Francois-Philippe Champagne

Canada's foreign affairs minister says more than 200 Canadians due to be evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan should continue making their way to the airport if they are already on their way, even though their flight out of the centre of the new coronavirus has been delayed another day.

International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne will announce the creation of a long-awaited human rights watchdog for Canadian businesses operating abroad on Wednesday.

Export Development Canada, Canada's federal credit agency, has priced its very first 'Green Bond' in Canadian dollars — a sign of rising global interest in climate financing, it says.