Mike Blanchfield
Reporter with The Canadian Press
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Assistance for Canadians in Hong Kong expected, as committee says Uighurs face 'genocide'
The federal government is expected to announce long-awaited plans today to help Canadians living in Hong Kong amid the Chinese clampdown on democracy in the territory.
Feds remain quiet on turmoil of U.S. election count
The political silence in Ottawa was deafening on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, after Donald Trump's bombastic declarations of victory in the U.S. presidential election and his threat to take his re-election fight to the Supreme Court.
What should Canada do now?
Four more years of an inscrutable, unpredictable Donald Trump. Or a new chapter with a friendly, predictable Joe Biden.
Canada faces economic, political instability after uncertain U.S election result
Canadian business leaders and political analysts say the morning after election day in the United States brings more political and economic uncertainty for Canada.
Will American voters in Canada be the deciders in Trump v. Biden?
Soon Jenny Wiebe will drive from her Fredericton home to the Maine town where she was born, to retrieve the mail-in ballot her parents are holding for her.
China must stop using COVID-19 as an 'excuse' to bar visits to two Michaels: Tory critic
China can no longer credibly use the "excuse" of COVID-19 to continue keeping Canadian diplomats from visiting Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, the Conservative foreign affairs critic says.
Trudeau pledges extra $400 million in humanitarian aid
Aid agencies welcomed Canada’s commitment on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, of an extra $400 million in development and humanitarian spending to combat COVID-19.
Canadian company urges human trials for its COVID-19 vaccine
A Canadian company is telling the government today, August 5, 2020, that its trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on animals completely blocked the virus, but it must conduct human trials to know whether it has found a possible cure for the pandemic.
Canada praised for avoiding 'vaccine nationalism' in race for COVID-19 cure
A top American health expert is praising Canada for not succumbing to "vaccine nationalism" because of its efforts to push for fair global distribution of a cure for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tam warning young people to stop spreading COVID-19
Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam is doubling down on warnings to young Canadians to stop fuelling the spread of the novel coronavirus.