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Canadians in Iran ask for help to come home in wake of coronavirus outbreak

Canadians in Iran say they have no way to leave the country now that it is dealing with an outbreak of the novel coronavirus and they are asking Ottawa to help them come home — or at least provide consular services while they are there.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | February 26th 2020

Peter Nygard, Courtney Stodden, 24th Night of 100 Stars Oscars Viewing Gala, Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, Calif.,

Peter Nygard steps down as CEO in wake of sex assault claims

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is stepping down as chairman of his company following an FBI raid on his Manhattan headquarters over sex assault allegations.

By The Canadian Press | News, US News, Politics | February 26th 2020

Coronavirus is here but we're just not ready for it

The world is not ready for the global spread of the novel coronavirus, according to the renowned Canadian epidemiologist who led a team of experts to China to study the virus on behalf of the World Health Organization.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | February 26th 2020

Rail line cleared, 3 arrests made after protest in Toronto's west end

Blockade threatened to delay morning commutes west of the city, but police say the rail line has been cleared.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | February 26th 2020

NDP table bill to create universal pharmacare program, seek Liberal backing

The NDP have tabled a new bill that calls for a universal pharmacare plan in Canada.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | February 25th 2020

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Feb. 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, orange, emerging from the surface of cells, green, cultured in the lab. Filephoto (NIAID-RML via AP)

Risk to Canada goes up as coronavirus virus spreads to more countries

Canada's border measures to guard the country against incoming cases of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, will likely become less effective as the virus spreads, the country's chief medical officer Dr. Theresa Tam said on Monday, February 24, 2020.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | February 25th 2020

flare stack, Imperial Oil refinery, Edmonton,

A look at carbon prices across the country

As of Jan. 1, 2020, every Canadian and all Canadian businesses are paying a price on carbon.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | February 25th 2020

Blocked train tracks, Tyendinaga, Belleville, Ontario,

Protests spring up, even after Trudeau orders blockades torn down

More protests in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs sprung up on Saturday, February 21, 2020, a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pivoted to take a sterner tone with Indigenous leaders he blames for halting train service across much of Canada.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | February 23rd 2020

Photograph by Andrew S. Wright for National Observer, oil sands, 2013

Teck Resources will take $1.13B charge if feds nix oilsands mine proposal

Teck Resources Ltd. says it will take an impairment charge of about $1.13 billion if the federal government decides not to approve its Frontier oilsands mining project.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | February 21st 2020

Joint investigation launched into Clearview AI's facial-recognition technology

The federal privacy watchdog and three of his provincial counterparts will jointly investigate Canadian use of facial-recognition technology supplied by U.S. firm Clearview AI.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | February 21st 2020