sailors have contracted the virus.

Trump says new COVID-19 cases declined in 23 states, hospitalizations down in 46

Apr 24, 2020, at 05:52 pm

Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump during a press briefing said 23 US states are showing a decline in new coronavirus cases and 46 reported a drop in hospitalizations.

COVID cases spike in Canada, reach 40,000

Apr 23, 2020, at 07:24 pm

Ottawa/UNI: The number of confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus in Canada rose to 40,179 on Thursday, while the death toll reached 1,974, Health Canada reported.

Will sign Executive Order prohibiting immigration today: Donald Trump

Apr 22, 2020, at 05:40 pm

Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will sign an order later in the day which will partially block immigration to the United States.