Canada

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:02 a.m. on May 18, 2020: There are 77,305 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 42,920 confirmed (inclu...

May 18, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:45 a.m. Ontario is reporting 304 more cases of COVID-19 today and 23 new deaths. That brings the province to a total o...

May 18, 2020

Mass killing: Nova Scotia has been through hard times before, but not like this

DEBERT, N.S. - On days when he's feeling up to it, Nick Beaton heads to a rural road just outside of Debert, N.S., where a makeshift memorial pays tribute to his late wife and unborn child. It's ...

May 18, 2020

Feds quietly probe expanded role for child care in post-pandemic recovery

OTTAWA - The federal government has been quietly probing how to provide provinces with more money annually for child care, as part of what sources describe as an issue that is at, or near, the top of ...

May 18, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:34 p.m. on May 17, 2020: There are 77,001 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 42,920 confirmed (includ...

May 17, 2020

Canadian Forces Snowbird plane crashes in B.C.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A Canadian Forces Snowbirds plane crashed in a residential area of Kamloops, B.C., shortly after takeoff on Sunday, sending neighbours pouring onto the street where they said a h...

May 17, 2020

Chinese consulate blasts Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for COVID-19 criticism

EDMONTON - The Chinese Consulate-General in Calgary is firing back at Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for his rebuke of China's handling of the initial outbreak of the novel coro...

May 17, 2020

Barring Taiwan from WHO a 'serious' health concern: Canada, U.S., allies say

OTTAWA - Canada, the United States and six major allies have told the World Health Organization that its ongoing exclusion of Taiwan has created a serious public health concern dur...

May 17, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11:25 a.m. Public health officials in New Brunswick are reporting no new cases of COVID-19. The number of confirmed cases...

May 17, 2020

Halifax lab team to conduct first Canadian trials for possible COVID-19 vaccine

HALIFAX - The first Canadian clinical trials for a possible COVID-19 vaccine will be conducted by a Halifax research team that also was involved in trials that eventually led to a vaccine fo...

May 17, 2020