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Ottawa 'constantly' looking at further COVID-19 border measures, Freeland says

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Ottawa is constantly reviewing its border measures to guard against the spread of COVID-19 and more transmissible variants of the novel coronavirus.

Child care won't be a 'magic bullet' that sparks post-pandemic recovery: Freeland

Ottawas plan to lower early learning and child-care costs was a centrepiece of last weeks federal budget, but Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland warns that such a system wont quickly repair the economic damage wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trudeau pledges more health-care workers, rapid testing for pandemic-battered Ontario

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is working with provinces and territories to send more health-care workers to Ontario and boost rapid testing to shepherd Canadas most populous province through a gruelling third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderna hasn't breached its vaccine contract despite repeated delivery concerns: Anand

Moderna has not violated its contractual obligations with Canada, Procurement Minister Anita Anand says, despite continued setbacks over promised COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to this country.

Singh targets Liberals, hard-hit Canadians in convention speech

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh worked to distinguish his party's progressive policiesfrom thoseof the governing Liberals in hisconvention speech Sunday, speaking directly to Canadians battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Liberal, NDP insiders weigh in on the battle to win the progressive vote

Asthe Liberals and New Democrats staged duelling party policy conventions today, party insiders saidthey also signalledthey're going to bebattling each otherover many of the same ideas and voters.

Canada must continue investing in its economy to exit pandemic more quickly: Duclos

Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos says it's not time for Canada to under-invest in its economy as the federal government maps out its economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Vaccine nationalism an issue of 'enlightened self-interest,' UN Secretary General warns

Developed countries hoarding COVID-19 vaccines is not only unfair and unjust, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says, it is also a matter of enlightened self-interest.

Minister Anand says AstraZeneca doses could arrive from the U.S. this week

Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa could take delivery of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine doses from the United States as early as this week.

O'Toole's convention speech gets mixed reviews as leader attempts to unite Conservative base

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Canada is at a crossroads and so are party strategists as they unpack the leader's policy convention speech.