Chrystia Freeland
Air Canada, Canadian government agree on pandemic bailout

Apr. 12, 2021 07:17 PM EDT
TORONTO (AP) — Air Canada and the Canadian government agreed Monday on financing that will allow the airline to access as much as $5.9 billion Canadian (US$4.7...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a bi-weekly news conference outside Rideau cottage on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada to add to record deficit in pandemic recovery attempt

By Rob Gillies Nov. 30, 2020 05:18 PM EST

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walk to the podium for a news conference outside of Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2020. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Latest: Vietnam has 1st local transmission in 89 days

By The Associated Press Nov. 30, 2020 01:35 AM EST

Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks during a news conference in Toronto, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ex-journalist Freeland Canada’s 1st female finance minister

By Rob Gillies Aug. 18, 2020 02:37 PM EDT

Minister of Finance Bill Morneau announces his resignation during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada's finance minister steps down amid pandemic

By Rob Gillies Aug. 17, 2020 09:17 PM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Whirlpool Corporation facility in Clyde, Ohio, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Trump targets Canada, reimposing tariffs on aluminum

By Paul Wiseman Aug. 06, 2020 08:07 PM EDT

Update on the latest sports

Jun. 20, 2020 12:49 AM EDT
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPORTS AP source: MLB spring training sites close amid virus worry UNDATED (AP) — Every team in Major...

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2020, file photo, fans pose below the NHL league logo at a display outside Falcon Stadium before an NHL Stadium Series outdoor hockey game between the Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche, at Air Force Academy, Colo. The uncertainty raised by coronavirus pandemic leads to experts providing a bleak short-term assessment on the NHL's financial bottom line, with some projecting revenues being cut by almost half. What's unclear is how large the impact might be until it can be determined when fans can resume attending games and if the league is able to complete this season. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
NHL's focus shifts to Canadian cities as possible hubs

By Rob Gillies And John Wawrow Jun. 19, 2020 01:11 PM EDT

Update on the latest sports

Jun. 19, 2020 11:02 AM EDT
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPORTS AP source: MLB spring training sites close amid virus worry Every team in Major League Baseball...

A woman wearing a face mask due to the coronavirus pandemic watches kayak racers take off from the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, June 19, 2020. Dubai has begun allowing organized sports competitions to take place after locking down over the coronavirus pandemic and the COVID-19 illness it causes. Competitions held Friday at the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club were among the first events to be held. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
The Latest: South Korea has biggest daily rise in 3 weeks

By The Associated Press Jun. 19, 2020 12:46 AM EDT

A patient is wheeled into the emergency unit of the Verdun Hospital in Montreal on Monday, April 6, 2020. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s confident Canada will still be able to import N95 protective masks form the U.S. despite an export ban and says he will talk to U.S. President Donald Trump in the coming days. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
3M, U.S. reach agreement that allows mask exports to Canada

By Rob Gillies Apr. 06, 2020 02:39 PM EDT